3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 4/1/19

Ben Simmons, PG/SF, Philadelphia 76ers

DraftKings Price: $9,000

Ben Simmons without Joel Embiid (load management); is there a sweeter sounding phrase for DFS players?

In 14 games without the All-Star center, Simmons is averaging 48.7 DraftKings points, 6.0 points more than when Embiid takes the court. Simmons has been even more electric without Embiid as the season has progressed.

He's scored more than 50.0 DraftKings points in five of his past seven games without the big man, including Saturday's win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. He'll have a chance to do it again tonight when he faces a Dallas Mavericks team he triple-doubled against in early January. He's scored no fewer than 46.75 DraftKings points in three career contests against the Mavs.

While we currently project him for slightly below that production level, at 42.5 DraftKings points, we put his upside in the high 60s. He has the ability to reach that higher mark, and without Embiid he'll certainly have the opportunity. He has one of the more stable floors of any stud player on the board.

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