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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 2

By Zachary Thompson

New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis (6) is in my FanDuel daily picks lineup for today. The Knicks defeated the Timberwolves 106-104. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports
New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis (6) is in my FanDuel daily picks lineup for today. The Knicks defeated the Timberwolves 106-104. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports /
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Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) is in my FanDuel daily picks for today. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) is in my FanDuel daily picks for today. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /

High Salary SG

James Harden-Houston Rockets (11,500): Harden logged a massive 46 minutes last night in Oakland dragging the Rockets to a big road win with his 29-15-13 for 65.5 fantasy points. He will have a great matchup tonight against Denver who is allowing the most fantasy points per game to opposing SG this season, but there is legitimate concern for a letdown game after last night’s big win. He’s also playing at altitude tonight in Denver where teams can sometimes struggle on the second night of back-to-backs. Last season, Harden averaged “only” 26.0-5.5-5.5 in two games in Denver, so I actually think he’s a high-risk play tonight since he’ll have to do a lot of work (again) to get to full value tonight. ∗∗

Bradley Beal-Washington Wizards (6,900): Beal has really stepped up lately since returning from his latest injury and has been putting up impressive numbers every game for the Wizards. In his last six games, Beal has four games of 30 points or more with over 38 fantasy points in five of those six contests. He had 31-5-1 in a tough matchup with Victor Oladipo in OKC on Wednesday. Tonight, he and the Wizards will try to knock off the Spurs in San Antonio, and given his recent performances I love Beal at under 7K.∗∗∗∗

Zach LaVine-Minnesota Timberwolves (6,000): LaVine was a bust on Wednesday with just 19.9 fantasy points against the Knicks despite playing 42 minutes. Prior to that letdown, LaVine had a monster 28-8-8 game against the Jazz for 47.6 fantasy points and a 31-3-3 game against the Warriors for 37.1 fantasy points. He is still a boom-or-bust play, but the Knicks are still giving up the fourth-most fantasy points per game to oppsoing SG, so I think he could be set up for a nice bounce back game at Madison Square Garden tonight. ∗∗

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