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

Joel Embiid, C, Philadelphia 76ers

DraftKings Price: $10,000

As long as he stays healthy (cross your fingers), Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is going to have a career year and, by the looks of it, make a run for the MVP award.

Entering tonight's game against the Atlanta Hawks, Embiid is putting up an average of 29.2 points, 12.7 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and is reaching the free throw line 9.3 times per game. All of those are career bests, though the Sixers will need to learn how to win away from home (they are 0-3 on the road and 3-0 at home) if they want to compete in the East.

The Process has scored at least 52.0 DraftKings points in each of the past five games, yet his price actually declined $400 to $10,000 heading into tonight's contest. The only thing that could really stop him tonight is if Philly blows out the Hawks. While the scenario is very plausible (the Sixers are 11-point favorites), Embiid can do enough damage in three quarters to warrant his price.

He's only played the Hawks twice in his career. In those games, he's putting up 1.8 DrafKings points per minute. If he kept that average up tonight, he'd only need about 28 minutes of court time to hit a value of five DraftKings points per $1,000. We have him projected as the second-highest scoring center tonight.

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