3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 12/22/17

Anthony Davis, PF/C, New Orleans Pelicans

DraftKings Salary: $10,500

If any stud can give Harden a run for his money from a points-per-dollar sense, it is Anthony Davis. Davis is in an even better spot from a game script perspective, as his New Orleans Pelicans are favorites in what is expected to be the most competitive of the high-scoring games on the slate. New Orleans travels to face the Orlando Magic in a game that should be very uptempo between two top-seven teams in pace.

Orlando also ranks 24th in defensive efficiency and dead last in rebounding rate. Davis went for 61 DraftKings points the last time these two teams faced -- a game in which Aaron Gordon played. Gordon is listed as doubtful for tonight's game, which would leave Davis to be defended by the likes of Mario Hezonja, Wesley Iwundu, or Marreese Speights. Speights hasn't even been in the rotation as of late and is nowhere near athletic enough to match Davis, while Hezonja and Iwundu are severely undersized for the task. He should again get whatever he wants against this soft Magic frontcourt and is a terrific play in any format.