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3 NBA DraftKings Value Plays to Target on 1/26/18

Jacob Gibbs  —  @jagibbs_23 Jan 26th, 2018
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Thaddeus Young, SF/PF, Indiana Pacers

DraftKings Salary: $5,800

Thaddeus Young has been on a roll lately, taking advantage of the extra opportunities afforded by the absence of Myles Turner to the tune of 30.4 DraftKings points and 38.5 minutes per game over his past five. It appears he will get at least one more game without Turner, who has been declared out tonight.

The additional opportunity without Turner comes at a perfect time, as Young faces a Cleveland Cavaliers team that has had no answer for him (or anyone else) this season. Young has averaged 33.3 DraftKings points in 38.4 minutes in three prior meetings with Cleveland this season, which shouldn't come as much of a surprise given their league-worst defensive efficiency.

Cleveland has allowed the second-most DraftKings points per game to opposing power forwards and the fifth-most to small forwards, so Young should have every opportunity to surpass his salary-implied value projection of 29 DraftKings points.

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