3 NBA DraftKings Value Plays to Target on 10/26/18

Carmelo Anthony, SF/PF, Houston Rockets

DraftKings Price: $4,900

Houston Rockets forward Carmelo Anthony is not used to riding the bench. While he didn't start in Wednesday's game against the Utah Jazz, he did, however, get starter's minutes.

Anthony was on the court for 39 minutes, a number he could get close to again tonight when the Rockets take on the Los Angeles Clippers at home. James Harden has been ruled out for the next two games, as has James Ennis. Somebody will need to step up, and while Melo might not get the start, he will certainly be a major focus of the offense.

He put up 22 in his most recent contest, a season high. Though his salary jumped $200 afterwards, it is still hovering below $5,000. He's not without risk, of course. He's scored just 17.5 and 18.0 DraftKings points against LA in his last two meetings against them (one of which was five days ago). Of course, he was also generally a third option (or worse) on offense in those games, something that won't be the case tonight.

Our models see him taking advantage of his opportunity tonight. We have him projected for 29.9 DraftKings points, a number that would return a value of 6.1 points per $1,000.