3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 1/4/19

John Collins, PF/C, Atlanta Hawks

DraftKings Price: $7,500

The only reason Hawks forward John Collins' salary dropped $700 from his last game is because of a potential blowout tonight against the Milwaukee Bucks. It's certainly not because of his play.

The second-year star out of Wake Forest has exploded, just as many foresaw before the season started. After putting up a respectable 10.5 points, 7.3 boards, and 1.3 assists in 24.1 minutes as a rookie, Collins has produced 18.8 points, 10.3 boards, and 2.5 assists as a sophomore.

He has 13 double-doubles in just 21 games played. That means he gets one 61.9% of the time. Only 11 players with at least 10 double-doubles do so at a higher percentage, and almost all of those (save for Ben Simmons) are seasoned veterans.

Yes, there's a chance the Hawks could get blown out in an away game at Milwaukee tonight. As long as the Hawks can keep it within 15 or so, however, there's no reason Collins shouldn't be out there in the fourth quarter trying to will the team back. At only $7,500, he's a fairly safe bet in most formats. We project him to finish with 40.8 DraftKings points tonight, the eighth-highest projected score of the evening.

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