Daily Fantasy Basketball Game Scripts to Target on 1/3/17
LaMarcus Aldridge, PF, San Antonio Spurs
FanDuel Price: $7,900
The San Antonio Spurs are projected for 108.25 points against the Toronto Raptors, which is the second-highest implied team total on the slate and 3.1 points over their season points per game average. As you can see laid out in the chart below, no Spur has benefited more from playing in spots similar to this as much as LaMarcus Aldridge has over the past two seasons. The data was pulled from the RotoViz Game Splits App.
The "In Split" displayed on the chart is games the Spurs played with over a 108-point implied team total while "Out of Split" displays all other games.
| Player | In Split | Out of Split |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Parker | 19.9 | 22.2 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 40.9 | 37 |
| LaMarcus Aldridge | 38.1 | 30.4 |
| Pau Gasol | 16.8 | 28.1 |
Aldridge's FanDuel points per game jumped from 30.4 to 38.1 in the 18 games he played in which the Spurs were projected for at least a 108-point team total over the past two seasons. Aldridge also has performed well in games that the Spurs played in with at least a 211.5-point over/under, averaging 37.9 FanDuel points per game in that split.
The matchup isn't particularly inviting as the Raptors have stifled opposing bigs this season. However, Aldridge has been nearly unstoppable as of late, averaging 22.6 points, 10 rebounds, and 40.6 FanDuel points over his past five games. Toronto also ranks in the bottom 10 in Rebounding Rate this season, so Aldridge should continue his solid work on the glass. If San Antonio is going to come anywhere near reaching their implied team total, Aldridge is likely going to be a big part of it.
