3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 12/20/18

Hassan Whiteside, C, Miami Heat

DraftKings Price: $7,000

You have the option of three stud centers tonight on this short slate, so which one should you use?

There are reasons for all: Clint Capela is having a career year, averaging 39.7 DraftKings points and is coming off a 42.5-DraftKings-point performance last night; DeAndre Jordan gets the classic revenge game against the Los Angeles Clippers, against whom he scored 54.25 DraftKings points when he faced them earlier this year; and Hassan Whiteside, who has been consistently solid all season and has a strong history against the Rockets.

Whiteside has faced the Rockets six times in his career. In his past five outings against them, he's been absolutely dominant. He has double-doubles in each of those five games, putting up averages of 20.0 points, 14.8 boards, 1.0 assists, 1.4 steals, 1.6 blocks, and 46.2 DraftKings points. He's scored no fewer than 37.75 DraftKings points against them in that time, which is especially appealing given his $7,000 salary.

While we have both Capela and Jordan projected to score more points than Whiteside tonight, Whiteside is by far the better tournament play, per our models. We project his upside at 71.0, compared to 58.7 for Capela and 55.2 for Jordan.

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