Sunday’s main slate on DraftKings starts at 6:00 PM EST and features five games. DraftKings continues to offer huge contests for DFS players, and below, I dive into two of my favorite bargain plays for this slate.
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SF/PF, Justin Champagnie, Washington Wizards vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, $4,500
Champagnie has been a solid spark off the bench for the Wizards, averaging 28.8 FPTS in 26.1 minutes per game in his last five. The main reason for Champagnie seeing a bigger role recently has been the absences of Kyshawn George (hip) and Cam Whitmore (shoulder), who have missed the last four games collectively and will remain sidelined Sunday vs. the Timberwolves.
Minnesota ranks eighth in defensive rating this season, but the Timberwolves are playing their second game in two nights and with 25-30 minutes of work, Champagnie should grind out over five-times value. Champagnie is scoring 1.0 FPTS per minute and he is averaging 27.2 FPTS per game for the 11 occasions he has cracked the 20-minute mark this season.
SG/SF, Marcus Smart, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Memphis Grizzlies, $4,500
With Austin Reaves (calf) and Rui Hachimura (calf) out for the last two, Smart has stepped up for the Lakers, scoring 21.5 FPTS vs. the Pistons and then 37 FPTS vs. the Grizzlies. In that excellent performance vs. Memphis, Smart logged 34.2 minutes – which is the second-most playing time he has seen this season – and the ex-Celtic shot 3-of-6 from beyond the arc.
Smart will face the Grizzlies again Sunday and both Reaves and Hachimura will remain sidelined. Smart ranks third for Los Angeles in plus/minus this season and the veteran should see nothing less than 30 minutes Sunday. Smart is amassing 0.8 FPTS per minute this season and he is an elite value at only $4,500. In the nine games Smart has logged over 30 minutes this season, he is providing 27.8 FPTS per game.
