DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 1
High Salary SF
Kevin Durant-Golden State Warriors (10,200): He hasn’t exploded like James Harden or even Giannis Antetokounmpo lately, but Durant continues to be an elite option every night for the Warriors. He is coming into tonight’s game against the Rockets wafter a pair of double-doubles on Saturday and Monday against the Wolves and Hawks. In those games, he had 61.5 fantasy points and 53 fantasy points. Over his last nine games, Durant has scored 23 points eight times and has posted at least 46 fantasy points in each of those contests. He isn’t a lock to get you 55 fantasy points, but he almost always comes close to that number making him worth a look tonight at 10K especially in a game that could be a high-scoring track meet at ORACLE.∗∗∗∗
LeBron James-Clevleand Cavaliers (9,300): LeBron is looking to bounce back after burning his owners with a 31-fantasy-point night on Tuesday. He had two games of over 62 fantasy points in his previous three, and he definitely has the potential to go off tonight against the Clippers. However, LA has allowed the fourth-fewest fantasy points to opposing SF while the Rockets have allowed the ninth-most, so I like Durant’s matchup better than LeBron’s tonight although both have potential to go for 60+ fantasy points. ∗∗∗
Gordon Hayward-Utah Jazz (7,300): If you don’t like the cheap options but can’t afford auto get Durant or LeBron, Hayward is a nice option in the middle who has been playing very well lately and gets a nice matchup against the Heat at home tonight. Hayward has over 35 fantasy points in five straight and is coming off a huge 31-5-7 game against Houston on Tuesdady when he finished with 49.25 fantasy points. Hayward has scored at least 22 points in five straight and is a very solid upper-mid-range play tonight. ∗∗∗
Harrison Barnes-Dallas Mavericks (6,200): Barnes continues to play a ton of minutes for the Mavs and carry the scoring load while Dirk Nowitzki is out. He had 24.5 fantasy points against he Spurs in a tough matchup last night but had over 32 fantasy points in three of his previous four games including a 41.75-fantasy-point game against the Pelicans on Sunday. Barnes has plenty of upside to like tonight in a matchup against Charlotte that allows the sixth-most fantasy points per game to opposing SF. The only downside is that he did log heavy minutes last night and will be playing the second half of his back-to-back. ∗∗∗∗
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