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DraftKings NBA centers:

Best Bets:

Joel Embiid ($9,600): If you can’t beat them, sign them. The Sixers signed the one guy (Horford) that gave Embiid fits last year, and voila! Boston can’t stop Embiid up front. Embiid has 110.5 DraftKings points in just 59 minutes against Boston this year. Turn him loose on Theis and the ailing Kanter again.

Nikola Vucevic ($8,600): Vucevic is one of the more consistent guys you can put on your roster, but he’s almost always within a 10 DraftKings point range. You’re getting somewhere between 42 and 52 points. That’s not bad, but we can do better in GPP lineups.

Honorable Mention:

John Coliins ($8,000): It doesn’t even really matter where the Hawks line Collins up at. He’s going to put up some big numbers on whoever is in front of him. I really like this matchup against a Dallas interior that wasn’t all that strong to begin with. Young will get the bigger numbers, but I wouldn’t be shocked if Collins hit 50 as well.

Jarrett Allen ($6,400): Jordan’s presence does cap Allen’s upside, but the Nets wouldn’t run him many more minutes anyway. Allen does well against the teams that he’s supposed to. Washington qualifies as one of those. Allen’s price is to the point where we aren’t going to get huge value out of him anymore. He’s still a solid mid-range play though.

Dark Horses:

Thomas Bryant ($5,600): The Nets are weak up front and Bryant is putting up some big numbers lately. He’s making more than 60% of his field goals since returning and is rebounding like he was before. Washington is probably still going to limit his minutes some, but the price is adjusted for that. I could see Bryant going for 40 DraftKings points in 28 minutes here. He’s well worth the price.

Marquese Chriss ($4,700): Chriss continues to put up solid numbers for the Warriors. He’s not going to be the type of guy that gets you a really big score, but he’s a nice punt for cash games. Chriss has at least 20 DraftKings points in all six games since WCS got traded, but he hasn’t gone above 30.