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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-April 6

By Zachary Thompson

Mar 26, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Detroit Pistons forward Tobias Harris (34) passes the ball during the second quarter against the Atlanta Hawks at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 26, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Detroit Pistons forward Tobias Harris (34) passes the ball during the second quarter against the Atlanta Hawks at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /
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April 3, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Portland Trail Blazers forward Maurice Harkless (4) shoots the basketball against Golden State Warriors forward Anderson Varejao (18) during the first quarter at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
April 3, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Portland Trail Blazers forward Maurice Harkless (4) shoots the basketball against Golden State Warriors forward Anderson Varejao (18) during the first quarter at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

High Value SF

Otto Porter-Washington Wizards (5,400): Porter has been a reliable pick for 20-30 fantasy points since returning from his injury and getting back to a full workload for Washington.  He should be able to get 30 tonight against the Nets and their iffy defense which makes him a solid, low-risk play at under 6K. ∗∗∗ 

Michael Beasley-Houston Rockets (5,300): Beasley has higher upside than Porter, but he’s much higher risk as well especially after playing just nine minutes on Sunday against the Thunder. He had at least 30 fantasy points in three of his four games before that 12.3 fantasy-point letdown. He’s playing better and more minutes on most nights than Donatas Motiejunas, and tonight against the Mavericks he’ll need to bring his A-game if the Rockets are going to pull even with Dallas in the race for the playoffs.∗∗

Luke Babbitt-New Orleans Pelicans (5,000): Babbitt is getting all the minutes he can handle for New Orleans due to the outbreak of injuries on the Pelicans’ wings.  He has played at least 30 minutes in each of his last three games and has at least 28 fantasy points in each of those three contests. Tonight, he’ll face the Celtics who have allowed the fourth-most fantasy points in the NBA to SF in their last five games.  Since there aren’t many other sources of offense, Babbitt is still a steal at just 5K.∗∗∗∗∗

Maurice Harkless-Portland Trail Blazers (4,400): Harkless was a beast last night going off for 20 points and 16 boards against the Kings to total 44.2 fantasy points. He has been stepping up in a big way for Portland since joining the starting lineup as a small-ball PF.  Harkless has at least 24 fantasy points in six of his eight games since joining the lineups, and he is a great option tonight against the Thunder despite the fact that Ibaka/Adams up front give OKC a distinct size advantage. Harkless should keep getting a ton of playing time especially now with Meyers Leonard out for the season. ∗∗∗∗∗

Jeff Green-Los Angeles Clippers (4,200): Green cleaned up in garbage time last night finishing with 21 points against the Lakers and adding some solid non-scoring numbers to get to 30.6 fantasy points. He logs plenty of minutes when the game gets out of hand, and even if he’s coming off the bench he’s a solid cheap play tonight. ∗∗∗

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