3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 1/31/18
Dwight Howard, C, Charlotte Hornets
DraftKings Salary: $9,400
You may not be one for revenge narratives, but Dwight Howard clearly is. He does not look back fondly on his time in Atlanta, and it was clear he enjoyed putting it on them his last time out. He dropped 56.75 DraftKings points in that game, which is just one of many dominant performances we have seen from the resurgent big man lately.
He is locked in at the moment, averaging 50.3 DraftKings points over the past week and 49.3 over the past two weeks. Even at an elevated price point, that is plenty to exceed value.
Combine his recent dominance with a dream matchup against the Atlanta Hawks, and Howard is once again worth paying up for. Atlanta combines the league's 26th-ranked defensive efficiency with its 5th-worst rebounding rate to create one of the most advantageous matchups available for opposing bigs.
They also have their shots blocked more than only two teams, so it should be no surprise that Howard has eight swats in two games against them this season. Everything is pointing up for Howard here, which makes him tough to fade in either format.
