FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 15

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Denver Nuggets forward Nikola Jokic (15) makes Thursday’s Fanduel daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

High Value PF

Nikola Jokic-Denver Nuggets (6,000): Jokic has been in my FanDuel daily picks almost every game lately, and his price is finally starting to rise as a result of his improved production. Jokic has at least 31 fantasy points in five of his last six games including over 35 fantasy points in each of his last two. Many thought this would be a breakout season for the Denver big man, and after a slo start, he’s starting to show his sky-high upside. Jokic had 27-11-4 for 47.2 fantasy points on Monday, and is in a great matchup tonight against Portland who is allowing the most fantasy points per game tin the NBA to opposing PF and the tenth-most to opposing centers. ∗∗∗∗∗

Terrence Jones-New Orleans Pelicans (4,500): Jones has been a boom-or-bust play for most of the season since he produces when he gets minutes, but his playing time is surprisingly uneven. Jones had 8-10-0 and two blocks for 23 fantasy points in just 21 minutes on Tuesday, and he should be able to get around 25 fantasy points in hi gets around 25 minutes tonight against the Pacers. He’s high-risk, but he does have a ton of upside.∗∗

Marquese Chriss-Phoenix Suns (3,800): The Suns’ rookie has shown some really nice flashes of potential this season and is coming off his best game of the year. He had 14-12-0 with 31.4 fantasy points against the Knicks on Tuesday while playing a season-high 31 minutes. He continues to start for Phoenix and with Alex Len banged up he could get extra playing time moving forward. Tonight, though, he’s high-risk against the good interior defense of the Spurs.∗

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