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DraftKings NBA picks January 18: Drummond beats on the Hawks

By Mike Marteny

DETROIT, MI - JANUARY 30: Andre Drummond #0 of the Detroit Pistons dunks while playing the Cleveland Cavaliers during the first half at Little Caesars Arena on January 30, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit won the game 125-114. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI - JANUARY 30: Andre Drummond #0 of the Detroit Pistons dunks while playing the Cleveland Cavaliers during the first half at Little Caesars Arena on January 30, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit won the game 125-114. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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DraftKings NBA picks January 18: The Hawks are going to wish they traded for Drummond.

We have a big Saturday with 11 games in the Association, but the DraftKings NBA slates are split up. Two games tip earlier than everyone else, so that’s the DraftKings NBA early slate. The rest of the nine games make up the DraftKings NBA main slate. The main slate looks like a good one, but let’s see which injuries are going to hold it back.

Out: Joel Embiid (finger), Steph Curry (hand), Klay Thompson (knee), Kelly Oubre (concussion), Jonathan Issac (knee), Draymond Green (finger), RJ Barrett (ankle), RIchaun Holmes (shoulder), Wendell Carter (ankle), Luke Kennard (knee), Jusuf Nurkic (leg), Daniel Gafford (thumb), D.J. Augustin (knee), Jabari Parker (shoulder), Kevin Porter (knee), Austin Rivers (thumb), Zack Collins (shoulder), Dennis Smith (oblique), Jake Layman (toe), Dewan Hernandez (ankle), Nene (hip), Gerald Green (foot), DeMarcus Cousins (knee), Robert Williams (hip), Frank Kaminsky (knee), Andre Roberson (knee), Abdel Nader (ankle), Rodney Hood (Achilles), Skal Labissiere (knee), Dylan Windler (leg), Kevon Looney (abdomen), Jacob Evans (concussion), Al-Farouq Aminu (knee), Chandler Parsons (knees), Blake Griffin (knee), Reggie Jackson (back), Khyri Thomas (foot).

Questionable: Anthony Davis (pain in the ass), Fred VanVleet (hamstring), CJ McCollum (ankle), Steven Adams (knee), Jaylen Brown (thumb), Bogdan Bogdanovic (ankle), Glenn Robinson III (ankle), Alex Len (back), Rajon Rondo (finger), Brandon Knight (knee), Cam Johnson (quad), Michael Carter-Williams (shoulder), Ante Zizic (illness).

VanVleet will likely return tonight. The Raptors had no reason to play him last night when he would have sat in the second night of a back to back anyway. Bogdan says he’s playing, but the Kings have said he we be on a minutes limit if he does. Conley is slated to play tonight, presumably on a minutes limit. Teague and Graham will be eligible to make their Hawks debuts tonight. Crabbe should make his Timberwolves debut as well.

I only had three lineups last night. One of those missed the cash line by less than a point, but the other two were ruined by Sabonis. A poor night from Delon Wright made sure I missed cash.

bringthenoise23 took it down with 349.25 DraftKings points. That barely would have cashed last night! He built with Whiteside and DeRozan and got great value out of Sexton, Gasol, Gallinari, T.J. Warren, Schroder, and Napier. Napier was the low man at 29.5 DraftKings points.

Just because you don’t see someone on here doesn’t mean they aren’t a good play. I only have so much room, and I’m not going anyone a favor if I recommend more than half of the players at a position. If you have a feeling about someone, by all means, follow that. I mostly follow numbers and trends.