3 NBA DraftKings Value Plays to Target on 12/17/18

Montrezl Harrell, PF/C, Los Angeles Clippers

DraftKings Price: $5,700

December has not been very kind to Montrezl Harrell. After an absolutely dominating November, in which he averaged 17.9 points, 7.9 boards, 1.7 blocks, and 1.1 steals, Harrell has seen his output fall to 12.1, 5.1, 1.0, and 0.4, respectively.

His DraftKings price -- which had peaked at $7,700 on December 2 -- has subsequently fallen $2,000 to $5,700. With a matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers on tap tonight, our models show it's the perfect time to use Harrell and look for a turnaround in performance.

Harrell has faced the Blazers twice this season, scoring 37.0 and 37.5 DraftKings points, respectively, in those performances. Dating back to last season, he's scored at least 32.25 DraftKings points in four out of the past five times he's faced them.

Our models see that type of output continuing tonight, as we project him for 34.2 DraftKings points. This equates to a value of 6.0 DraftKings points per $1,000, which is the third-highest projected value on the entire slate.

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