DraftKings NBA picks January 25: Money can buy Love

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DraftKings NBA centers:

Towns gets top billing again. Even though he’s hitting 50 DraftKings points, it’s just barely. Towns looks like a cash option only right now. That’s not a bad thing, but eventually he’ll fall below 50 if he’s barely hitting that mark now. However, Towns had 58.75 DraftKings points against the Thunder the first time around. It can be done.

If Drummond is in there, use him. He had one of his best games of the season in the first meeting with the Nets, going for 74.5 DraftKings points. Drummond easily has the most upside at the position tonight, but do you trust anything Pistons right now?

There is a huge dropoff after Drummond. Al Horford has been good with Embiid out, but I’m not using him against the Lakers. I’m a little less excited about the suddenly young against Dwight Howard having to go against Horford too. Come to think of it, I would avoid all centers in this game. Both are strong against the position and Howard is no longer a low priced value.

Jarrett Allen would seem to be a strong play with Jordan on the sidelines, but he hasn’t been yet. Allen had his hands full with Drummond the first time, and he wasn’t just dominated by the offense of Drummond. Drummond locked him down defensively as well. Allen is another sucker play tonight.

I really don’t want to play Tristan Thompson. He was in a great spot against the Wizards earlier this week and had his worst fantasy games of the season. The price drop is nice, and the couple 40’s he has against the Bulls are nice too, but how do you trust him?

The Bulls value pick to have is Cristiano Felicio, but he’s about as reliable as Kornet. This whole Bulls front feels like a trap right now. We all want the value, but the risk is almost unbearable.