DraftKings NBA picks January 30: Big night for Beal

DraftKings NBA Power Forwards:

Best Bets:

Pascal Siakam ($8,400): Siakam is capable of taking over games, but he has a couple of things working agiainst him here. Love is a solid defender and the Raptors are at full strength. On top of that, there is little chance that this game stays close. That said, Siakam did put up 45.5 DraftKings points on Cleveland the first time around. If you have extra cash lying around, I’m not going to tell you not to use Siakam.

Nemanja Bjelica ($6,500): Bjelica had his worst game of the season last night against the Thunder. The numbers told us that might happen. Still, there’s coming up short and there’s laying a scrambled egg. This was the latter. Bjelica didn’t score and had just 7.5 DraftKings points despite playing half the game. This wouldn’t look like the place for a rebound against the Clippers, but they aren’t as strong against power forwards as you would expect. Bjelica is a risk, but the minutes are going to be there with Bagley and Holmes still out.

Honorable Mention:

Jerami Grant ($6,400): This is a rough matchup, but it’s also a low price considering Grant has at least 5x value at this price in six straight games. I would expect him to be on the low end of that, but I have a feeling scores are going to be low again tonight. There’s not much for value and two major stars. Grant at 5x value can only help.

Davis Bertans ($6,200): Bertans has taken every frustration out on the Hornets so far this year. He has 91.75 DraftKings points in just 58 minutes against them this year. Expect another high-scoring affair tonight. Bertans has yet to have a game like he had early in the season since his return. This could be the night. I’m going to game stack this one once just to see what happens.

Dark Horses:

Larry Nance ($5,600): I do understand why they are keeping Nance’s price low. After all, he still only plays about half the game. His production has been superb though. Cleveland has no reason to limit his minutes. They are grooming him for the starting job he’ll inherit when Love gets dealt. Enjoy this low price while it lasts. Nance has at least 5x value at this price in five straight and six of the last seven.

Harry Giles ($3,100): This is a total stab in the dark if you’re desperate. Giles did very well in his limited minutes last night. We can only hope that it leads to more solid run tonight. The Kings are still thin up front, so I see no reason for them not to run Giles a little more. Of course, I’m not the coach. I can’t tell you what they’ll do. After all, this is a guy that rarely hit 20 minutes per game even when starting.