DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 28

High Salary C

Dwight Howard-Atlanta Hawks (7,300): Dwight Howard is one of the big-men in the middle to take a look at tonight as he takes on the Knicks. New York is allowing the second-most fantasy points per game to opposing centers over their last five games giving up a massive 62.6 fantasy points per game. Howard has also been playing well lately with four straight double-doubles and at least 42 fantasy points in each of those four games. He only played 21 minutes in his return from his bad back in Minnesota but still managed a huge 20-12-2 for 44 fantasy points. He actually could be a better points-per-dollar play than even Cousins and Anthony Davis tonight based on matchup, but Dwight does come with more risk since he doesn’t post 50 fantasy points almost every game like DeMarcus and Davis.∗∗∗∗

DeAndre Jordan-Los Angeles Clippers (7,000): The Clippers could really use some help from Jordan in their offense with Blake Griffin out and J.J. Redick and Chris Paul both hurting. The Pelicans should be a good matchup for him to step up in since they allow the fourth-most fantasy points per game to opposing big men. Jordan had 19-9-0 and 6-13-2 against them earlier this month, and there’s a chance he could end up with a nice double-double tonight in the Big Easy.∗∗

Nikola Jokic-Denver Nuggets (6,400): Jokic has started the last six games fro the Nuggets and posted 50 fantasy points and 64.25 fantasy points in the two games where he was able to play 30+ minutes. In his other four contests, he has been severely limited by foul trouble and forced to play under 22 minutes. On Monday, he was able to avoid that pitfall and posted another great line with 24-10-4. Tonight, he’ll have to deal with Karl-Anthony Towns and the Wolves which could set him up to be saddled with fouls yet again. However, if the young Serb can stay out of foul trouble the sky is the limit for the emerging star.∗∗∗∗

Myles Turner-Indiana Pacers (6,300): Turner had 20-9-1 and four blocks for 40.25 fantasy points against the Wizards in their meeting last Monday, and he’ll look to put together another big game tonight against the Wiz. Turner has been scoring effectively and adding 7-10 rebounds almost every night recently which is enough to make him worth considering at just over 6K.∗∗∗

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