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

Richaun Holmes, PF/C, Phoenix Suns

DraftKings Price: $4,000

Rostering the Phoenix Suns' big in daily fantasy has been a rather hit-or-miss proposition. He has the ability on any given night to easily surpass expectations for his low salary, yet Richaun Holmes has been unable to do it consistently.

This type of production, of course, is a huge no-no for games in which you need reliable output, so he's really not worth considering in 50/50s or head-to-head matchups. Those bursts of fantasy glory, on the other hand, can help him shoot your team up a tournament leaderboard.

After receiving more than 20 minutes of playing time just once in his first 21 games this season, Holmes has surpassed that mark six times in his past eight contests. He's scored at least 26.5 DraftKings points in 5 of his past 10 games, and he's topped 25.0 DraftKings points each of the past two times he has faced tonight's opponent, the New York Knicks.

The Knicks are giving up the ninth-most DraftKings points to center-eligible opponents this season, and our models see Holmes taking advantage of that. We project him for 23.3 DraftKings points tonight, which would equate to a value of just over 5.8 DraftKings points per $1,000.