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4 DraftKings Studs to Target in Week 13

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Saquon Barkley, RB, New York Giants

DraftKings Price: $7,900
Projected Points: 23.1

While the New York Giants have a low implied team total (20.50) and are 4.0-point home underdogs to the visiting Chicago Bears, there is one elite player worth targeting in tournaments due to his price and role on the team: Saquon Barkley.

The star rookie back is just way too cheap at $7,900. Our model has him projected to be the third-highest scoring player at the running back position this week. Barkley is on another level over the last two weeks, scoring 38.20 and 36.20 DraftKings points in back-to-back outings. He's rushed for over 100 yards in both games and has 5 total touchdowns (3 rushing and 2 receiving) after scoring 3 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and 2 more against the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Giants' offense seems to be waking up a little bit as well, scoring 29.0 points per game in the last three weeks. While Barkley has a difficult matchup against the Bears' defensive front seven, he'll likely be much lower owned than fellow stud Christian McCaffrey. In tournaments, I'll take Barkley at both a discount in price and ownership.