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3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 10/29/18

Ian Goldsmith Oct 29th, 2018
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Damian Lillard, PG, Portland Trail Blazers

DraftKings Price: $9,400

Just look at the above photo. The way that Damian Lillard has been destroying opponents to start this season, Dame Time seems to have been transmogrified from late-game one-offs to a season-long affair.

Lillard has scored at least 28 points in every game this season and 40-plus in each of his past two. His 33.8 points per game is second in the league (Stephen Curry is now averaging 33.9 after scoring 35 yesterday) and is 6.8 points more than his previous career high.

The main reason Lillard has been able to see such a bump is by getting to the line much more frequently. He's seen an average of 10 free throws per game, which ranks second to only Anthony Davis and is 2.6 more than his previous career high set last year.

Lillard has scored at least 41.25 DraftKings points in each of his past six games against the Indiana Pacers -- tonight's opponent -- at least 45 in five of those six, and more than 50 twice. Bet against him at your own risk, because the clock seems to have stopped on Dame Time, and that seems unlikely to change anytime soon.

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