3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 3/7/19

Damian Lillard, PG, Portland Trail Blazers

DraftKings Price: $8,100

After a successful 5-2 road trip (they've actually been home just once since a February 7 home win against the San Antonio Spurs) that included wins over the (currently) playoff-bound Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, and Brooklyn Nets, Damian Lillard and the Blazers return home to take on Oklahoma City. If Dame performs anywhere close to the way he performed in his past two meetings against OKC, you'll be singing his praises at the end of the night.

The teams have already met three times this season, all of which were Thunder wins. OKC took the first game in Portland back on January 4, holding Lillard to 23 points on 7-of-19 shooting, including 1-of-8 from deep. Lillard's deep-ball shooting continued to lag in his subsequent two games versus them, but he was able to put up 34 and 31 real-world points in those losses, finishing with 60.75 and 54.25 DraftKings points, respectively.

Tonight's game is set at a total of 233.0 points, a fantasy-friendly environment that represents the highest total of any game in the series between OKC and Portland this season. With the teams in a three-way tie with the Houston Rockets for third place in the Western Conference, the Moda Center should be rocking, and so too will Lillard. Our models have him projected for 45.4 DraftKings points.

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