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DraftKings NBA picks February 22: Don’t donate, use Giannis

By Mike Marteny

Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks dunks over Julius Randle #30 of the New York Knicks during the first half at Fiserv Forum on December 02, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks dunks over Julius Randle #30 of the New York Knicks during the first half at Fiserv Forum on December 02, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /
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DraftKings NBA Point Guards:

Best Bets:

Luka Doncic ($10,200): Luka has been fine in game two of back to backs. He didn’t play in the first meeting with Atlanta. Trae may as well have not played. He had just 19.5 DraftKings points in that one. Luka has over 60 DraftKings points in the last two games. He’s a difficult fade any night, but especially here when he has a good matchup. Luka is OUT. I have no desire to mess with Dallas value guards, but Trae Young is suddenly looking more tempting.

Russell Westbrook ($9,800): Russ came close to Harden’s output against the Jazz. Russ had 55.5 DraftKings points in that one. Only the Pelicans and Warriors have held Russ under 50 DraftKings points over the last ten games. The Warriors one wasn’t his fault. That game was over by halftime. Expect a more competitive game here.

Honorable Mention:

Devonte Graham ($7,100): Graham has a lofty 44.4 DraftKings point per game average in the three games against Brooklyn this year. That’s the good news. The bad news is the horrid start to the second half for Graham. He was 0-7 from the floor and didn’t score a single point against The Bulls on Thursday. That’s hard to swallow after how good Graham was in the first half. We’ve seen the ceiling a few times against Brooklyn, but if the floor is there against the Bulls, it might be there against anyone.

Mike Conley ($5,200): Conley’s last game played was the game against Houston on February 9. He came out of that game with 35.25 DraftKings points, which marked Conley’s fourth straight game of more than 32 DraftKings points. There’s nothing wrong with him. Utah just held him out last night since they weren’t going to use him in both games of the back to back anyway. Conley looks really cheap tonight on a slate where we desperately need value.

Dark Horses:

Tomas Satoransky ($4,900): Sometimes the DraftKings pricing cracks me up. Satoransky put up 33.5 DraftKings points for the second straight game on Thursday and his price dropped going into a good matchup with the Suns. On a slate where we are in need of value, I’ll take this gift. Satoransky has little upside, but his floor is usually solid.

Shaq Harrison ($3,500): Harrison still isn’t seeing a lot of minutes, but if he keep up the strong play off the bench while Dunn is out, that might change. There’s not a lot of upside on Harrison, but he has proven to be a nice scoring boost in the 18 minutes per game that he logs. You can do worse if you have to dig this deep.