DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 12
High Salary PG
Giannis Antetokounmpo-Milwaukee Bucks (9,800): One way to build your team for tonight is to use “The Alphabet” as your centerpiece as he leads leads his Bucks to Toronto to face the Raptors. Antetokounmpo had 53.25 fantasy points on Saturday against Washington on 28-13-7 (points-rebounds-assists) after a brutal game on Friday when he totaled just 2.5 fantasy points in 24 minutes due to foul trouble. He solved that on Saturday but still struggled a little bit with turnover (seven). Tonight, he faces the Raptors who have been playing good backcourt defense all season, but Antetokounmpo did have 29-6-11 for over 50 fantasy points when they met in mid-November. Antetokounmpo has a least 50 fantasy points in two of his last three games and five of his last seven. He’s a solid pick to get to 50 fantasy points tonight even though his price is just under 10K.∗∗∗∗
John Wall-Washington Wizards (9,000): Wall had 34-3-8 and over 45 fantasy points when the Heat and Wizards met in Washington back on November 19. Starting with that game, he has at least 42 fantasy points in nine of his last 11 games including 24-4-11 in his last game against the Bucks on Saturday night when he totaled 51.5 fantasy points. Miami typically defends opposing PG pretty well, but Wall is still a solid top-dollar option at the position based on his past success against Miami and his current form.∗∗∗
Chris Paul-Los Angeles Clippers (8,900): With Blake Griffin sidelined on Saturday, CP3 put on another impressive performance with 20-5-20 and a massive 65.25 fantasy points against the Pelicans. He has posted 68.5 and 65.25 fantasy points in the two games Griffin has missed lately, and Blake is officially questionable for tonight. If Griffin is out, Paul is a must play, but even if Griffin plays he could be limited, so I like Paul’s potential tonight against the Blazers who tend to get into high-scoring shootouts. Paul has at least 45 fantasy points in three of his last five games, but he did struggle last Wednesday against the Warriors with just 31.5 fantasy points. He’s not no-risk, but he’s a good play tonight. No Blake-∗∗∗∗∗ With Blake-∗∗∗
Goran Dragic-Miami Heat (7,200): The Heat are slowly starting to get some of their injured players back, but Dragic continues to be one of the key contributors in their offense. On Saturday, he had 21-5-11 for 42.75 fantasy points on the road in Chicago giving him at least 30 fantasy points in nine of his last ten games not cut short by injury. He has over 40 fantasy points in four of his last six. Tonight, he faces the Wizards who he had 22-3-6 for over 35 fantasy points against at the beginning of his current run, and he should be able to post a good 30+ fantasy points again tonight making him a low-risk option against Wall and the Wizards.∗∗∗
Next: High Value PG