3 NBA DraftKings Value Plays to Target on 10/16/18

Marcus Morris, F, Boston Celtics

DraftKings Salary: $5,700

I could sit here and name a list of things that go together swimmingly, but not many pairings are going to top using Marcus Morris at a salary of just $4,200 against the Sxers. Morris has scored at least 29 DraftKings points in 8 of his past 10 games against them and no fewer than 22 in the other 2. In fact, you'd have to go back to January 2, 2015 to find a game in which he dropped below the 20 mark.

The versatile forward might come off the bench more often this year, as he's actually surrounded by healthy teammates (including Gordon Hayward), but that hasn't slowed him down in the preseason; he's averaged 13.75 points, 4.0 rebounds, and hit 2.5 triples per game in just 20.5 minutes. We project him for 25.2 minutes this season, which is just a slight discount from his 26.7 minutes of run last season.

Morris was more efficient as a starter last year, but DraftKings fortunately isn't a site that penalizes you for missing shots. He still averaged a solid, if not mind-blowing, 0.9 DraftKings points per minute as a bench player in 2017-18.

He'll have higher ownership than usual given the short slate, but in his bench role, it may not be as pronounced as it should be given his price and the matchup. Take advantage and roster him.

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