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We had a sizeable eight game slate last night, but we drop back down to a four game slate tonight. Tuesday's are never the best night for fantasy basketball, but we do have four solid games, which doesn't generally happen too often.
In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy basketball lineup picks for DraftKings on 12/18/18. These DFS lineup picks can vary from higher-priced players and elite options to lower-priced players and value picks on DraftKings.
You can also check out today's FanDuel lineup picks. As always, don't set your lineups to early and check player statuses prior to opening tip. Give me a follow on Twitter @BalesSJustin with questions or comments. Good luck everyone.
DraftKings DFS Guards
Monte Morris - PG/SG, vs DAL ($4,700)
Morris has been playing at an extremely high level for quite some time, but his price tag doesn't represent that. Over the last 10 days, he's averaging 13.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.8 assists, and 2.0 steals (30.5 DK points) in 29.3 minutes per game. He has been even better recently, as well, scoring between 28 and 39 DK points in each of his last two games. Morris has been slightly better at home this season, and he gets a great matchup against the Dallas Mavericks tonight.
Bradley Beal - SG, at ATL ($8,500)
Beal has caught fire recently, as he has scored 40+ DK points in six of his last seven games, including a pair of games with 50+ DK points. Over that span, he's averaging 46.4 DK points per game. He gets an elite matchup against the Atlanta Hawks, who will be pushing the pace tonight, and have featured one of the worst defenses in the NBA against shooting guards. Beal is finally priced up, but it's a small slate, and it's impossible to argue with his recent production.
DraftKings DFS Forwards
Jeff Green - SF/PF, at ATL ($4,800)
Otto Porter Jr. has been ruled out tonight, which means Green should slide into big minutes, while Trevor Ariza takes over Kelly Oubre's minutes. Green is averaging a healthy 30.5 minutes per game over the last 10 days, and he has turned those minutes into 15.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.0 assist (26.6 DK points) per game. He has also played 30+ minutes in two of his last three games, scoring 34.25 and 44 DK points in those games. Furthermore, Green will benefit from the uptick in pace tonight, adding to his value.
John Collins - PF/C, vs WAS ($7,900)
Collins has seen 30+ minutes in five of his last six games, scoring 40+ DK points in each of those games. Overall, he's averaging 22.5 points, 12.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.0 block (43.6 DK points) in 33.0 minutes per game over the last 10 days, but he has been playing at a high level for significantly longer than that. Attacking Washington with bigs has been a trend for the majority of the season, and Collins has been one of the top bigs in terms of fantasy recently. He makes an elite option.
DraftKings DFS Center
Nikola Jokic - C, vs DAL ($9,700)
Simply put, Jokic plays at a different level when he is in Denver. At home this season, he's averaging 18.6 points, 10.9 rebounds, 7.8 assists, and 1.6 steals (48.6 DK points) in 29.5 minutes per game. For comparison, he's averaging 42.7 DK points in 31.5 minutes per game on the road. He has also been playing at an elite level recently, averaging a 23.4/11.6/6.4/0.4/2.0 line (52.1 DK points) in 34.6 minutes per game over the last 10 days. Dallas has featured an average defense against the center, and they don't have anyone that will be able to guard Jokic.
