3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 4/5/19

Nikola Jokic, C, Denver Nuggets

DraftKings Price: $9,300

The Denver Nuggets have basically no chance at regaining the top seed in the Western Conference, but they doesn't mean their playoff-seeding battling is over. They are just two games ahead of the Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers in the loss column, and they'll play the latter in each of their next two games.

If they're to win against the surging Blazers, they'll have to bring out their best effort, and that means a big game from Nikola Jokic. Jokic is in the midst of the best season of his career, putting up career bests of 20.1 points, 10.8 boards, and a ridiculous 7.4 assists per game.

If tonight's game is anything like the last two times he's faced the Blazers at home, those who use him on DraftKings should be very pleased. Jokic has scored 66.5 DraftKings points in each of those past two home games against Portland, finishing with 40 points, 10 boards, and 8 assists in his most recent one in January.

Our models love him to have a big game here, projecting him for 51.0 DraftKings points tonight. That represents a value of nearly 5.5 DraftKings points per $1,000 and is the third-highest projected total on the slate.