DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 23

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Charlotte Hornets guard Nicolas Batum (5) is part of today’s DraftKings daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports /

High Salary SG

Nicolas Batum-Charlotte Hornets (7,100): The Hornets have had a strong start to the season and are currently tied for the fourth-spot in the Eastern Conference. One of the reasons they’ve had success is that they have been getting good play from Nicolas Batum who gets a lot of his fantasy value from his non-scoring numbers. He has at least 44 fantasy points in three of his last four games after posting 23-5-10 against the Lakers on Tuesday for 46.75 fantasy points. Tonight, he and the Hornets take on the Bulls in a good matchup, and Batum should be in for another night of multi-category goodness.∗∗∗

Zach LaVine-Minnesota Timberwolves (6,900): Lavine has at least 31 fantasy points in five straight games and nine of his last ten. He had 42 fantasy points on 24-6-6 last week against the Bulls in his best game during that run, and will look to take his show to Sacramento tonight against the Kings. LaVine should find room to operate against the Kings backcourt which has allowed the ninth-most fantasy points per game to opposing SG so far this season, and he continues to log so many minutes that he is relatively low risk with a high ceiling.∗∗∗∗

Bradley Beal-Washington Wizards (6,600): Beal has scored at least 20 points in eight straight games for the Wizards and has added solid assist numbers for the most part as well helping him to reach 32 fantasy points in seven of his last ten. He carries a pretty heavy minutes-load and should be able to continue his nice roll into Christmas with a good game tonight. He has a high ceiling but needs to be more consistent with his non-scoring numbers before he’s a locked-in for or five star play at this price.∗∗∗

Evan Fournier-Orlando Magic (6,300): Fournier posted another solid stat line last night scoring 21 points in 36 minutes in NYC and finishing with 34.75 fantasy points. He has at least that many fantasy points in five of his last seven games and continues to be a huge part of the Orlando offense. Tonight, he gets a good matchup against the Lakers who are allowing the fifth-most fantasy points per game to opposing SG this season. He’s a little riskier than LaVine and Batum, but he does cost a little bit less as well.∗∗∗

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