This might be the smallest slate of NBA action on Monday all season with just three games on the hardwood. Despite just three matchups on the docket, there is a bunch of mid-priced value available, especially with one notable big named star not suiting, as Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss his second straight game. However, Milwaukee isn’t the only place to find strong DFS options for your DraftKings lineups tonight.

Note that some of the stats referenced in this article are my custom defense versus position (DvP) calculations that combines data from the season and last five games along with blending similar positions production allowed together.

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One Stud

Nikola Jokic (C – DEN): $9,500 vs. MIL
There are very few options to consider for the “one stud” of the night with Antetokounmpo out. I’ll give the nod to a big man from the team that the Bucks play with Jokic. Jokic flirted with a triple-double in the last meeting with the Bucks putting up 15 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists in Milwaukee. Without Giannis, the Bucks will have one less elite defender to contain Jokic who had produced about four more DraftKings points per game at home than on the road this season. The Bucks gave up 140 points to the Suns on Sunday and playing in the second game of a back-to-back in the Mile High City won’t help their defensive energy.