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

Russell Westbrook, PG, Oklahoma City Thunder

DraftKings Price: $11,300

There are issues with many of the high-end players on tonight's slate. Giannis Antetokounmpo is certainly an option, but there is a strong chance of a blowout in a home game against the Atlanta Hawks. So he's best reserved for tournaments only as he could wind up playing just three quarters (though three Giannis quarters can still be worth a lot).

That leaves Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook as the next-most expensive choice, and he gets a solid matchup against a very familiar foe in the Portland Trail Blazers. Westbrook has been about as consistent as you can hope for against the Blazers. He's scored a minimum of 51 DraftKings points in each of his past seven games against them, and has at least 60 in 8 of his past 14 games against them.

He's been feeling it lately as well, scoring at least 60 DraftKings points in three out of his past four contests. He'll have a great chance of getting there again tonight in a game that has a total set at 223 points. Our projections don't have him quite getting there, but it's really splitting hairs as we have him at 58.6 DraftKings points, a solid output (over five-times value) any way you look at it.