FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 28

High Value SF

Maurice Harkless-Portland Trail Blazers (5,000): Harkless is a solid 5K play who gets plenty of minutes for Portland. He had 11-10-0 against the Kings last week for 27 fantasy points. He hasn’t been able to ready 25 fantasy points in any of his three games since then, but he usually gets around a low-grade double-double win about 30 minutes. He doesn’t ha the high-level upside of some of the other SF options, but he does get consistent enough minutes to be worth considering.∗∗

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist-Charlotte Hornets (4,700): If you want more upside than Harkless offers, MKG has posted back-to-back games with over 30 fantasy points. He had 12-9-2 with four blocks against the Bulls last Friday for 35.8 fantasy points and followed that with 12-10-2 with two blocks for 31 more fantasy points on Monday in Brooklyn. Tonight, he’ll take on the Magic who he had 16-7-1 for 25.9 fantasy points against in just 21 minutes earlier this month making him an intriguing play at under 5K. ∗∗∗

Aaron Gordon-Orlando Magic (4,300): Gordon had his second 30-point game in the last 15 days on Monday pouring in 30 against Memphis on his way to 36.7 fantasy points. He has huge upside, but he was held under 20 fantasy points in three of his last five games as well. Gordon’s role and production vary greatly from game-to-game, but he has a high enough ceiling to consider taking a flier on him tonight.∗∗

Dante Cunningham-New Orleans Pelicans (3,700): Cunningham has only played five games since returning from his fractured fibula, abut he’s already back in the lineup and logging heavy minutes. He had 5-7-2 with two blocks in his first game back in the lineup last Friday for 20.4 fantasy points and followed that with 20.2 fantasy points on Monday on 11-6-0 against Dallas. Tonight, he and the Pelicans take on the Clippers and he should be in for another 30+ minutes on the floor with the potential to be a good value play once again.

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