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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup – December 20, 2018

By Jeremy Lambert

HOUSTON, TX - OCTOBER 9: James Harden #13 of the Houston Rockets reacts during a pre-season game against the Shanghai Sharks on October 9, 2018 at Toyota Center, in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Bill Baptist/NBAE via Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX - OCTOBER 9: James Harden #13 of the Houston Rockets reacts during a pre-season game against the Shanghai Sharks on October 9, 2018 at Toyota Center, in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Bill Baptist/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – APRIL 23: Clint Capela #15 of the Houston Rockets reacts to a call during the first quarter in Game Four of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs against the Minnesota Timberwolves on April 23, 2018 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /

High Salary C

Players costing over $6,667

Clint Capela (at MIA – $8,800): Needs 39.6 fantasy points. Capela had 41.4 fantasy points against the Wizards on Wednesday. The Rockets are on a back-to-back, but they are on fire right now and Capela is a big part of that. He’s been good during this run and even though it’s a back-to-back, I’m going to trust him to keep it up. Diagnosis: Reliable with a good ceiling.

Hassan Whiteside (vs HOU – $8,000): Needs 36 fantasy points. The minutes aren’t exactly there for Whiteside right now, but he is putting up solid numbers despite the lack of playing time. He averaged 39.8 fantasy points in two games against the Rockets last season. I’m just not sure he’ll quite get the minutes on Thursday. Diagnosis: Good ceiling, but minutes are an issue given his high salary.

DeAndre Jordan (at LAC – $7,200): Needs 32.4 fantasy points. Jordan has been solid enough over the last few games and did have a monster 49.1 fantasy point effort against the Kings on Dec. 16. This is a revenge game for him and he had 53.1 fantasy points against the Clippers on Dec. 2. I’m a sucker for a good revenge game and even though I typically stay away from Jordan, he’s pulling me in on Thursday. The lack of other options obviously helps. Diagnosis: Trust the revenge game factor.