Welcome back to the Fantasy Alarm NBA DFS Value Vault! Today, on MLK day, we have a pretty crazy slate to tend to, as DraftKings decided to split their slate up into three or four sections, with FanDuel doing one main slate starting this afternoon, and a slate for the early games. The Vault will ONLY be covering the FanDuel main, and DraftKings main slates. Let’s go!

DRAFTKINGS

1.) Jarrett Culver ($5,400)- Culver gets a date tonight with the Nuggets, who are on a back-to-back, and could potentially be without starting SG Gary Harris , starting PG Jamal Murray , and starting PF Paul Millsap . Culver has been seeing tons of minutes, even with the return of KAT, as he has now seen 30 or more in six straight. Not to mention that he has put up over 31 fantasy points in three of his last five, has taken at least 13 or more shot attempts, and is fresh off a 40 FP performance against TOR at home last game.

2.) Dario Saric ($4,700)- You can ultimately get Dario over on FD at a steal of a price of $4k, however, we have to take into consideration that Saric loves to shoot the three-ball as well. He has taken nine total shots from behind the arc in his last two, while seeing 28 and 37 minutes in the absence of Kelly Oubre . The Suns also could be without Aron Baynes tonight, who is sitting with a questionable designation at the current moment, so all signs point to Saric remaining in the starting five for a third straight contest, with a full load of minutes. Saric has amassed 25 and 35.3 DK points in his last two while getting the starting nod, and has taken 12 FGAs as well in both contests. Not to mention, with the Suns missing and potentially missing key rebounding options, Saric has grabbed six and eleven boards in his last two, to go along with three and five assists. Saric can do a little bit of everything, so we will take the short price on both sites today.

3.) Gary Trent Jr. ($3,200)- Gary made the most of his extended run in the Blazers last time out against the Thunder, as he saw a season-high 32 minutes on the floor, and put up a massive 48.3 fantasy points as a result. The Blazers have already ruled out starting SG CJ McCollum , so this will place Anfernee Simons right back into the starting role, with Trent seeing the back-up minutes in spell of Simons. If Trent comes out hot once again tonight against the second unit of the Warriors, we could easily see him get a little extended run, especially if Simons is struggling to hit his shot. He is a tournament flier, but we just saw the upside for his price.

FANDUEL


1.) Nemanja Bjelica ($5,400)- Really digging the price over on FD for Bjelica here tonight, as the Kings take on the Heat in Miami. Bjelica has big minutes with some key injuries to starting C Richaun Holmes , and the recent departure of Trevor Ariza . Now, tonight Marvin Bagley has turned up questionable, and the Kings will need another solid showing from Bjelica if they want to hang with the Heat. Bjelica has seen 33+ mins in his last five straight, while also putting up 34 or more fantast points in four of his last five. He has also pulled down seven or more rebounds in five of his last six, with also five total steals in his last three.

2.) Damion Lee ($4,900)- Now that Lee and the Warriors have figured out his contract, Lee returned to his usual role, playing 33 and 37 minutes in his last two since the return. He has accumulated 39 and 28 FanDuel points in those two as well, being aided by three total steals and a block in those two as well. He gets the depleted POR backcourt tonight at home, and this alone should be enough to garner the small price tag on FD, while he is $6K on DraftKings tonight! Get in on the cheap price on FD, as this couldn’t really be a much better spot for the price.

3.) Luke Kornet ($4,200)- I can go two ways here, Kornet is already in play since the Bulls are without both Wendell Carter Jr., AND Daniel Gafford , leaving only Kornet to man the Center position. HOWEVER, IF Derrick Favors SITS, LOOK AT Jaxson Hayes AS WELL AT $4.1K ON FD! Kornet has now started the last two games for the Bulls, playing 35 and 27 minutes, while also putting up modest FD point totals of 21.6, 27.6, and 26.8. Tonight, the Bulls travel into known territory in MIL, where they will take on the Bucks, and we know that the Bucks have given up fair amounts of FPs to the Center position. So, if you are looking to spend down somewhere, Kornet could be very serviceable for tonight in a high-pace game-flow scenario!