5 NBA FanDuel Value Plays to Target on 2/8/19
Pat Connaughton, SG, Milwaukee Bucks
FanDuel Price: $3,500
Projected FanDuel Points: 5.3
Projected FanDuel Value: 1.51
We don't yet know who will be starting for Khris Middleton tonight when he sits for "load management," the fancy term for taking a day off. It could very well be Tony Snell, but it's his Milwaukee Bucks teammate Pat Connaughton who presents the higher upside.
Connaughton's minutes have been sparse of late. Heck, not just of late -- the former Notre Dame star has played double-digit minutes just 11 times since the start of December. When he does see a significant minutes boost, however, he's been able to take advantage.
Connaughton has scored 24.5, 23.8, and 25.3 FanDuel points each of the past three times he's seen 20-plus minutes of run, which could very well happen tonight. He received 29 minutes the last time Middleton sat, going off for 29.4 FanDuel points in the process.
He needs just 17.5 FanDuel points at minimum salary to hit value tonight, something he has proven that he can easily surpass when his number is called. With FanDuel's new best ball format that drops the lowest score from your roster, what have you got to lose by taking a chance on him this evening?
