3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 12/14/18

Damian Lillard, PG, Portland Trail Blazers

DraftKings Price: $8,500

There are some times when a DraftKings salary looks too good to pass up. Tonight, Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard's salary fits that bill.

DraftKings has him priced at just $8,500 this evening for the matchup against the Toronto Raptors. The price represents his third-lowest of the season, and it's the first time it's been below $9,000 since November 14.

Sure, this could be due to the 29.75-DraftKings-point dud he put up in his last game against the Memphis Grizzlies, but the last time he had such a bad outing, his salary dropped $100, not $700. DraftKings could, of course, be looking at the fact the Raptors have given up the fifth-fewest DraftKings points to opposing point guards this season.

Then again, Lillard has consistently dominated when he's faced Toronto in his career. He's scored at least 46 DraftKings points in each of his past five against them, a stretch which includes four games of at least 51.5. The fewest DraftKings points he's scored against them in his past nine meetings against them is 39.0, and that number came back in the 2014-15 season.

Needless to say, there's little reason for the price drop, and every reason to believe Lilliard will be able to come through in what should be a very fun game to watch tonight. We have him projected for 44.2 DraftKings points tonight, which equates to a value of 5.2 points per $1,000.

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