Welcome back to the Fantasy Alarm NBA DFS Value Vault! Today on this lovely hump day, we have a monster 12-game slate on the docket for tonight in the Association, and there are plenty of value spots to look at for this slate. Let’s identify a few of those here!
DRAFTKINGS
1.) Ricky Rubio PG (MIN) $4,800 –
As long as they keep pricing Rubio under $5K, I am going to keep playing him. Rubio Just put up 28 DraftKings fantasy points against this same Kings squad last time out with six points (on 3-for-8 shooting), four boards, 11 assists, and a steal across 30 minutes of action. That game ended with a total score of 254 points and I expect this one to be similar. As long as Rubio is starting, he will have value at his price.
2.) Royce O’Neale SF/PF (UTA) $4,500 –
O’Neale never gets played, and most of the time for good reason. However, the Jazz are without Donovan Mitchell for a while now and O’Neale has picked up some of that slack he left in terms of usage and production as of late. O’Neale has dropped back-to-back 30+ fantasy point efforts over his last two games and has topped that number in three of his last five, with all five going for at least 22 or more DraftKings fantasy points. This spot against Houston should be a fun one, and hopefully O’Neale continues his upward trend in production.
3.) Frank Jackson PG/SG (DET) $3,700 –
Had Jackson in my last value vault article and here he is one again. Jackson is fresh off a 31.5 DraftKings fantasy point outing last time out against the Cavaliers where he poured in 20 actual points, grabbed four boards, dished two dimes, and swatted one shot across 28 minutes. He has now put up 24.8, 24.5, and 31.5 DraftKings fantasy points over his last three contests, and with the Pistons resting Killian Hayes, and Dennis Smith Jr. “doubtful” to suit up, this leaves the majority of the guard positions to be fed between Cory Joseph , Frank Jackson and Saben Lee.
FANDUEL
1.) Bruce Brown SG ($5,100) –
With the Nets down both James Harden and Kevin Durant for tonight’s contest with the Raptors, Brown will likely be called upon for some production once again. Brown has really stepped up this year with the Nets dealing with multiple injuries and has played well. Brown just dropped 35.2 FanDuel fantasy points last time out against the Pelicans with an 11-point, 11 rebound double-double that included four steals, also in just 25 minutes of action. That makes four of his last five contests resulting in 28 or more FanDuel fantasy points. As long as the major parts of the “Big Three” are on the shelf for this Nets team, Bruce should continue to get very valuable playing time.
2.) Isaiah Stewart PF (DET) $4,500 –
Not sure what has gotten into this young man lately, but he has been absolutely crushing. Stewart has recorded three-straight double-doubles while seeing 31, 24, and 31 minutes on the floor in those outings. His fantasy point totals of 49.7, 39.9, and 53.2 FanDuel points are just utterly insane for his price-point here tonight. Either way, if he is going to continue to see 24+ minutes a night at his price, we have to put him into high consideration.
3.) Davis Bertans PF (WAS) $4,200 –
Bertans is benefiting nicely with Rui Hachimura on the shelf as he played 28 minutes in his last time on the floor against the Thunder going for 21 actual, three boards, and two dimes, which was good for 27.6 FanDuel fantasy points. Bertans has been hampered with injuries lately, but he has no designation heading into tonight’s tilt against the Warriors, and the Wizards will look for him to continue being a major scoring threat off the bench. If you are looking for a cheap play that could pop for 30 fantasy points, this could be your guy.