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3 NBA FanDuel Value Plays for 12/21/17

Ian Goldsmith Dec 21st, 2017
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Alec Burks, SG, Utah Jazz

FanDuel Price: $4,000
Projected FanDuel Points: 17.5
Projected FanDuel Value: 4.37

In the nine games that Rodney Hood has missed this season, Alec Burks numbers have shot upwards. With Hood in the lineup, Burks is averaging 14.5 FanDuel points in 17.7 minutes per game. Without Hood, those numbers go up to 28.8 FanDuel points and 24.4 minutes.

Hood is back, but now Donovan Mitchell is on the sidelines, and last night's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder show that Burks is the main beneficiary of Mitchell's absence. Burks played 24 minutes last night and finished with 33.4 FanDuel points on $3,800 salary.

His salary has gone up $200, but that is still well below the high of $5,400 he experienced in Hood's recent extended absence. Make sure to keep checking Mitchell's injury status for tonight. If he remains out, Burks should once again be a big beneficiary and has tournament-winning upside.

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