FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 23
High Salary C
DeMarcus Cousins-Sacramento Kings (11,300): Cousins had a predictably rough time in Utah on Wednesday finishing with 21-8-3 against “The Stifle Tower” for just 34.1 fantasy points. He went off on Tuesday for a massive 75.1 fantasy points on 55-13-1 with three blocks and a steal against the Blazers in his last home game, and he gets a fun matchup tonight against the Timberwolves as he goes head-to-head with Karl-Anthony Towns. Earlier this season, Boogie had 29-7-4 against Towns before fouling out after 33 minutes. He’ll look to improve those numbers tonight and deliver on his hefty salary.While he definitely can totally carry your team, I thin he’s risk given his price and the other options on the board at center tonight.∗∗
Karl-Anthony Towns-Minnesota Timberwolves (9,400): Towns has been playing well too comign into tonight’s showdown with Cousins. He has at least 42 fantasy points in four of his last five games including a 62.5-fantasy-point game against the Rockets and a 50.5-fantasy-point-game against the Suns in his last two home games. The Big KAT has been solid at home all season, and he should be able to match Boogie’s output tonight as long as he can avoid foul trouble.∗∗∗
Rudy Gobert-Utah Jazz (7,700): “The Stifle Tower” makes a good play for the under-manned Jazz tonight as they take on the Raptors. Gobert has posted a double-double in nine straight games with over 40 fantasy points in six of those nine contests. He had 17-14-1 with three blocks against the Kings on Wednesday and even posted 40.4 fantasy points on 21-12-0 with three blocks against the Grizzlies on Sunday. He’ll continue to try and help Gordon Hayward carry the load as Utah hosts Toronto tonight. ∗∗∗∗
Joel Embiid-Philadelphia 76ers (7,200): Embiid has been one of the stories of the first part of the NBA season as “The Process” has shown he can be one of the best players in the league when he’s healthy. He exploded for a career-high 33 points to go with ten boards on his way to 53.5 fantasy points on Sunday against Brooklyn, but he only had 21.7 fantasy points on 11-6-1 in his next game against the Pelicans on Tuesday. Tonight, he gets a good matchup against the Suns in Phoenix and if he gets 28 or 29 minutes he should be good for over 30 fantasy points. He has potential to be an elite option, but he has been held under 26 fantasy points in three of his last four games.∗∗
Mason Plumlee-Portland Trail Blazers (6,200): As one of the broadcasters said in Wednesday night’s game against the Mavericks, “Good things happen when Plumlee touches the ball.” The big man is one of the best passing centers in the game, dos good work not he glass, and almost always scored at least in double-digits. He had a career game against the Kings on Tuesday with 27-13-5 for 55.1 fantasy points and had a solid 25.4 fantasy points the next night against the Mavericks who are very good at defending the paint. Plumlee has over 30 fantasy points in four of his last six games with the two exceptions being a game on the road in Golden State that was a blowout and that game against Dallas. He should be able to bounce back with 30+ tonight against the Spurs who have been good against opposing center this season but have slipped a bit lately and were beaten up last night by Marreese Speights.∗∗∗
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