DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 9

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Oklahoma City Thunder guard Victor Oladipo (5) and Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) are in my DraftKings daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /

High Salary SG

James Harden-Hosuton Rockets (11,500): Harden and the Rockets make their second visit to his former team in OKC tonight. In his game last month against the Thunder, Harden had only 13-7-13 for 46.25 fantasy points. He has definitely been putting together a monster season under coach Mike D’Antoni, but his recent assist numbers have been down enough that I think he’s high-risk in a matchup where he struggled earlier this year.∗∗

Lou Williams-Los Angeles Lakers (6,600): Williams continues to pick up the slack with all the Lakers backcourt injuries. He has scored 40, 38, and 24 points and totaled 49 fantasy points, 58.5 fantasy points, and 31.25 fantasy points in his last three games. He was limited to just 25 minutes on Wednesday in a blowout against Houston which resulted in his lower numbers, but he should play 30+ tonight in a good matchup against the Suns.∗∗∗

Nicolas Batum-Charlotte Hornets (6,500): Batum continues to fly under the radar and produce good fantasy numbers on a regular basis for the Hornets. He had identical stat lines of 14 points and 15 rebounds in his last two games and now has at least 38 fantasy points in each of his last three. He is a low-risk play tonight against the Magic although Orlando has defended opposing SG pretty well this season.∗∗∗

Avery Bradley-Boston Celtics (6,500): Bradley was busy on Wednesday while Isaiah Thomas was out totaling 37.5 fantasy points on 23-4-3 against the Magic. With IT4 again sidelined tonight, he’ll carry the load against the Raptors, but it will be a tough matchup since Toronto allows the fewest fantasy points per game to opposing SG.∗∗

Victor Oladipo-Oklahoma City Thunder (6,500): Oladipo ripped the Rockets for 29-10-5 and a season-high 55.5 fantasy points when the Thunder faced them earlier this season. He has at least 30 fantasy points in eight of his last 11 games and should be rested and ready to play a heavy workload tonight. Houston allows the fourth-most fantasy points per game to opposing SG, and Oladipo is in a great matchup to attack tonight. Of the three SG that I like at 6.5K, I like him the best∗∗∗∗

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