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Look of the Day for 4/19: Jonas will clean the glass
New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas. Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports

Look of the Day for 4/19: Jonas will clean the glass

The NBA Play-In Tournament will come to a close on Friday night with two do-or-die games for the No. 8 seed in each conference. For our final Look of the Day of the week, we're eyeing up an injury-based player prop for the Western Conference play-in matchup. 

Look of the Day: Jonas Valanciunas over 9.5 rebounds (+110 DraftKings)

The New Orleans Pelicans will face the Sacramento Kings without Zion Williamson on Friday night, so Jonas Valanciunas will be trusted to pick up the slack on the glass. In 12 games without Williamson on the court this season, Valanciunas is averaging 27.7 minutes (up from his season average of 23.5) and 10.4 rebounds per game.

This may seem like a tough matchup against Domantas Sabonis, the NBA's leading rebounder this season, but Valanciunas has fared well against the Kings big man in his career. Since joining the Pelicans, Valanciunas has faced off against Sabonis and the Kings nine times. He's averaging 11.6 rebounds per game in those contests, and he's recorded double-digit boards in eight of nine. 

Sacramento ranks fifth in the NBA this year in field-goal attempts per game, giving opposing centers more opportunities to grab rebounds. With no Williamson, Valanciunas will be the one trusted to gobble them up. 

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