FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 15

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Chicago Bulls forward Jimmy Butler (21) makes Thursday’s Fanduel daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports /

High Salary SF

Jimmy Butler-Chicago Bears (9,000): Butler has been turning in great stat lines over the past few weeks, and he should be in a place to be a great play tonight against the Bucks in Milwaukee. Butler has at least 43 fantasy points in six of his last seven games and has posted over 50 fantasy points in each of his last two. He had 31-7-5 and three steals for 50.9 fantasy points against the Heat and followed that with 27-9-6 with a block and three more steals for 52.8 fantasy points on Tuesday against the Timberwolves. Butler has scored at least 26 points in six of his last seven with the one out-lier being when he faced Kawhi Leonard and the Spurs. He should be able to produce a nice stat line tonight and gets slightly higher usage when Rondo is sidelined or limited. ∗∗∗∗

Kawhi Leonard-San Antonio Spurs (8,300): Speaking of “The Klaw,” Kawhi and the Spurs are in Phoenix to finish their back-to-back. Leonard will be looking to post 40 fantasy points for the fifth straight game after going for 26-3-6 and 40.6 fantasy points last night against Boston. The Suns have been generous to opposing SF this season allowing the seventh-most fantasy points per game to the position. Leonard is only risky because of his coach Gregg Popvich and his tendency to get his stars rest. If Kawhi is confirmed to be playing tonight, though, he’s a solid option at just over 8K.∗∗∗

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