3 NBA DraftKings Value Plays to Target on 10/18/18

Markelle Fultz, PG/SG, Philadelphia 76ers

DraftKings Price: $4,500

Let's just get the dirty business out of the way: Philadelphia 76ers guard Markelle Fultz was a fantasy dud against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday. He finished with just five points, three rebounds, and two assists en route to a 12.25 DraftKings point performance. At $5,000, that returned less than 2.5 points per $1,000. Ouch.

He'll look to turn it around tonight when the Sixers play host to the Chicago Bulls, who FantasyPros has ranked as the third-worst defense against opposing shooting guards. The game isn't projected to be particularly close, but it should be fairly high-scoring. The Sixers are 11.0-point favorites in a game with a 218.5. total. Fultz should see a lot more room to run than he did against a much more tightly knit Celtics defense.

Fultz has benefited from playing at home throughout his young career. He has averaged 24.2 DraftKings points at home compared to just 13.0 on the road, despite playing 1.5 more minutes per game in away games.

His price dropped 10% to $4,500 for tonight's game, so if he can get things going, he could present solid value. We project him to do just that, to the tune of 26.0 DraftKings points, which would be good enough to return nearly 5.8 points per $1,000.