3 NBA DraftKings Value Plays to Target on 10/19/18

Marcus Morris, SF/PF, Boston Celtics

DraftKings Price: $4,400

Marcus Morris and Nemanja Bjelica both had salaries of $4,200 in their first games of the season. Bjelica scored 34.0, while Morris scored 34.5. Yet, Morris' salary climbed just $200 for tonight's game compared to Bjelica's $400.

Morris isn't a starter, which does limit his upside, but he's become a much more efficient player since moving to the Boston Celtics. He averaged 13.6 points per game in 26.7 minutes per game last year. In the two years prior to that he averaged 14.1 and 14.0 points in 35.7 and 32.5 minutes per game, respectively, for the Detroit Pistons.

It's no surprise then that his DraftKings output per minute jumped to 0.91 last year from 0.74 and 0.77 in 2015-16 and 2016-17, respectively.

He matches up tonight against a Toronto Raptors team he averaged 25.7 DraftKings points against last season. It's worth pointing out, however, that his output ranged from 14.75 to 44.75. If you pick Morris, you aren't likely choosing him for cash games as he's only going to get 20-25 minutes per game, and his output can be erratic.

We saw his upside on opening night, however, and he's worth putting in a tournament lineup or two again this evening.