5 NBA FanDuel Value Plays to Target on 3/22/19

Fred VanVleet, PG, Toronto Raptors

FanDuel Price: $5,600
Projected FanDuel Points: 23.9
Projected FanDuel Value: 4.28

We already know that Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry is out for tonight's rematch against the Oklahoma City Thunder. That means that everybody's favorite cheaper point guard tonight will once again be Fred VanVleet.

VanVleet got the start for Lowry during Wednesday's overtime loss to the Thunder, finishing with 23 points, 6 assists, 2 steals, and 35.0 FanDuel points. That type of performance is what's come to be typical for VanVleet when starting. He's averaging 29.2 FanDuel points this year when in the starting lineup compared to 23.3 when he comes off the bench.

VanVleet has now scored at least 32.5 FanDuel points in four straight and five of his past six starts, including two games above 40.0 FanDuel points. Thanks to coming back from injury less than a week ago, these types of performances haven't inflated his FanDuel price that much, and at $5,600 it still represents a solid value position. He's as solid a play as any tonight, and a near must play in 50/50s.

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