There is a strong nine-game NBA slate on DraftKings Saturday night which excludes the one-hour early matchup between the Clippers and Nets. The slate includes four games with a Vegas total over 220 points and five games with a favorite of four points or fewer. Three games meet both of those criteria, Lakers/Magic, Nuggets/Pelicans, and Sixers/Hornets. So, it should be no surprise that number players from those teams show up on my recommendations for Saturday’s slate.

Note that some of the stats referenced in this article are my custom DvP calculations that combine both season and last five games data along with blending similar positions production allowed together.

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One Stud

Nikola Jokic (C – DEN): $9,200 @ NO
There are a bunch of high-priced studs on the Saturday night slate, but I find myself dipping lower for my one stud of the night. Jokic is priced at a very reasonable $9,200 and squares off against the Pelicans in the game with the highest Vegas total and the closest Vegas line. The Pelicans are playing in the second game of a back-to-back, so Jokic and the Nuggets should be the fresher team. Jokic has exceeded 40 DraftKings points in four straight games and he has 70 DK point upside as he showed just four games ago with 72.75 DK points against the Nets.