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Building The Perfect NBA FanDuel Lineup For Dec. 1

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Building The Perfect NBA FanDuel Lineup For Dec. 1

Washington Wizards v Cleveland Cavaliers
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Building the perfect NBA FanDuel lineup is a difficult chore, so I hope this helps you out. Keep in mind that the NBA can be tricky on DFS sites, considering there are many "game-time decisions" and random days off to worry about. Always double-check to ensure all these players are scheduled to play as expected.

PG - Trey Burke - Utah Jazz - $5,800

Los Angeles Clippers v Utah Jazz
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PG - Trey Burke - Utah Jazz - $5,800

Los Angeles Clippers v Utah Jazz
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Depending on where you look, Vegas expects this to be a pick'em game or perhaps one that favors the Denver Nuggets by three points over the Utah Jazz. A 209 o/u means they are expecting something around a 106-103 final score. Jazz PG Trey Burke should accumulate 30-plus fantasy points if it indeed plays out this way and is one of the few high floor players on this slate at $5,800.

PG - John Wall - Washington Wizards - $8,700

John Wall
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PG - John Wall - Washington Wizards - $8,700

John Wall
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When John Wall plays at home, it means you must play John Wall at home on FanDuel. At $8,700, he should obliterate value up against the carousel of guards the Miami Heat are playing lately, whether it is Norris Cole, Mario Chalmers, Shabazz Napier, etc., as they are a middle-of-the-road unit defensively. The Heat are also going to be playing on the second end of back-to-back road games while the Wizards had a day off.

SG - Jamal Crawford - Los Angeles Clippers - $6,100

Jamal Crawford
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SG - Jamal Crawford - Los Angeles Clippers - $6,100

Jamal Crawford
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The Los Angeles Clippers are 14-point favorites in a game with a 216-point over-under -- by far the highest on the slate. Jamal Crawford has the best matchup of any player on his team as the Minnesota Timberwolves are an abysmal 30th in the NBA against the SG and are thin at the position with Kevin Martin out. Minnesota is also coming off a road game on Nov. 30 against the Portland Trail Blazers.

SG - Danny Green - San Antonio Spurs - $4,700

San Antonio Spurs vs Boston Celtics
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SG - Danny Green - San Antonio Spurs - $4,700

San Antonio Spurs vs Boston Celtics
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The Philadelphia 76ers cannot win a game (0-16) but they tend to at least put up a valiant effort at home, which they should do against the San Antonio Spurs. Danny Green provides some salary relief at $4,700 and his expected floor (25 FP) would be exceeding value. He has not played less than 20 minutes over the past two weeks, making playing him a near certainty.

SF - Gordon Hayward - Utah Jazz - $7,600

Los Angeles Clippers v Utah Jazz
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SF - Gordon Hayward - Utah Jazz - $7,600

Los Angeles Clippers v Utah Jazz
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Gordon Hayward has the second easiest matchup out of the SF position on this slate going up against the Denver Nuggets in what is going to be a score-fest. Hayward is by far the Jazz's biggest scoring threat, and against Wilson Chandler, who lacks defensive intestinal fortitude and adaptive integrity, Hayward should be firing on all cylinders and far exceed his 32 fantasy PPG average with something closer to 45.

SF - Kawhi Leonard - San Antonio Spurs - $7,000

Sacramento Kings v San Antonio Spurs
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SF - Kawhi Leonard - San Antonio Spurs - $7,000

Sacramento Kings v San Antonio Spurs
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If this game would have been in San Antonio, I wouldn't have played any Spurs because it would be a blowout. However -- as mentioned earlier -- the 76ers should put up an effort and somewhat compete with their young roster against the guile and age-laden Spurs. Kawhi Leonard sees the NBA's 30th-ranked defense against the SF position and should have no problem exceeding 35 fantasy points.

PF - Kenneth Faried - Denver Nuggets - $5,800

Denver Nuggets v Phoenix Suns
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PF - Kenneth Faried - Denver Nuggets - $5,800

Denver Nuggets v Phoenix Suns
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The Utah Jazz stink at covering the PF spot (or any spot for that matter) and although Kenneth Faried can be inconsistent at times, he deserves a look in this matchup. He'll probably see some Derrick Favors and some Enes Canter; neither of those guys are anything to worry about defensively.

PF - Derrick Favors - Utah Jazz - $6,900

Los Angeles Clippers v Utah Jazz
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PF - Derrick Favors - Utah Jazz - $6,900

Los Angeles Clippers v Utah Jazz
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Just as Faried has little to worry about against Utah's PF defenders, the Jazz have equally or less to worry about against Denver's -- particularly playing this game at home. Derrick Favors is rarely a largely owned percentage player, so in GPP it gives him some extra upside. He's quietly averaging just under 31 fantasy PPG and I think is guaranteed to hit 35, which would be value. However, expecting him to push closer to 45 is fair as well.

C - Marcin Gortat - Washington Wizards - $7,100

Washington Wizards v Cleveland Cavaliers
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C - Marcin Gortat - Washington Wizards - $7,100

Washington Wizards v Cleveland Cavaliers
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Marcin Gortat is coming off of a 50-plus point fantasy outing last game just a day ago and has a similarly inadequate defensive opponents -- Chris Bosh and the Miami Heat -- who are 27th in the NBA at defending centers. Gortat, like Wall, is a borderline must-play during home games and has a chance to hit 50 again.

Timothy Downs is a fantasy sports writer for www.RantSports.com. You can ‘like him’ on Facebook add him on Google or follow him on Twitter @Tidow1212.

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