3 NBA DraftKings Value Plays to Target on 12/13/18

JaVale McGee, C, Los Angeles Lakers

DraftKings Price: $4,500

Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee has had limited experience starting against the Houston Rockets. Before this October, McGee hadn't received a starting nod against the Rockets since his time with the Washington Wizards back in 2012.

Starts, however, aren't necessarily required when you can put up McGee's points-per-minute efficiency. He is averaging a robust 1.17 DraftKings points per minute this year. While his minutes have fluctuated wildly (especially since the addition of Tyson Chandler), that type of production means he can hit a value of 5.0 DraftKings points per $1,000 in fewer than 20 minutes.

In his past two games against the Rockets, McGee has averaged 14.5 points, 5.0 boards, and a ridiculous 5.0 blocks in just 15.5 minutes. We project him to score 26.0 DraftKings points this evening and return the fourth-best value of the slate.

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