DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-November 25

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Oklahoma City Thunder guard Victor Oladipo (5) is in my DraftKings daily picks today. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /

High Salary SG

C.J. McCollum-Portland Trail Blazers (7,300): McCollum gets a good matchup against the Pelicans tonight who are in the top ten in most fantasy points per game allowed to opposing SG. He comes in without much momentum, though, after scoring just 13 points against the Cavs on Wednesday. Prior to that contest, he had over 31 fantasy points in seven of his previous ten games, but his scoring is somewhat dependent on how well Damian Lillard plays. When Lillard goes off like he did on Wednesday, McCollum sometimes can fade into the background making him an expensive player who carries some pretty significant risk for a upper-mid-level salary. ∗∗

Nicolas Batum-Charlotte Hornets (6,600): Batum is a solid and well-balanced contributor when he’s at his best and can give you 40 or so fantasy points. He has started the week with a few down games, though, finishing with only 21.5 fantasy points on Monday and 27.75 fantasy points on Wednesday. He gets a great matchup tonight against the Knicks who are allowing the fourth-most fantasy points per game to opposing SG, but his last few games haven’t been Batum’s best. ∗∗

Victor Oladipo-Oklahoma City Thunder (6,600): After a slow start, Oladipo seems to be settling in well to his new home with the Thunder. He has at least 30 fantasy points in each of his last five games three games with over 35 and even 55.5-fantasy-point performance against the Rockets. Tonight, he gets a good matchup as OKC heads to Denver where they’ll face a Nuggets team that is allowing the most fantasy points per game in the NBA to opposing SG by a wide margin. I expect a high-scoring game in the Mile High City with Oladipo providing good value for a player under 7K.∗∗∗∗

Bradley Beal-Washington Wizards (6,400): When Beal has been healthy he has been very good for the Wizards, and I’m surprised his price hasn’t climbed more than it already has. Beal has played 40 minutes in each of the last two games for the Wizards since having his minutes restrictions lifted and he has 48.75 and 49 fantasy points in those two games. He scored a then-season-high of 34 points on Saturday against Miami and followed that with 42 points on Monday against the Suns. Since the Wizards were one of just four teams with Wednesday off, they haven’t played since that contest on Monday, so they should be well-rested as they head to Orlando.∗∗∗∗

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