DraftKings NBA picks November 22: The Butler did it

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DraftKings NBA Centers:

Best Bets:

Andre Drummond ($8,500): Drummond was a disappointment on a full Wednesday slate in which he fouled out with 38 DraftKings points. The offense goes too much through Blake with Drummond on the floor to really give him the massive upside he had early this year. Drummond destroyed Atlanta earlier this year and could again if game flow permits. He’s an interesting GPP option. I would trust Drummond over Jokic or Embiid to hit value.

Rudy Gobert ($8,200): Gobert is showing signs of life after a rough start. One of his better games of the year so far was when Rudy dropped 51.5 DraftKings points on the Warriors. I don’t usually target games that could be a blowout, but the Warriors hung with the Jazz the first time around. If they can again, Gobert may end up a really strong play.

Bam Adebayo ($8,000): Bam is the model of efficiency, but it is the peripheral defensive stats that he picks up that really spike his value. Bam has six steals over the last two games. When you start adding those extra points to his double double nights, we can see some big scores coming out of Bam. He’s the only guy that really isn’t having to compete for minutes on this team.

Honorable Mention:

Clint Capela ($7,700): This isn’t a great matchup for Capela, but he put up 42 DraftKings points on the Clippers last week. Capela has 101 rebounds in the last five games, getting at least 20 boards in each. All of those free shooting Rockets guards are really helping Capela’s value, just not in teh way we may have thought.

Thomas Bryant ($6,600): Bryant is teeming with potential, but he rarely realizes it. Wagner is eating into Bryant’s playing time, and that could be a thing until Wagner slows down. I’m not sure what to do with Bryant. This is a superb matchup, but it would take a giant leap of faith to even expect him to hit value here. Actually, you could just save yourself the trouble and use Wagner. He doesn’t have the upside, but he has the minutes right now.

Richaun Holmes ($6,300): Holmes is finally in a spot where he gets plenty of minutes. Oh, and he’s playing the Nets. Holmes has been a beast for the Kings at a position where they sorely needed one. I’m big on Holmes tonight. There is massive upside here.

Dark Horses:

Tristan Thompson ($5,700): It should come as no surprise that Thompson stuck it to Dallas the first time around. He’s a strong post presence that Dallas really doesn’t have. Thompson put up 39.5 DraftKings points in a shade under 31 minutes. A well rested Thompson should see a similar stat line tonight.

Daniel Theis ($4,900): Theis finally has gained some separation for the starting center job in Boston his big game against the Clippers. This is another really good matchup for Theis and he can provide some salary relief. Trust me, we’ll need it.

Boban Marjanovic ($3,300): Boban has been one of the best per minute producers in his time in the NBA. He just rarely sees enough run to be a DFS option. However, Boban put up 21.5 DraftKings points in just 15 minutes against Cleveland in the first meeting. He’s the post presence Dallas needs, so I’m a little surprised that he doesn’t play more. Boban is a sizable risk here, but he has exceeded 5x value in each of the last three games.