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

Giannis Antetokounmpo, SF/PF, Milwaukee Bucks

DraftKings Price: $11,300

It can be rather daunting picking a player who is going to take up more than 20% of your salary cap. If that player doesn't have a monster game as expected, your night can be over in a flash and with it the money you used to enter the tournaments. As such, it pays to be very diligent when making such a decision.

One of the studs who our models think will have no trouble having a big game tonight is Milwaukee Bucks do-everything man, Giannis Antetokounmpo. The sixth-year player (he's still just 24!), is in the midst of a career year, averaging 26.6 points, and career highs of 13.2 boards and 6.1 assists. His 58.3% mark from the field is 5.4% higher than last year's previous best, which is all the more impressive if you consider he's hitting just 13.1% of his shots from behind the arc.

He only scored 32.75 DraftKings points against tonight's opponent--the Detroit Pistons--when the two teams last met. There were extenuating circumstances for the low output, of course; the Bucks were up by 20 points after three quarters, so Giannis only ended up playing 26 minutes.

He should see a lot more run tonight as the game is in Detroit, and the Bucks could once again be without Khris Middleton, who missed the Bucks' last game on Friday with a finger injury. We project Giannis to score 56.0 DraftKings points tonight and act as a solid anchor for your teams.