3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 12/28/17

Giannis Antetokounmpo, SF/PF, Milwaukee Bucks

DraftKings Salary: $10,900

One of the biggest debates on this slate will be Giannis Antetokounmpo or James Harden ($11,400) as the top stud of the day. Harden has clearly outperformed Giannis as of late, and he has some ridiculous splits with Chris Paul and Clint Capela off the floor, so many will gravitate towards him.

Antetokounmpo, on the other hand, has the preferable matchup as he draws a Minnesota Timberwolves team that traveled from Minnesota to Milwaukee after an intense late-night overtime game. Candidates to defend Giannis (Jimmy Butler, Andrew Wiggins, and Taj Gibson) all played 40-plus minutes last night and could be running on tired legs.

You really can't go wrong with either stud, but with Harden coming in a little bit more expensive and in a tough spot against perhaps the league's best defense in the Boston Celtics, we're gonna roll with the Greek Freak.

Not only is Minnesota likely dealing with fatigue, but they rank 25th in defensive efficiency on the year and have allowed the highest field goal percentage on field goal attempts from within five feet of the rim.

This is all excellent news for Antetokounmpo, the league's premier scorer at the rim. He has played just one game in the past six days and should be able to get whatever he wants against a worn-down (and not very good) Minnesota defense.