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DraftKings NBA picks December 26: Will Drummond break the slate?

By Mike Marteny

Andre Drummond #0 of the Detroit Pistons drives to the basket during a game against the Philadelphia 76ers (Photo by Brian Sevald/NBAE via Getty Images)
Andre Drummond #0 of the Detroit Pistons drives to the basket during a game against the Philadelphia 76ers (Photo by Brian Sevald/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Kristaps Porzingis #6 of the Dallas Mavericks looks on during warm up (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images) /

DraftKings NBA Power Forwards:

Best Bets:

Kristaps Porzingis ($8,300): Toronto held Porzingis to 44.5 DraftKings points on Sunday. That was the least Porzingis has had with Luka out by nearly 10 DraftKings points! I want to see if he can keep this up with Luka back. Honestly, the price is still so low on Porzingis against the Spurs that I like him whether Luka plays or not. LMA and Poeltl can’t handle him.

Julius Randle ($6,800): This is not a great matchup for Randle, but I do like him quite a bit if Morris remains out. We have seen Randle have some big games at time this season. He still hasn’t quite reached his potential, but he has looked better offensively under Miller. Now if Randle can just get his rebounds back to double digits….

Honorable Mention:

Carmelo Anthony ($5,800): This isn’t a great matchup for Melo, but the Jazz have really missed Crowder up front. PF isn’t a sore spot for them, but this team is much weaker in the middle with Crowder and Favors heading east. This matchup isn’t as bad as it may look on paper. Melo could be strong for the price tonight.

Brandon Clarke ($5,000): It was Clarke, not Crowder or JJJ that tore up the Thunder last week. Clarke had 36.25 DraftKings points in just 25 minutes in that one. I could see the Thunder paying a lot more attention to Clarke here, but the price is low enough that I can see using Clarke over the other inconsistent pieces of the Memphis front.

Dark Horses:

Trevor Ariza ($4,000): The Kings are kind of loaded up front, so Ariza’s minutes have bounced a lot throughout the season. That has continued with the return of Bagley. Still, Bagley is on a minutes limit and Barnes and Bjelica aren’t playing all that well right now. Ariza has 68 DraftKIngs points in 63 minutes over the last two games. He’s an interesting, but high risk, dart throw.

Darius Bazley ($3,700): The rookie hasn’t been given extended run yet, but that may happen. Bazley has 43.75 DraftKings points in 43 minutes over the last two games. If the Thunder are going to continue giving the youngster minutes, Bazley has proven he can come up with solid numbers for the price.