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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup – Feb. 9, 2019

By Jeremy Lambert

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - APRIL 21: Paul George #13 of the Oklahoma City Thunder looks on during the game against the Utah Jazz in Game Three of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on April 21, 2018 at vivint.SmartHome Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. 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 Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - APRIL 21: Paul George #13 of the Oklahoma City Thunder looks on during the game against the Utah Jazz in Game Three of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on April 21, 2018 at vivint.SmartHome Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. 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 Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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TORONTO, ON – MAY 03: Fred VanVleet #23 of the Toronto Raptors dribbles the ball in the first half of Game Two of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 2018 NBA Playoffs at Air Canada Centre on May 3, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. 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 Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON – MAY 03: Fred VanVleet #23 of the Toronto Raptors dribbles the ball in the first half of Game Two of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 2018 NBA Playoffs at Air Canada Centre on May 3, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. 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 Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images) /

High Value PG

Players costing $6,667 or under

Dennis Smith Jr (vs TOR – $6,500): Needs 28.5 fantasy points. LAST GAME – 47.4 fantasy points against Detroit. This will probably be the last time you’ll be able to get DSJ under the salary line because he’s the man in New York and will continue to act as such for the rest of the season. It’s a tough matchup but you shouldn’t worry about DSJ on this squad. Someone has to get those numbers. Diagnosis: Very reliable with a high ceiling.

Patrick Beverley (at BOS – $5,100): Needs 22.4 fantasy points. LAST GAME – 25.5 fantasy points against Indiana. This just feels like a Patrick Beverley game. He’s been playing well as of late and while I don’t know what the Clippers are actually doing for the rest of this season, I know Beverley is going to compete and he’ll definitely compete against the Celtics. Diagnosis: Reliable with a high ceiling.

Fred VanVleet (at NY – $4,600): Needs 20.2 fantasy points. LAST GAME – 44 fantasy points against Atlanta. If VanVleet is in the starting lineup, you can take him with confidence. If he’s not in the starting lineup, he hasn’t had the same production off the bench that we saw from him last season. The good news is that they are up against the Knicks. And everyone delivers against the Knicks. Diagnosis: Reliable with a high ceiling if he starts.