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NBA DFS: Studs, scrubs, and duds for December 11

By Jeremy Lambert

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Top star players, best value picks, and guys you should stay a way from on December 11 in NBA Daily Fantasy Sports on DraftKings and FanDuel.

Welcome to Studs, Scrubs, and Duds; FanSided’s NBA DFS lineup helper.

Here’s what’s on the slate for tonight:

7 p.m. ET: Houston at Cleveland, Boston at Indiana, LA Lakers at Orlando, LA Clippers at Toronto
7:30 p.m. ET: Charlotte at Brooklyn
8 p.m. ET: Atlanta at Chicago, Utah at Minnesota
9 p.m. ET: Memphis at Phoenix
9:30 p.m. ET: New Orleans at Milwaukee
10 p.m. ET: Oklahoma City at Sacramento
10:30 p.m. ET: New York at Golden State

How this works:

Studs: Top high salary picks that you can build your lineup around.
Scrubs: Value players looking for a big night or consistent options to help fill out your lineup.
Duds: Players to avoid given their high salary and/or poor matchup.

Five players are picked on each slide, positions are not applicable, and both DraftKings and FanDuel salaries are listed.

Studs

Clint Capela (at CLE – $8,000 on DK; $8,800 on FD): Capela is an easy double-double pick on Wednesday. He is going to dominate the boards and could end up with a high number in that category, as long as Russell Westbrook isn’t stealing rebounds. After Westbrook played well against the Kings, look for Harden to get his numbers in this one. And more Harden means more Capela with their chemistry.

Devonte’ Graham (at BKN – $8,300 on DK; $7,700 on FD): Graham has played well against the Nets in both games this season and the only real concern here is the back-to-back. But given the offensive potential between the two teams, I’m not sure it’s that big of a concern as the Nets will allow the Hornets to stick around and Graham will provide the scoring.

Chris Paul (at SAC – $7,100 on DK; $7,500 on FD): Paul has started to find his rhythm in OKC alongside Schroder and SGA. This should be a game with plenty of offense and Paul is an efficient scorer who can do a little bit of everything. I also like SGA with the way he’s become more assertive as of late. Schroder is my off man out on the OKC three-guard lineup on Wednesday. The other two should thrive.

Ja Morant (at PHO – $7,300 on DK; $7,900 on FD): Morant is getting more opportunities with the injuries in Memphis and though he’s inconsistent as a rookie, he’s proving why he’s going to be a top player in the league in the near future. The Suns are weak against the position and Morant should be able to do a bit of everything. I like him more than guys like Kemba and Lowry, who are above him.

Giannis Antetokounmpo (vs NO – $11,000 on DK; $12,200 on FD): As always, the worry with Giannis is that the Bucks are too good for their own good. And the Pelicans defense would certainly lend itself to a Bucks blowout. But Giannis could play 28 minutes and still end up with a triple double. I’m playing Giannis dominating the matchup even in limited minutes over being worried that he might not play enough to have a big game. And Giannis is never going to hurt you.