DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 10
High Salary SF
LeBron James-Cleveland Cavaliers (9,400): James had 54 fantasy points against his former team from Miami last night and now has 47+ in four straight games. He had 27-8-8 with three steals while passing Elvin Hayes to move into ninth on the all-time scoring list. There haven’t been any rumblings that he’ll sit tonight in the second half of the back-to-back, and as long as he plays, he’ll be a solid option at under 10K. He’ll take on the Hornets who are giving up the ninth-most fantasy points per game to opposing SF.∗∗∗∗
Gordon Hayward-Utah Jazz (8,700): The Jazz should get Hayward back since he’s probable after having to sit out the team’s matchup with the Warriors on Thursday. In his last game before that, he had 46.75 fantasy points on 28-5-4 with three steals against the Suns. Hayward has at least 37 fantasy points in eight straight and is carrying the load on offense for Utah while Rodney Hood and George Hill deal with injuries of their own. He should have a very high usage rate tonight against the Kings which should allow him to post a monster number at home against the Kings who are on the second night of their back-to-back. ∗∗∗∗
Jimmy Butler-Chicago Bulls (8,200): Butler had a quiet game on Thursday while the Bulls were able to knock off the Spurs even though he only had 13 points. Kawhi Leonard’s shutdown defense snapped his streak of four straight games with at least 45 fantasy points. He had 35.25 fantasy points on 20-4-5 and three steals earlier this season agasint the Heat, but he should be able to fare even better with all of Miami’s injuries coming into tonight’s game.∗∗∗
Harrison Barnes-Dallas Mavericks (6,200): Barnes is a boom-or-bust play, but he has been on his game lately with just one exception. He has over 32 fantasy points in four of his last five games and five of his last seven. He had 25-8-2 for 39.5 fantasy points last night against the Pacers and he had 29-7-2 for 43.75 fantasy points against the Hornets on Monday. His “bust” game came in between those games when he had just 11 point and 14.5 fantasy points against the Kings. Tonight, he and the Mavs visit Houston and he’s a high-upside, high-risk play once again.∗∗
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