Welcome back to another edition of the Fantasy Alarm NBA DFS Value Vault! Today, we have a seven-game slate on tap and there is plenty of value! Let’s take a look.
DRAFTKINGS
1.) Bogdan Bogdanovic ($5,300) – I really just can’t believe this price on Bogdan anymore. It literally has only moved $100 upwards over the last two games, in which Bogdan has torched the nets for 38 and 49.5 DK fantasy points in those two games as well. Not only is this a lovely matchup against the Rockets, who don’t play that great of defense, Bogdan has played 34 and 37 minutes over those last two as well, and this is a pretty major pace-up spot for the Kings. Riding the hot-hand once again with Bogdan against the Rockets today.
2.) Ben McLemore ($3,800) – Going with a player on the flip-side of Bogdan in Ben Mac today. Ben got the start for Russell Westbrook in the Rocket’s last game against the Lakers and played 30 minutes on the day with a line of 20 actual, four boards, one assist, one steal, and a block, which was good for 30 DK fantasy points. Today, we get a little bit of a revenge narrative here as well with Ben Mac going against his former team in the Kings. Mac should start once again and hopefully see around the same number of minutes.
3.) Alex Len ($3,400) – The one everyone loves to hate; however, you can’t deny that the guy goes hardcore when he is put on the floor, and today he should see the floor a bit more with the absence of Richaun Holmes . I know he only saw 16 minutes against the Nets, but that game got out of hand a bit early, and they didn’t really need his services. Len hopefully will see at least 18-20 today, and one thing we know about the Rockets, is they struggle to defend athletic Bigs. Len was able to put up six points, 11 boards, and two dimes against the Nets in just 16 minutes, which led him to 22 DK fantasy points, which still crushed his value at the price-tag he has today. It is always a risk playing Len, but it could reap high rewards if he sees decent minutes.
FANDUEL
1.) Terrence Ross ($5,100) – Ross is about $200 cheaper on FanDuel today, however, I don’t mind playing him on either site. Usually, would veer to the DraftKings side, as he is a three-point shooter, but with the up-tick in minutes he should see today with the Magic missing Evan Fournier , Aaron Gordon , and MCW, he should be well into the 30-minute range. We know he possesses nice upside when give the minutes, and he will be thrusted into those minutes today against the Celtics, as they really don’t have many bodies left to throw on the court.
2.) Rodions Kurucs ($3,900) – With the Nets sitting literally everyone today, this will open up lots of time for their back-ups. One in particular, Kurucs here with a nice price tag against the Clippers, who we know have struggled against opposing Centers this year. Kurucs played 31 minutes and 29 minutes in the Net’s last two of three games and was productive in those two seeing the high minutes, as he went for over 22 FD points in both. He has recorded six total steals over his last three games, so we can look for a small bit of upside in that category, as well as rebounds, and points.
3.) Alec Burks ($3,800) – Burks is a little cheaper on FanDuel, but I will be playing on DraftKings as well. Burks saw 28 minutes in the Sixer’s last game with the absence of Ben Simmons , and I wrote him up in the value vault that night as well. Going right back to the well here in Burks, as mentioned in that article, he sees 26.4% usage rate with Ben off the floor. I once again expect him to play nice minutes, and the matchup couldn’t be any better against the Blazers in an up-tempo game!