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3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 4/10/18

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Ben Simmons, PG/SF, Philadelphia 76ers

DraftKings Salary: $10,700

Editor's Note: Following this morning's shootaround, the team announced that Ben Simmons is dealing with an illness and is questionable to play tonight against the Atlanta Hawks.

Simmons has all but wrapped up the Rookie of the Year voting with his play down the stretch, as he has carried a Joel Embiid-less 76ers squad to 14 straight wins heading into tonight's game. A win over the Hawks here would just about lock up the 3-seed for the Sixers, so expect a full minutes load for Simmons if the Hawks keep it competitive.

While the blowout risk is real (9.5-point spread), the matchup is juicy enough to make Simmons quite appealing. He has been able to average over 50 DraftKings points and a triple-double against the Hawks this season, despite playing under 30 minutes per game against them, so his upside isn't necessarily reliant on this one staying close. Simmons is averaging 53 DraftKings points in six games since Embiid went down, including a 54-point performance against Atlanta.

In the event he sits, Dario Saric ($6,500) and Robert Covington ($7,200) would become very appealing targets, while Markelle Fultz ($3,800) and T.J. McConnell ($3,400) would become viable value plays. If one of those two drew the start at point guard, they would become a plug-and-play option against the Hawks.