What’s up FANation! Sean Mitchell back for another edition of the Fantasy Alarm NBA DFS Value Vault! This glorious Friday we are gifted with an 8-game NBA DFS slate, and there is some decent value already! Let’s talk about a few, shall we…
DRAFTKINGS
T.J. Warren, SF/PF IND ($6,000) - I really like the price on TJ Warren here tonight against the Rockets. This is going to be a pace-up spot for the Pacers (no pun intended), and the Rockets are allowing the MOST fantasy points to the SF on the season so far. Not to mention, the Rockets look to be without starting SF Danuel House , and had already lost Eric Gordon last week to surgery for a month or more. Warren has been eating up decent usage while the Pacers have been without the services of Jeremy Lamb and starting C Myles Turner at a 23.3% clip in road games. Warren has notched out 31 or more fantasy points in three of his last four on the road, while also scoring double-digit real points in every single road game this season. Like the value here in this spot for TJ.
Dennis Schroder, PG/SG OKC ($5,600) - Schroder has been ever so quietly leading the Thunder in usage rate when playing on their home floor at a moderate 25.8% clip. Not to mention the fact that he has accrued 35 or more fantasy points in four of his six home contests as well, with two of those eclipsing 40. Everyone is like oh, well he’s playing Philadelphia. True, but this is same sixers team that has allowed the 7th most fantasy points to opposing PGs over their last five contests. The price is good, this game should see decent pace, and everything seems to align for Mr. Schroder tonight at home.
Cody Zeller, C CHA ($5,400)- Talk about cheap production. Zeller is just about the cheapest he has been all season, as he saw a huge dip in minutes while CHA experimented with a small-ball line up approach, that seemed to be quickly aborted as Zeller has now played back-to-back-to-back games seeing at least 27 minutes on the floor. Couple that with that fact that he has scored 24, 35.3, and 32.5 fantasy points in those three as well, and you look to have a fine value at the C spot tonight. Also, DET is allowing the 3rd most fantasy points to the C spot over the course of the season so far, as well as the 9th most in their last five games. I like Zeller to exceed this price tonight.
FANDUEL
Jeff Teague, PG MIN ($6,600) - Teague is probable tonight, after being probable last game at a small price tag of $5.6k on FanDuel, and only $4.6K on DraftKings. Tonight, he only saw a decently sized bump in salary on both sites, and I still believe he is cheap enough to roll out on both sites in this match up with Washington. In this same matchup in WAS just about two weeks ago, we saw Teague put up 44.3 FanDuel points on 15-point, four rebounds, 13 dimes, and three steal performance. Guess what? Not much has changed in that regard, as WAS is still allowing the 5th most FanDuel points to the PG position on the season. If Teague plays, which I think he will, this is nice value once again.
Jae Crowder, SF MEM ($4,900) - In a position that is pretty scarce over on FanDuel, I believe you can find a little value with Crowder here. Not only is Crowder playing his former team in the Utah Jazz, but he has been quite good so far this season on his home floor. Crowder in his last four of six home games, has put up at least 27 or more FanDuel points, which would exceed his 5x target value here at roughly 25 fantasy points. I like this game in particularly, and think it could be faster paced with the Grizz who rank near the top 10 in the NBA in terms of PACE.
Jake Layman, SF MIN ($4,400) - Another value in the SF list over on FD is Jake Layman . This is going to be a great game to stack as the T-Wolves host the Wizards tonight. Layman has been seeing good minutes lately, playing at least 26 or more in his last four games, while also topping 20 fantasy points in all four as well. He also has been quite active on the defensive side of the ball, as he has totaled four steals and four blocks as well over that four game span also. Obviously, we know this will help with the scoring on FD more than over on DK.