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3 NBA DraftKings Value Plays to Target on 11/20/18

Ian Goldsmith Nov 20th, 2018
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Jonas Valanciunas, C, Toronto Raptors

DraftKings Price: $5,200

You can almost never count on Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas to have a solid fantasy game. Sure, he goes out there and helps his team succeed (they are a league-leading 13-4) for 20-ish minutes per game, but his fantasy output is rarely consistently high enough to warrant much consideration.

His price tag tonight may throw you off, as well. A $5,200 salary seems expensive for a guy who hasn't topped 22 DraftKings points in any of his past four games. You have to look for reasons to use him.

Fortunately, tonight's matchup against the Orlando Magic is an excellent reason. With the dominant Nikola Vucevic running the five in Disney World, Jonas could get called on for the spot start. He's performed well in the matchup in recent years, scoring at least 25.5 DraftKings points against Orlando in seven on his past eight matchups against them.

We have JV pegged for 32.1 DraftKings points tonight. The resulting 6.36 DraftKings points per $1,000 is our highest-projected value for any player with a salary higher than $4,000.

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