3 NBA DraftKings Value Plays to Target on 12/27/18

Brook Lopez, C, Milwaukee Bucks

DraftKings Price: $4,900

Brook Lopez never seems to get the respect he deserves. He's been going out and performing solidly every night, yet whenever I use him in a lineup, it almost always seems that his ownership numbers are low.

Lopez isn't going to go and get you 20 points every night (though he did just do that against the New York Knicks on Christmas). He makes up for it, however, by doing a little bit of everything else. He is, for instance, averaging 1.9 blocks and 1.1 steals per game.

Lopez has scored at least 25.0 DraftKings points in seven of his past nine games, and he's been even better than that when facing tonight's opponent, the Knicks. In three games against them this season, Lopez is averaging 15.3 points, 5.7 boards, 1.3 assists, 2.3 blocks, 2 triples, and 30.1 DraftKings points.

The only real risk -- and it's very valid -- of using Lopez or any of his teammates tonight is the risk of a blowout. The Bucks are 14.5-point favorites at home against New York. That's easily the biggest spread of the night, so if you use him, you might want to err on the side of caution and do so only in tournaments.