5 NBA FanDuel Value Plays to Target on 11/16/18

Mike Muscala, C, Philadelphia 76ers

FanDuel Price: $3,600
Projected FanDuel Points: 18.7
Projected FanDuel Value: 5.20

All of a sudden, Mike Muscala is a relevant player for daily fantasy hoops. And it's not because he's an amazing player or getting more minutes -- rather he's an able body on a Philadelphia 76ers team hurting for production in the frontcourt.

With Dario Saric shipped to the T'Wolves in the Jimmy Butler trade, there are minutes to be had at both the power forward and backup center spots. Joel Embiid will play big minutes at the five, but over the last five games we've seen Moose get at least 23.7 minutes while averaging 26.3 spread across both positions. And he even played 26.3 in Butler's team debut, so it appears that he'll stick in the rotation in a meaningful way.

Tonight's matchup with the Utah Jazz is one where we could see -- at the very least -- 25-plus minutes of Muscala. With the big frontcourt of Rudy Gobert and Derrick Favors logging just short of 11 minutes per game together (via NBA Stats), a Muscala-Embiid frontcourt would make sense. Despite being two games removed from tallying 6.89 points per $1,000, Muscala's price has decreased by $100, making him an ideal punt play for your dropped score spot on FanDuel.

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