Karl-Anthony Towns, C, Minnesota Timberwolves
DraftKings Price: $10,200
The only thing that can stop Karl-Anthony Towns these days is not getting on the court. After not missing a game in his first three seasons, Towns has 3 three out of his past 11 contests. He should be good to go for tonight's game against the Utah Jazz, however, and your DraftKings lineups will likely benefit by using him.
The Minnesota Timberwolves center has faced the Jazz three times this season. Despite Rudy Gobert's reputation for solid defense, that hasn't stopped opposing centers from having solid fantasy games; the Jazz are giving up the ninth-most DraftKings points per game to opposing centers this season, and Towns has been one of the many players to take advantage.
He's averaged 27.7 points, 10.7 boards, 5.0 assists, 2.7 blocks, 1.0 steals, and 57.0 DraftKings points in his matchups with the Jazz this year, twice topping 60.0 points. He'll get the Jazz on the second night of a back-to-back, which should work in his and his team's favor. The Jazz are being outscored by 2.5 points per game in 11 contests with no rest compared to outscoring their opponents by 4.4 when they have rested for at least a day.
Keep an eye on his injury status for tonight just in case the Wolves play it uber safe and sit him, but for now it looks like he'll take the court. Assuming that, our models have him projected for 50.4 DraftKings points.