DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 1
High Salary PF
Kevin Love-Cleveland Cavaliers (8,000): The top two true-PF on the boar tonight go head-to-head in the early contest as the Cavs host the Clips. Both teams are in the top ten in fewest fantasy points allowed to opposing PF with Cleveland at No. 4 and LA at No. 6. Both PF are probably a little over-priced, but I’d take Love if I had the salary to afford just one. Love has the double-doubles in his last 11 games and has at least 34 fantasy points in 12 of his last 13. He had over 55 fantasy points in two games in a row last week, but he came down a little with 25-11-1 for 43.25 fantasy points against Philadelphia on Sunday and 13-13-2 for 36.25 fantasy points against the Bucks on Tuesday. I like him to be in the high 30’s again tonight making him a good fantasy play at 8K although he’ll have a lot of work to do on defense against Blake Griffin as well. ∗∗
Draymond Green-Golden State Warriors (7,900) I actually like Green against the Rockets better than both Love and Griffin tonight even though Green is coming off a one-game absence with an ankle injury. He missed Saturday’s game against Minnesota but returned for 39 minutes against the Hawks on Monday. He was quiet offensively with just 27.25 fantasy points, but I think he’ll be batck to producing 35-45 fantasy points per game starting tonight in a great matchup against Houston who he has destroyed in his past few matchups including last year’s playoff domination. IN his three regular season games against Houston, Green averaged 9.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 9.3 assists to go with 1.3 steals and 1.0 blocks. Getting him in your lineup tonight should be a move that pays off if he can get near a triple-double again tonight. ∗∗∗
Jabari Parker-Milwaukee Bucks (6,100): Parker has been pretty quiet lately with three games in a row under 30 fantasy points, but he could be set up for a big bounce back tonight against Brooklyn who is allowing more fantasy points per game to opposing PF than any other team in the NBA except the Blazers. Parker has shown he can go off with five games over 40 fantasy points earlier this month in a eight-game stretch. He’s a little risky, but he has huge upside tonight against the Nets. ∗∗∗∗
Trevor Booker-Brooklyn Nets (6,000): Booker continues to be a regular option in my DraftKings daily picks and is one of the few Nets who has been consistent throughout the season. He has at least 35 fantasy points in three of his last four games including two games with over 40 fantasy points. He had 44.75 fantasy points in 42 minutes on Tuesday in Brooklyn’s win over the Clippers when he had 15-11-5 and four steals. He’s a rock-solid mid-range play at PF tonight agaist the Bucks and should continue to be a solid midrange contributor most nights. The only time he has really finsihed with a bad burn was when Brooklyn was blown out on the road in LA and OKC.∗∗∗
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