Welcome back to the Fantasy Alarm NBA DFS Value Vault! We have a nice 10-game slate on tap tonight in the Association and there are quite a few value plays to like tonight, as well! Let’s get to my top three from both DraftKings and FanDuel!
DRAFTKINGS.
1.) Nerlens Noel C (NYK) $4,900 –
I can’t ignore this price on Noel over on DraftKings as he is $800 cheaper compared to FanDuel. Look, I get it, Noel is known for his blocks and that’s fine, I don’t mind the price on FanDuel really either, but let’s remember blocks and steals do still count for points on DraftKings, also. Let us also point out that Noel has gone for 32, 23, 32, and 32 fantasy points over his last four games since Mitchell Robinson sadly sustained yet another major injury. Noel has compiled 37 rebounds over that span, while also recording 10 total blocks and 7 total steals. Folks may fade tonight due to the match up here against KAT, but let’s not forget that MIN is allowing the MOST fantasy points to opposing Centers on the season currently.
2.) Hamidou Diallo SG/SF (DET) $4,600 –
I will first say this, I am all about some Piston’s value tonight. Diallo finally got some good run in his most recent game playing 27 minutes, putting up 19 actual, grabbing 10 boards, dishing three dimes, while collecting a steal and two blocks en route to 43 DKFPs on the night. This is the kind of upside Diallo can bring with his new team, and I could see him doing this nightly as long as they continue to deal with injuries in their backcourt like they have with Dennis Smith Jr. at the moment. Diallo has massive upside, gets a LOVELY match up here against the Blazers at home, and his price won’t be this cheap for long.
3.) Saben Lee PG (DET) $4,300 –
Did I mention I really like the Piston’s value tonight? Lee is also in play here at an even cheaper price than Diallo. Lee has played 24 and 26 minutes over his last two contests, while scoring 33.8 and 25.3 DraftKings fantasy points as a result. As long as DSJ continues to sit, Lee is going to have really nice value at a sub-$4k price tag. Not to mention, the match up here against one of the worst PG-defending teams in the league in the Blazers. Take the value here on Lee once again.
FANDUEL
1.) Jordan Clarkson PG (UTA) $5,000 –
Let’s play some Clarkson value here with Donny Mitchell set to sit this game due to personal reasons. The price is a bit fairer on FanDuel, $500 cheaper to be exact, and we know the kind of upside Clarkson can have when either Conley or Mitchell sit, and it’s not just scoring-wise, he does contribute in rebounds and steals to boot. We saw him go for 42.2 FanDuel fantasy points just two games ago when Mike Conley missed for injury rest management (or whatever they are calling it these days) on a 28-point, six rebounds, four assists, and steal stat-line in just 28 minutes. He can pile up fantasy points quickly, and MEM has struggled against SGs this season, allowing the 2nd MOST to the spot on the season currently.
2.) Chris Boucher C (TOR) $4,900 –
With Lowry back last game, Boucher only logged 15 minutes in the 14-point loss to the Pistons. However, the game prior against the Blazers where Lowry sat, Boucher saw 23 minutes of action, scoring 18 points, collecting 11 boards, and swatting a shot in route to 33.2 FanDuel fantasy points on the night. I mentioned this in our FA chat the other day when Lowry missed the Blazer’s game – Boucher sees a 21.1% usage rate with a team-leading 1.24 FP/M in a 527-minute sample with Lowry OFF the floor. His price is too cheap to pass up here tonight on either site to be honest.
3.) Cory Joseph PG (DET) $4,500 –
Had all intentions of placing CoJo in the DraftKings side of this article, but his defensive prowess over his last few games made me want to include here on FanDuel, although he is firmly in play on both sites tonight in this match up. You thought I was done with the Piston’s value, didn’t you? Not so fast as my good friend, Lee Corso once said. Joseph has played tremendously over the last couple of games with Dennis Smith Jr. still on the shelf as the back-up PG to Saben Lee. Over his last two games played, CoJo has played 29 and 24 minutes, while also recording 23.2 and 36.3 FanDuel fantasy points as a result. He has averaged 13.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 4.5 apg, 0.5 bpg, and 2.0 spg for that span. We can’t deny the match up here with POR. LOVE it. LFG.