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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-February 1

By Zachary Thompson

Jan 31, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; New York Knicks guard Brandon Jennings (3) shoots as Washington Wizards forward Otto Porter Jr. (22) defends during the first quarter at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 31, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; New York Knicks guard Brandon Jennings (3) shoots as Washington Wizards forward Otto Porter Jr. (22) defends during the first quarter at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 24, 2017; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Eric Bledsoe (2) against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Talking Stick Resort Arena. The Timberwolves defeated the Suns 112-111. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 24, 2017; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Eric Bledsoe (2) against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Talking Stick Resort Arena. The Timberwolves defeated the Suns 112-111. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

High Salary PG

Isaiah Thomas-Boston Celtics (10,600): Thomas’s price has hit five figures tonight as he and the Celtics take on the Raptors. He is coming off of 41-0-8 (points-rebounds-assists) with a pair of steals for 54 fantasy points against Detroit on Monday which gave him at least 45 fantasy points in six of his last seven. The last time he faced Toronto, he only had 27-1-7 for 37.7 fantasy points, but the Raptors could be a bit fatigued from their OT win last night. Thomas can pile up fantasy points in a hurry and especially pick you up at the end of games, but his price point makes him risky since anything less than a huge game is under value.∗∗

Eric Bledsoe-Phoenix Suns (9,400): Bledsoe gets a possible revenge game as he faces his former team from LA which is still without its own star PG in Chris Paul. Bledsoe cooled off in his last game on Monday against Memphis with only 26 fantasy points, but he had two games with 60+ fantasy points in his four games before that while posting at least 40 fantasy points in five of his previous seven. With the extra motivation of hosting his former team, look for a good bounce back tonight from Bledsoe who had 22-8-9 and 47.1 fantasy points when the two teams met in early January in LA.∗∗∗

Kyle Lowry-Toronto Raptors (8,700): I had Lowry in my FanDuel daily picks lineup last night before DeMar DeRozan was even ruled out, and he became an extremely popular option when that news came out. Lowry helped my lineup to get to 300+ fantasy points on 33-4-10 with 49.8 fantasy points against the Pelicans. He did play 45 minutes in Toronto’s OT win, so fatigue could be a factor but he has been solid in back-to-backs recently, so there’s no need to totally avoid him just because of that. He’ll game on Boston who he had 24-4-9 and 44.3 fantasy points against in their last meeting. No DeRozan-∗∗∗∗ With DeRozan-∗∗∗

Goran Dragic-Miami Heat (8,000): Even with Tyler Johnson back, Dragic had a solid game against the Nets with 20-3-8 and three steals in 33 minutes for 40.6 fantasy points. He has at least 40 fantasy points in three of his last four games and gets a great matchup tonight against Atlanta who has allowed the fifth-most fantasy points per game to opposing PG this season. The two division rivals haven’ met recently, but when they did play, Dragic had 21-4-2 with a block and a steal.∗∗∗ 

Mike Conley-Memphis Grizzlies (7,900): Conley is coming off a huge game on Monday when he piled up 60.7 fantasy points on a career-high 38 points to go with nine assists, six rebounds, and a pair of steals. He gets a great matchup to build on that game as he faces the Nuggets tonight who have allowed the second-most fantasy points per game to opposing PG on the season and by far the most of any team over their last five games. They were destroyed last night by a just-returning D’Angelo Russell, so Conley should be able to put up another monster number.∗∗∗∗

Dennis Schroder-Atlanta Hawks (6,700): Schroder will take on Dragic and the Heat tonight and has been able to post at least 34 fantasy points in five of his last six games. His last two games have been extreme opposites, though, as he only managed 12.5 fantasy points last Friday against Washington on 9-0-5 in 23 minutes in a blowout followed by a monster 44.3 fantasy points on 23-4-15 in 55 minutes against the Knicks. While those numbers are obviously inflated by the extra playing time of four overtimes, Schroder should  able to get back over 30 tonight and be a solid play at this price. The only time he fails to deliver is when the game gets startlingly one-sided.∗∗∗

Reggie Jackson-Detroit Pistons (6,500): Jackson had run off tour straight games over 32 fantasy points but he hit a bit of a snag on Monday when he had just 12-2-6 for 25.4 fantasy points against Boston. He gets a nice bounce-back game tonight, though, against New Orleans who was beaten up by Kyle Lowry last night and has now allowed the third-most fantasy points to opposing PG this season.∗∗

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