FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 17

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San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker (9) is in today’s FanDuel daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports /

High Value PG

Michael Carter-Williams-Chicago Bulls (4,700): The Bulls have gotten solid play from MCW since moving him into the lineup although his assist numbers are pretty low. Carter-Williams has over 18 fantasy points in four of his last five games and over 26 fantasy points in two of his last four. His best fantasy game of the season was in his last game on Sunday when he had 14-7-3 for 28.9 fantasy points against the Grizzlies. Tonight, he’s in a tough matchup against the Mavs, but he’s affordable enough to still be worth a look since most of tonight’s value options don’t get reliable enough production to be worth rostering.∗∗

Tony Parker-San Antonio Spurs (4,700): The other option at 4.7K tonight is veteran Tony Parker, but like MCW his production can fluctuate from game to game. He did have over 24 fantasy points in six of his previous seven games coming into Saturday’s game in Mexico. Parker didn’t put together a huge game south of the border with just 14-1-2 for 18.2 fantasy points. He’ll look to bounce back against Minnesota tonight after missing the last meeting between these teams.∗∗∗

Emmanuel Mudiay-Denver Nuggets (4,500): Mudiay reminded us of his high ceiling yesterday with one of his best games of the season as the Nuggets knocked off the Magic behind 18-2-13 from Mudiay who finished with 41.9 fantasy points. He had a solid game on Thursday of last week in London with 9-2-7 for 25.9 fantasy points but had been held under 20 fantasy points in each of his four previous games. Maybe the extra time to travel to London and some extra days off got him right, but I still think he’s a high-risk play on the second night of a back-to-back even in a good matchup with the Lakers.∗∗

Cory Joseph-Toronto Raptors (3,900): Joseph had 16-4-7 for 34.3 fantasy points against the Nets on Friday of last week while playing a larger part in Toronto’s attack due to he lopsidedness of the score. He has scored in double digits in three of his last five games, and he could get some extra run tonight as the Raps finish their home-and-home with a trip to Brooklyn. There could be some extra run tonight due to the score, so give CoJo a look if you have to roll the dice with a sub-4K play.∗∗

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