3 NBA FanDuel Value Plays for 12/28/17

Ryan Anderson, PF, Houston Rockets

FanDuel Price: $4,200
Projected FanDuel Points: 20.2
Projected FanDuel Value: 4.82

Prior to the last two games, Ryan Anderson was a black hole. Over a seven-game stretch, he went scoreless twice and was held to 32.5% shooting and a paltry 18.2% from three-point land. With the injury to Clint Capela, Anderson has been asked to step up and play a few extra minutes recently, and he's turning that into fantasy production.

In two games against the Los Angeles Clippers and Oklahoma City Thunder, Anderson played 35 and 30 minutes, and he's scored in double-figures in both games. Even more encouraging is his 15 rebounds and 4 assists over that same span -- something you're not used to seeing from the pure shooter. There's certainly a chance that Boston's versatile forwards keep Anderson from pouring in threes, but the peripherals that come with the Mike D'Antoni minutes are worth a look with Anderson's price so low right now.

Anderson's role makes him worth targeting, while Houston's slate-high 108.75 implied total is even juicier. It's probably best to keep him to tournaments given the matchup and his recent issues with consistency.

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