3 NBA DraftKings Value Plays to Target on 12/20/18

P.J. Tucker, SF/PF, Houston Rockets

DraftKings Price: $3,700

Houston Rockets forward P.J. Tucker has started every game this season, yet he's not a player we often jump to use in DFS. A solid defensive player who is very impactful in real life, Tucker doesn't always do enough on offense to make you roster him. But he goes on streaks of productivity, and he's on one such heater right now.

Tucker has scored in double figures in each of his past three games, adding an average of 6.7 rebounds in the process. He's scored at least 22.5 DraftKings points in each of those games, and one of the main reasons for his bump in output has been his three-point shooting. He's hit 11 of 20 (55.0%) from deep in this recent stretch of solid play. Those shots alone have given him a floor of 12.8 DraftKings points per game (remember, DraftKings gives a 0.5-point bonus for treys) without taking into account any other stats.

Despite his recent solid play, Tucker's salary has stayed steady at $3,700. He's averaging 20.9 DraftKings points per game for the season, which represents a value of 5.6 points per $1,000 at this cost. We project Tucker for 21.2 DraftKings points today and have him returning the best point-per-dollar value on the entire slate.

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