DraftKings NBA picks December 17: Clippers get Ayton alive

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DraftKings NBA Power Forwards:

Best Bets:

Anthony Davis ($10,500): I’m interested in Davis if he plays, but I still think LeBron has the bigger game at the lower price. There are enough cheap options out there to run both of them, but should we? The Pacers are a solid team up front. I still think Davis does enough to not hurt us, but I doubt he hits 55, which is what we would really want when paying this much.

Brandon Ingram ($8,100): Ingram owned the Suns in the first meeting, putting up 56.25 DraftKings points. The Nets have been decent against centers with Jordan around, but they are horrible against power forwards now. Power forwards are chewing up the Nets right now. Expect Ingram to continue that reign of terror.

Honorable Mention:

Julius Randle ($7,000): I’m a big fan of Randle for this price against this opponent. The Knicks are still running the same starting unit that Fizdale has, but they are all playing actual starter’s minutes now. That wasn’t always the case before. The Knicks have also turned Randle loose. He has 128.75 DraftKings points over the last three games. Run him here with confidence.

Marvin Bagley ($5,500): The Kings are easing Bagley back into action, but he has been very productive even on a minutes limit. He doesn’t have a lot of upside if the Kings aren’t willing to run him more than 25 minutes yet, but he’s still a solid mid-range play against this front.

Dark Horses:

Frank Kaminsky ($5,000): The Suns have weird rotations going on up front right now. Baynes is still on a minutes limit. Saric and Frank are battling for the extra minutes, but Kaminsky has been the one that has put up consistently good lines if you can believe that. Frank the Tank has put up three straight all-around good games with at least 32 DraftKings points in each. He’s a hell of a bargain right now.

Kenrich Williams ($3,500): Williams has been able to put up solid numbers even off the bench. We do have to worry about Favors playing more minutes because that could cut into Williams’ minutes. Williams isn’t a foolproof value pick, but I like the upside against the Nets.