DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup – February 7

High Salary C

Brook Lopez – Brooklyn Nets ($7,000) :  Lopez is the highest-priced center on the board tonight and should have a decent matchup against Frank Kaminsky if Cody Zeller remains out. Lopez can fill the stat sheet at times, even though he is not a good rebounder for his size. Still, when you look down the list of centers tonight there are only a few that can go big over 40 FP and he is one of them. He always gets double-digit shot attempts and can add some FP in steals, assists, and blocks.

Nikola Vucevic – Orlando Magic ($6,800) : Vucevic has moved back into the starting lineup of late and he’s average 37 FP per game over the last ten days. He’s usually good for double-digit shot attempts and double-digit rebound totals. He also has a very high ceiling as evidenced by his 57.5 FP game against Toronto last week. He had an off night against Houston earlier in the year when he connected on just 4-15 from the floor, but I expect him to be close to a 40 FP game tonight in what should be a high-scoring affair.

Serge Ibaka – Orlando Magic ($6,200) : Vuccy’s teammate Ibaka is the only other C over $6K tonight, and although he now resides in the Eastern Conference, he is certainly very familiar with the Rockets from his time in OKC. As we wrote earlier, he put up a double-double against Houston this year, and he recently strung together three games of 40 FP or more. He had a game to forget against Atlanta last weekend, playing just 24 minutes and posting only 10 FP. But the whole team fell apart that night, not just Ibaka. He’s up against Ryan Anderson, which almost undoubtedly ensures he will get double-digits on the glass. Houston vs. Orlando also has the highest point total of the night, so I like the chances that Ibaka gets back to a 35 or 40 FP night.

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