5 NBA FanDuel Value Plays to Target on 3/21/18

Bam Adebayo, C, Miami Heat

FanDuel Price: $4,300
Projected FanDuel Points: 17.9
Projected FanDuel Value: 4.15

Bam Adebayo had a bit of a flop on Monday. In 27 minutes, he ended the night with 19.1 FanDuel points on 7 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. He went without a block for a third straight game and was a dreadful 1-for-6 from the free throw line. In a vacuum, that's disappointing, but Adebayo still surpassed five-times value for a fourth consecutive appearance.

Adebayo's price has increased to $4,300 to reflect his role without Hassan Whiteside. It doesn't matter, though -- he's still a great play with 25.2 FanDuel points per game in the three games prior. He's had games with 8, 8, 9 and 16 rebounds while handing out 2 or more assists while shooting quite inefficiently (28.9% over the last four) from the field. If he can at least get back to his season-average of 51.5%, we can expect higher upside with the 9-plus shots he's seen during this recent run.

As with Ellington, Adebayo is in a good spot against a Knicks team with nothing to play for. At 25.7%, their opponent offensive rebound rate is the worst of all 30 teams, and Adebayo's the team's leader in that stat with a 14.7% offensive rebound rate of his own over the last four. It's a match made in heaven for the Heat big.

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