3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 11/28/17

Jimmy Butler, SG, Minnesota Timberwolves

DraftKings Salary: $7,600

On the other side of the ball, we have Jimmy Butler, who is also set to benefit from the absence of his point guard. Jeff Teague hasn't officially been ruled out, but it would be surprising to see Minnesota push him while dealing with an achilles issue.

If Teague is out, Butler jumps from a strong play to a near must-play. No Timberwolves player has seen a more sizable boost with Teague sidelined than Butler, who has seen a 3.9% usage bump, along with averaging 0.10 more DraftKings points per minute without Teague. Butler put up 45 DraftKings points in Minnesota's most recent game without Teague and took an encouraging 19 shot attempts.

We saw last year that an aggressive Jimmy Butler can pile up DraftKings points in a hurry. With Minnesota owning a slate-leading 109.25-point implied team total, you are going to want to get some exposure to Butler. If Teague is ruled out, he becomes one of the strongest plays on the slate.

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