It is Sunday and this is another edition of the Fantasy Alarm NBA DFS Value Vault! Already some pretty key value on tonight's small 4-game main slate, so let's see what we have already...
DRAFTKINGS
1.) Aron Baynes ($4,900)- Baynes has been keeping relevance with the starting Center spot for the Suns now with Kaminsky down, and Saric playing like total ass. Baynes managed a 20 point, 12 rebound, two assist, and one block line in the Sun's most recent game against the Knicks two days ago. This line was good for 42 DK points, and we are going to play Baynes on DK, as he is the same price on both major sites, however, he attempted eight three-point shots in this game as well, and this obviously bodes well on DK for the extra value on 3-pointers. Baynes continues to see decent minutes, as he has now seen 26 or more in his last seven of eight contests. This is going to be a nice, fast-paced match up here with the Grizzlies coming to town as well.
2.) Tyler Herro ($3,700)- Unfortunately, FD does not have the Miami game in their main slate, but over on DK they do. Herro has some really nice value tonight, as the Heat host the Trailblazers in the first game of the main slate. Herro's price continues to drop, albeit the fact that he is still seeing nice mins, 25, 33, 20, and 34 in his last four to be accurate. Also, he has played a bit better in home games lately, going for 25, 24, 27, and 30 DK points in his last four while playing on his home floor. This is a great match up, it should be a decently paced game, and POR struggles to defend the guard spot.
3.) Alfonzo McKinnie ($3,000)- McKinnie is min price on DK tonight, and could potentially get the starting nod at the PF spot for the Cavs, who are already without both Kevin Love AND Larry Nance tonight. McKinnie saw 28 minutes last game without Nance, only managed 17.8 DK points, but grabbed seven rebounds, and facing a T-Wolves team tonight that could also be down KAT, Wiggins, and Teague once again. This is just one of those free square plays, as if McKinnie gets anywhere remotely close to 28 minutes once again, he should be able to smash this value tonight.
FANDUEL
1.) Robert Covington ($5,700)- We will not only take the smaller price on FD for RoCo compared to his $6.3K tag over on DK, we also get a much better value on him as well on FD due to his blocks and steals. RoCo is a defensive machine, and has totaled nine steals and five blocks over his last four, which we know influences a better value on FD due to the scoring being higher in that regard for those stats. It also helps that he is seeing a major usage bump with the Wolves plethora of injuries, as he has now gone for 47, 35.7, 29.4, 39.9, and 35.1 FD points over his last five contests. Hopefully, Wiggins, KAT, and Teague sit again, and we will once again love the value here on RoCo.
2.) Kevin Porter ($4,200)- Porter is a nice value on both sites tonight, but felt like a better fit over on FD, where you will have to choose two SFs to play. Porter missed last night's game due to personal reasons, but carries no designation into tonight's tilt with the Wolves. Already mentioned the sittings for the Cavs, and the fact that Porter was already seeing heavier minutes since the trade of Jordan Clarkson , so tonight he is going to have very nice value. He has played 23 or more minutes in his last five straight, while topping 22 FD points in three of his last five also. He should see a nice usage bump tonight.
3.) Tyus Jones ($3,800)- Tyus isn't exactly playing a heap of minutes, however, with the Grizz on a B2B, he could see a few more than usual. He has accrued 22 or more FD points in his last three of four, but has only seen 17, 19, 15, and 18 minutes. These are not ideal min totals, however the Suns are allowing the 3rd most FPs to opposing PGs over their last 10 games, and I still believe there is decent value on playing Jones, if you need the salary relief to get say a LeBron or Anthony Davis build. Fast-paced game, good spot, and has put up decent numbers lately in small amounts of time. He is a tourney flier of course, not near a cash play.