DraftKings NBA picks February 7: A Harden day’s night

DraftKings NBA centers:

Best Bets:

Kristaps Porzingis ($8,800): Porzingis has 175 DraftKings points in three games with Luka out. His price is still reasonable enough that we can pair him with Harden without really reaching with so many superb value picks on the slate. Don’t be shocked if both he and Harden are over 50% owned tonight.

Deandre Ayton ($8,600): We all saw what Davis did to Houston last night, right? Ayton has posted back to back games over 55 DraftKings points and likely wont slow down here. Houston is likely going to win this game, but both LeBron and A.D. has big games for the Lakers last night. Ayton has a similarly big game in a loss tonight.

Joel Embiid ($8,500): What’s with this price? Embiid has at least 45 DraftKings points in all but three of the last ten games. This is the lowest we have seen Embiid’s price in quite some time, and he doesn’t usually sit in back to backs anymore. If Embiid plays without restriction, he’s a dangerous fade when he’s this cheap.

Honorable Mention:

John Collins ($8,400): Collins could man the middle with Len gone and Capela out. At any rate, it doesn’t really matter. Collins is a sure 40 DraftKings points. My issue with him is that his upside is practically nil with Trae on the court. Collins’ ceiling is 50, which makes him more suitable for cash games.

Bam Adebayo ($8,200): Can I play six centers? Seriously! Bam is another great option whose price doesn’t match his recent production. If Holmes does return tonight, it could sour me enough on Bam to move off of him, but I still think I have to use him at least once. The options at center are as ridiculously good as their prices.

Christian Wood ($6,000): Wood is finally guaranteed minutes, and he is still super cheap. Wood has 67.75 DraftKings points over the last two games. I would say he hits at least 40 here as the main focal point up front for Detroit. He also doesn’t have Drummond around poaching rebounds. This could be a breakout game for Wood.

Dark Horses:

Rui Hachimura ($4,500): Hachimura is going to have that minutes limit lifted whether the Wizards like it or not. Bryant is out and Wagner isn’t ready for much more than 20 minutes yet. Hachimura is cheap and starting against a depleted Dallas front. He’s another good value, as if we need more.

Nerlens Noel ($4,300): Noel is splitting minutes with Adams, but last game was the first game in which he was under the production of Adams in a couple of weeks. He gets to face a Pistons team that just raffled off Drummond to the lowest bidder. Noel could do some serious damage in limited minutes. Even Adams is a solid pick here.