3 NBA DraftKings Value Plays to Target on 1/25/18
Bam Adebayo, PF/C, Miami Heat
DraftKings Salary: $3,800
Speaking of blowout risk and all the general grossness that comes with today's slate, Bam Adebayo is an intriguing way to get exposure to the Miami Heat-Sacramento Kings game without investing much salary. If the game remains competitive, Adebayo should play his usual 18-23 minutes, which would be plenty for him to reach value. He's averaging 0.89 DraftKings points on the year, so even without a boost in efficiency that will likely come against a weak Sacramento frontcourt, he should only need 21 minutes to hit the 19 DraftKings point mark he needs.
The Kings have allowed the third-most DraftKings points to centers and have the league's third-worst rebounding rate, so Adebayo could absolutely average more than his usual 0.89 DraftKings points per minute.
If the spread in this one holds true and it gets out of hand early, Adebayo could be looking at 25-plus minutes, which gives him immense upside at this price tag. He's averaged 26.8 DraftKings points in 12 games of 25-plus minutes, which would easily exceed value and set your lineups apart. He is worth a look in any format, but if hoping the blowout narrative holds true, it makes sense to run out a lineup or two with only exposure to Adebayo in this game.
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