FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 23

High Value SF

T.J. Warren-Phoenix Suns (5,400): Is “Tony Buckets” back? It looked like Warren was ready to return to the excellent form he had earlier this season when he was a nightly option in my FanDuel daily picks before sustaining a head injury which kept him sidelined for 13 games. Warren played limited time in his first two games back, but he was allowed to play 29 minutes on Wednesday and looked good with 19-5-0 for 29 fantasy points. He was turning in numbers like that on a regular basis before the injury, and he’ll look to keep his new momentum rolling tonight against the Sixers who allow the fourth-most fantasy points per game to opposing SF. He’s risky only because he’s still working his way back to 100%, but I love his upside in the desert tonight.∗∗

Justise Winslow-Miami Heat (4,700): Winslow came up huge last night for my FanDuel daily picks with 48.1 fantasy points against the Lakers on 23-13-3 and four steals. He has been playing huge minutes lately for Miami since returning from his wrist injury, and he should continue to see a heavy workload tonight as he and the Heat visit the Pelicans on the second night of their back-to-back set. Pat Riley and the Heat brass remain extremely high on Winslow and last night showed exactly why. The Lakers are bad against opposing SF, though, so part of his huge night was due to a great matchup. He’s in a tougher matchup tonight, but still makes a good play.∗∗∗∗

Kent Bazemore-Atlanta Hawks (4,500): Another young player emerging  as a nightly fantasy threat is Kent Bazemore of the Hawks. He has at least 23 fantasy points in four straight games and posted 9-4-1 with four blocks against the Wolves on Wednesday for 23.3 fantasy points. He is back to playing 30+ minutes for Atlanta which should result in another good night for him as the Hawks take on the Nuggets.∗∗∗

Joe Ingles-Utah Jazz (4,000): Ingles has been picking up playing time with all the Jazz’s injuries lately and has become a fixture in many DFS lineups. The Aussie wing had 10-4-5 for 24.3 fantasy points against the Kings on Wednesday and 11-5-3 for 23.5 fantasy points against eh Warriors the previous night. He has at least 20 fantasy points in five of his last six games, and if Hood is out tonight he’ll be a nice 4K play. No Hood-∗∗∗∗ With Hood-∗∗

Kelly Oubre Jr-Washington Wizards (3,900): Oubre could get a substantial bump in minutes tonight if he starts in place of Otto Porter who is questionable with back spasms. Oubre has been up-and-down recently after flashing his considerable upside earlier this month. He had 19-9-1 for 37.3 fantasy points against the Bucks on 12/10 and 26.7 fantasy points on 15-6-1 against the Hornets on 12/14, but his last two games have been less impressive with just 16.9 fantasy points on 5-7-1 agains the Pacers and 4-5-0 for just 10.0 fantasy points against the Bulls. At this point, Oubre isn’t really an option unless Porter is out and he joins the starters. No Porter-∗∗ With Porter-stay away

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