DraftKings NBA picks January 2: Is Luka worth the price?

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DraftKings NBA Shooting Guards:

Best Bets:

Donovan Mitchell ($8,100): Most of the Utah starters were duds on Monday since they blew out Detroit. This is another game with blowout potential, but the Bulls always seem to keep things close. This is a good spot for Mitchell due to the oppoent and Conley still being out. If you are running a balanced build, Mitchell is a strong play.

Zach LaVine ($7,700): LaVine keeps putting up consistent numbers, and with as quickly as he can put up points, there is still some nice upside here. Utah’s defense is a shadow of what it was last year. LaVine is going to see plenty of good shots in this one, especially if the Bulls manage to keep the game close.

Honorable Mention:

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ($7,200): CP3 isn’t the only one lighting up the scoreboard for the Thunder right now. In fact, SGA has been even better than Paul, topping 40 DraftKings points in five of the last seven games. Both of the ones he missed were still well over 30. The Spurs are decent against shooting guards, but I’m not sure decent can slow down SGa right now.

Alec Burks ($6,500): Burks racked up 45 DraftKings points on the Spurs with Russell out on Tuesday Russell is out again and Burks is about the only reliable backcourt scorer they have. Lee and Burks ran well together in that game. We also saw Burks put up 82.75 DraftKings points in two games against Minnesota already this year. That was when they were both healthy. Now it might just be easier to have a puking contest at half court to decide the game.

Dark Horses:

Jarrett Culver ($5,000): Culver still makes me nervous, but he’s still going to play a big role if Wiggins and Teague are out again. if one of them returns, I tend to think that they steal minutes from Culver instead of Napier, and rightfully so. Keep and eye on the Minnesota injury report. If both Teague and Wiggins are out, Culver is a strong value pick once again.

Duncan Robinson ($4,300): This is a reasonable price to pay for someone who gets as many minutes and shots as Robinson does. We have seen how low his floor can really be though, so I understand the hesitation. Still, most games Robinson wont hurt you. His floor is still about 20 DraftKings points.