3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 12/17/18

Blake Griffin, PF/C, Detroit Pistons

DraftKings Price: $9,000

At just $9,000, Detroit Pistons power forward Blake Griffin offers a fairly significant discount from the first two names on this list. Don't take that as a sign that his production is going to be significantly lower, however.

The nine-year veteran is thriving in his second year in the Motor City. His 25.7 points per game are a career high, and his 9.1 boards are the most he's averaged since the 2013-14 season.

He doesn't have a ton of consistent success against the Milwaukee Bucks, though he has been consistently strong against all opponents in the past couple of weeks. He's scored at least 46.0 DraftKings points in each of his past five games, which is almost exactly his output against the Bucks in one game this season.

That game was a blowout in favor of the Bucks, however, which meant that Griffin only saw 30 minutes of playing time, which was low compared to his season average of 35.4. Our models see the game going down to the wire tonight, which means that Griffin should see all the run he can handle. We project him to score 46.3 DraftKings points tonight, which would equate to a value of 5.1 DraftKings points per $1,000.

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