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NBA DFS picks December 27: Beal is a steal

By Mike Marteny

Bradley Beal, #3, Washington Wizards, (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images)
Bradley Beal, #3, Washington Wizards, (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images) /
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NBA DFS Shooting Guards:

Those hoping for a ceiling game from Devin Booker last night got closer to the floor. It has been a bit of a rough start to the season for Booker so far. I’m locking in Bradley Beal with Westbrook and possibly Davis Bertans resting. Beal is a sure thing. Booker is far from it.

Zach LaVine hasn’t put up a big stat line yet, but he has led the Bulls in scoring in both games so far. The ceiling is very high for LaVine, but unless he starts doing more than scoring or at the very least scoring more, he’s a massive risk.

The Timberwolves are 2-0 and D’Angelo Russell is a huge reason why. This is not an easy matchup for him, but Russell is just cheap enough to make me want to toss him into a GPP or two. The potential is high enough.

SG thins out quickly. Andrew Wiggins has been awful to start the season and likely wont be any better anytime soon. I’m more inclined to run Malik Beasley at the Lakers than to use Wiggins. Neither option feels appealing at this point.

You would think that Donte DiVincenzo would be seen and not heard in the Bucks starting lineup, but that hasn’t been the case. DiVincenzo is an efficient shooter and scorer and does well in the peripherals. His price is getting high enough to give me pause, but this is too good of a matchup to just ignore him.

Terrence Ross turned in a ceiling game last night. The good news is that he gets the same opponent again tonight. Ross is going to be in a ton of lineups, but it’s tough to fade this value when you can easily separate your lineups elsewhere.

I’m always a sucker in GPP’s for a guy that can shoot like J.J. Redick. The ceiling is high, but his floor is even lower than Ross’s.