3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 11/27/17

Nikola Vucevic, C, Orlando Magic

DraftKings Salary: $7,300

After a red-hot start to the season, Nikola Vucevic hit a bit of a cold stretch early November. He has bounced back quite nicely as of late, averaging 40.6 DraftKings points over his past four. His lowest point total during that span was 36.5 DraftKings points, which is exactly what he needs to reach five-times his salary implied value at this price tag. His highest point total was a 49.25 DraftKings point outburst against the Indiana Pacers squad that he faces tonight.

While we discussed all the fantasy goodness that is to be had in the Cleveland-Philly game, this one has sneaky shootout potential as well. Both the Orlando Magic and Pacers rank inside the top-eight in pace of play and the bottom-half of the league in defensive efficiency. The over/under (218.5 points) is the third-highest on the slate.

While they have rebounded better of late, Indiana is still ranked just 19th in rebounding rate on the year. They've also allowed the seventh-most post-up points this season, as well as the most points to opposing bigs in the pick and roll. Vucevic hasn't been used in the post quite as much this season, but he does rank fourth in the league in points scored as the roll-man in the pick and roll. He also has the range to give rim protector Myles Turner issues defensively, which was on full display when he hit three of six attempts from beyond the arc in their previous meeting. That shouldn't come as much of a surprise, as Indiana has allowed the third-most made three pointers to opposing centers. Vucevic fits this matchup quite well and should have no problem putting up productive fantasy numbers. He is a strong play in all formats.