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

Nikola Vucevic, C, Orlando Magic

DraftKings Price: $9,600

One thing to look for in DFS studs at the end of the season is whether or not that player has something to play for. The Orlando Magic's Nikola Vucevic is one such player.

The Magic enter tonight's game as the number eight seed in the Eastern Conference with a 39-40 record. That puts them just 0.5 games up on the Miami Heat. Fortunately for the Magic, their 3-1 series win over the Heat this season gives them a little breathing room but not enough to rest.

Vucevic will be giving it his all tonight, and he'll get to face off against a depleted Atlanta Hawks front court. He's dominated Atlanta over the past two years, averaging 58.9 DraftKings points against them in the 2017-18 season and 53.5 this year.

He put up 63.0 DraftKings points in his last outing against them in mid March, and he'll be looking to do whatever he can to get his team to .500 and give them the best chance of moving onto the playoffs, which would be quite the turnaround for a team who finished just 25-57 last year. We have Vooch projected for 50.7 DraftKings points tonight, tied for the fourth-highest output on the slate.

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