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3 NBA DraftKings Value Plays to Target on 12/19/18

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Cheick Diallo, PF/C, New Orleans Pelicans

DraftKings Price: $4,500

With both Julius Randle and Nikola Mirotic doubtful for tonight's game against the Milwaukee Bucks, somebody on the New Orleans Pelicans is going to have to step up. One of the most likely candidates to get the spot start and do that is Cheick Diallo.

The former Kansas Jayhawk has shown he's able to put up stats when he's given minutes. He's received more than 20 minutes in a game 12 times in his career. In those games, he's scored at least 25 DraftKings points nine times.

Our models see him doing it again. We have him projected for 26.4 DraftKings points tonight, which would give him a value of just under 5.9 points per $1,000. If Randle or Mirotic plays, that will obviously change, but right now everything's looking up for Cheick.