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

Nemanja Bjelica, SF/PF, Minnesota Timberwolves

DraftKings Salary: $5,300

Tonight will mark the seventh start for Nemanja Bjelica, who has averaged 32.8 minutes and 27.4 DraftKings points in six previous spot starts for Jimmy Butler. That is plenty at a price tag that requires just 26.5 DraftKings points of him to hit value (5 points per every $1,000 in salary), and he showed that he has the upside for more in his most recent start. He finally found his shot in that one, knocking down 50% of his field goals and totaling 35 DraftKings points.

His price on FanDuel ($5,800) is up to a point where you have to at least being to question his viability, especially in a less-than-ideal matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers. However, at this salary on DraftKings, Bjelica is still in plug-and-play territory. There isn't much obvious value standing out on this slate as of now, so taking the savings on a consistent performer like Bjelica makes a lot of sense.

Our projections tend to agree, listing Bjelica as the fourth-best point-per-dollar value on the entire slate. With 30-plus minutes at his disposal and a DraftKings-points-per-minute mark of 0.82 on the year, Bjelica should have no issue reaching value once again tonight.