FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-February 1

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Jan 31, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; New York Knicks center Willy Hernangomez (14) shoots as Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) defends during the first quarter at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

New York Knicks center Willy Hernangomez (14) shoots as Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) defends during the first quarter at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports /

High Value C

Steven Adams-Oklahoma City Thunder (6,000): Last night, Adams played 34 minutes against the tough interior defense of San Antonio and acquitted himself well with 16-12-2 and 35.4 fantasy points. He has over 35 fantasy points in two of his last four but under 25 in the other two during that timespan. Adams has scored 15 points or more in three of those four games, so I think his boards and blocks will get back on track as he gets back to 100% after his concussion. He’s getting as much time as he can handle without Enes Kanter, so Adams is a good play tonight against Chicago.∗∗∗

Tristan Thompson-Cleveland Cavaliers (5,100): Thompson is getting more work down low with no Kevin Love for the Cavs, and tonight he’ll need to play even bigger than usual since the Wolves use a big lineup including both Karl-Anthony Towns and Gorgui Dieng. Thompson had a huge game against the Thunder on Sunday with 19-12-1 with four blocks and four steals resulting in 49.9 fantasy points. Unfortunately, Monday didn’t go so well for him against the Mavericks who held him scoreless with eight rebounds in 26 minutes. Tonight, Thompson is a boom-or-bust play, but he should get plenty of minutes.∗∗

Guillermo Hernangomez-New York Knicks (4,300): Hernangomez got the start last night in place of Kristaps Porzingis and he had a huge game against Washington going for 15-14-4 and 36.8 fantasy points against the Wizards. He has over 33 fantasy points in three of his last five games. In each of those three games he played over 23 minutes while he only played 18 minutes total in the other two contests. In fact, in the four-overtime game on Sunday Hernangomez totaled just three stat-free minutes. If Porzingis is out again tonight, he’ll be a popular but high-upside play. However, if Porzingis returns his playing time and role get really hard to discern. With Porzingis-∗ No Porzingis-∗∗∗∗

Lucas Nogueira-Toronto Raptors (3,900): If Porzingis does come back, the other cheap center who I like tonight is the Raptors Lucs Nogueira who continues to find ways to help the Raptors. He has at least 19 fantasy points in five of his last six games and had 7-8-9 and two blocks against the Pelicans in 22 minutes off the bench. He doesn’t have the upside of Hernangomez, but his role is clearer if Porzingis returns and pushes Hernangomez back to the pine.∗∗

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