What’s up FANation? For Monday's slate, we have six games to look at with rosters locking at 7:00 PM EST. As always, this article isn’t for plays ONLY under 5K, but players we feel are undervalued at their specific price on DraftKings and FanDuel. They can ultimately be all actual “value” plays, but they aren’t always. Let’s unlock the vault and get going!
DRAFTKINGS
J.J. Redick, SF/SF NO — $4,700
With Lonzo Ball sitting out the last time the Pelicans took the floor, Redick slid into the starting lineup and blew up. Scoring 22 actual and 236.75 DK points while seeing a season-high 29 minutes. He also hit five three’s which is why I prefer him on DK to FD even though he’s cheaper on FD. Redick will presumably stay in the starting five here and this game comes up against the Rockets who have allowed the MOST fantasy points per game to opposing teams. This game has an insane 245 total and will be chalky as they come and featuring a piece that is cheap and could be very productive could be very fruitful.
Derrick Favors , PF/C NO — $4,700
Look, I’m not going to lie, this is the second Pelicans player of this section and I do not feel bad about it AT ALL. If we’re going to see nearly 30 minutes of Favors, he’s an ELITE option. He recorded a double-double, his first of the year and easily had his best outing of the year. Like I mentioned when talking about Redick, this game total is over 20 points higher than any other on the board and Houston has allowed the most FP/game this year. New Orleans does not play again on Wednesday, so there really isn’t any reason he should be limited. It’s most likely a GPP option only because his minutes have been so unsettling all season long.
Chris Boucher , PF/C TOR — $3,400
With Serge Ibaka out for the time being, it’s Boucher that is going to fill the void Ibaka is leaving. He played 24 minutes on Sunday and poured in 29.5 FP, going 7-for-11 from the floor. He was last years G-League MVP and can fill it up quickly. How can you beat 3.4K against an undersized Clippers front court? Boucher is an elite value as long as you actually believe he’s going to continue to fill in for Ibaka.
FANDUEL
Bojan Bogdanovic , SF UTA — $6,200
You know who ranks dead last in DRtg this year? Golden State. You know who gets a big boost in pace? Utah. Bogdanovic has an elite usage rate of 27.1-percent on the year and is coming off a 33 actual point game and is averaging 22 actual points on the year. Considering the teams defensive rating, it shouldn’t shock anyone that the Warriors have allowed the third most fantasy points per game to opposing teams. You could honestly roster almost all of Utah as they’re all seemingly underpriced, especially Bogdanovic and Mike Conley .
Dwight Powell , C DAL — $5,100
Seeing Powell play 27 and 29 minutes in both games of a back-to-back basically solidified that he’s the guy at the center position for Dallas. Yeah I know Porzingis sat out the second game, but they had other options they could have used and they didn’t. Boston is 29th in rebounding rate this year and Powell has five-plus rebounds in three straight games. Center is very top heavy but Powell is a very strong value option.
Norman Powell , SG TOR — $4,300
The sites didn’t take advantage of Kyle Lowry ’s injury as Powell played a great game on Sunday night putting up 28 FP across 25 minutes. He’s now scored 25 FD points in both games Lowry has left or been out for and we should expect him to draw another start here on Monday. The Raptors are big underdogs here, likely because it’s the second leg of a back-to-back, but they’re still implied a solid 111 points in this one and Powell’s price tag is awfully appealing.