DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 20
High Salary SG
Nicolas Batum-Charlotte Hornets (7,500): Batum and the Hornets will host the Lakers tonight who are allowing the third-most fantasy points per game this season to opposing SG. Batum should be able to bounce back against them after a disappointing showing on Saturday. He only had 24.754 fantasy points, but his low output can be overlooked a little since he was on the second half of a back-to-back and he had to play the first game of the set as the main offensive option with Kemba Walker out. In that game, he had 48 fantasy points on 22-10-5 with there steals against Boston. It was his second game in a row with over 44h fantasy points, ane’ll be a nice value if he gets back to around that number again tonight as he faces the Lakers. ∗∗∗∗
Evan Fournier-Orlando Magic (5,900): Fournier was shut down by the Raptors on Sunday with just 15 points and 23.75 fantasy points, but he will look to bounce back tonight against the Heat in a matchup where he should find some success. He had 20-4-4 with two steals against Miami in their first matchup early this season, and he had been playing well before Sunday’s shutdown. That game snapped a streak of four straight with at least 20 points and in three of those games he had over 35 fantasy points. He’ll be a good value if he can get to that level tonight in the all-Florida matchup tipping off at 7:30. ∗∗∗
Eric Gordon-Houston Rockets (5,300): Gordon isn’t starting for Houston anymore since Patrick Beverley’s return, but he has still been very productive with over 27 fantasy points in three straight and seven of his last ten. He scored at least 20 points in three of his last four games including both games in Houston’s back-to-back when he had 29-1-1 against the Pelicans for 33.7 fantasy points and followed that with 20-6-4 for 36.2 against the T-Wolves. As the designated shooter on Mike D’Antoni’s second unit, he’ll continue to get plenty of chances to score tonight as the Rockets look to blast off against the tough defense of the Spurs. ∗∗
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