5 NBA FanDuel Value Plays to Target for 2/13/18
Tristan Thompson, C, Cleveland Cavaliers
FanDuel Price: $4,500
Projected FanDuel Points: 22.5
Projected FanDuel Value: 4.99
It might be following the hype, but we're going with three Cavs here for a reason. At an implied total of 110.25 points, they own the slate's third-highest clip as a result of a 222.5-point over/under. That's especially encouraging when we consider their 121 points, 122.5 offensive rating and 99.7 pace on Sunday.
Like most of the Cavs, Tristan Thompson's a tournament-only play, because we can't know their new rotation after just one blowout game. He's also coming off a dud performance that makes him a very risk play with all the new faces on board.
The minutes should be there -- for now at least. In the team's last game, he played 27 minutes with only four rebounds. If he continues to see that amount of minutes, we should expect more from Thompson. Tonight's matchup will help. OKC is allowing nearly 50 FanDuel points per game to centers in their last five -- no doubt a byproduct of the team's 46.8% rebounding rate without Roberson, Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony on the floor. Russ and Melo are game-time decisions tonight.
Steven Adams presents a difficult one-on-one matchup, and Thompson can't be touched in cash games, but he provides nice cap relief on a night with a plethora of enticing high-priced plays.
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