3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 10/25/18

Damian Lillard, PG, Portland Trail Blazers

DraftKings Price: $8,700

Lillard Time™ has generally been reserved for those special late-game moments in which an ice-cold mentality is needed to finish off opponents. If you've watched the Trail Blazers' first three games, you'd have probably gotten the idea that Lillard Time now encompasses every minute the three-time All-Star is on the court.

Damian Lillard has scored at least 28 points in each game so far. That 28.7-point average, his 5.0 boards and 7.0 assists would all mark career highs if the season ended today.

One of the reasons for his scoring prowess has been his aggressiveness. He's gotten to the free throw line 10.33 times per game, which ranks second in the league to Anthony Davis and is 2.9 more attempts than his previous career high of 7.4 set last year. It's not that opposing teams want him to get to the stripe either; he has hit 93.5% of his free throws.

He has a floor of four-times value against the Magic (barring injury, of course) as he's scored at least 35 DraftKings points against them in six straight, a stretch which includes three games of at least 43.25 points.

We have him projected for 42.4 DraftKings points tonight (second to only Westbrook), but his upside is much, much higher.

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