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3 NBA DraftKings Value Plays to Target on 12/5/17

Jacob Gibbs  —  @jagibbs_23 Dec 5th, 2017
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Pascal Siakam, PF, Toronto Raptors

DraftKings Salary: $3,900

After a strong five-game stretch that saw him average 25.7 DraftKings points, Pascal Siakam has fallen back down to earth in his two most recent games. He'll look to get back on track tonight against the Suns in a game that should feature lots of fantasy goodness for the Toronto Raptors. Not only does this game have the highest over/under (225.5 points) by a wide margin, but Toronto's implied team total (119.5 points) is also 13.5 points higher than the team closest to them.

While a blowout would normally be a concern when rostering Toronto players, Siakam falls right in the sweet zone of being a regular rotation player who is also young enough to get minutes in that situation. In the two most recent Toronto games that were decided by 20-plus points, Siakam averaged 32.5 minutes and 31.3 DraftKings points.

He also should benefit from an increase in pace, as his length and athleticism have allowed him to lead the league in transition field goal percentage this season. Siakam needs just 19.5 DraftKings points at this salary, which is definitely within reach in this matchup. He is a fine punt play if paying up for the studs on tonight's three-game slate.


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