3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 2/4/19

Chris Paul, PG, Houston Rockets

DraftKings Price: $6,600

After resting on the second night of a back-to-back on Saturday, Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul should be back in the starting lineup in an away game against the Phoenix Suns tonight. If his performance is anything close to his recent performances against them, they he'll struggle to not return a high value per dollar tonight.

Paul enters tonight's game with a paltry salary of just $6,600. He's scored at least 32.0 DraftKings points in each of his three games back from injury, but the most important element is that his minutes have increased in each of those games. He played 29 minutes in a loss to the Denver Nuggets on Friday, and he could be in line for 30-plus tonight as long as the Suns are able to stay within striking distance. Given the 8.0-point spread tonight, that at least seems somewhat likely.

Paul has scored under 30.0 DraftKings points just once in his past 21 meetings against the Suns. He's scored 38.25 or more in each of his past six meetings against them. We project him for 35.8 DraftKings points tonight.

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