3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 12/20/17

Karl-Anthony Towns, C, Minnesota Timberwolves

DraftKings Salary: $9,000

Karl-Anthony Towns is once again underpriced on DraftKings, coming into tonight's slate at a $1,300 discount off of his FanDuel price. He comes in as the ninth-most expensive player on DraftKings, despite our projections having him fourth in scoring.

He needs just 45 DraftKings points to hit value at this price tag, which he has easily eclipsed in five of his past six games. He'll look to make that six out of seven against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets tonight, in the game with the second-highest over/under on the slate. Towns had no problem being productive against Jokic last season. He recorded a double- or triple-double each time the two faced off, averaging 57.5 DraftKings points in four games against Denver on the year.

At this price, Towns is in play in any format. He is one of the few studs that isn't playing in a game with significant blowout risk, which makes him arguably the most appealing to pay up for in cash games on DraftKings.

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