3 Under-the-Radar Daily Fantasy Basketball Plays for 1/5/17

Steven Adams, C, Oklahoma City Thunder

FanDuel Price: $5,600

Why He Will Go Overlooked:

Steven Adams has been killing the game lately, but center is loaded today. Andre Drummond, Dwight Howard, Brook Lopez, Myles Turner, and Mason Plumlee are all in great spots and you can only play one center on FanDuel.

Why You Should Use Him:

Adams has really stepped up his game for the Thunder, averaging 19 points, 10 boards, and 2 blocks in 35 minutes per game over his past two. In his past seven games, Adams has averaged 31.1 FanDuel points, which easily crushes value considering his salary continues to hover around the $5,000 mark.

He has every chance to continue his recent hot streak against the Rockets, who have struggled against centers since losing Clint Capela to injury. Generally thought of as a solid rebounding team (fourth in rebounding rate), Houston has recently been vulnerable on the glass. This should come as no surprise, considering their small-ball lineup usually features Ryan Anderson and Montrezl Harrell at the four and five, both of whom rank in the bottom-100 in rebounding rate.

The past four centers to play at least 20 minutes against the Rockets have averaged 14 boards against them. On the year, the Rockets have given up the fourth-most rebounds to opposing centers. Adams, who is averaging 7.8 boards on the year and 9.8 over his past four games, should eat glass against Houston.

It's also worth noting that head coach Billy Donovan sees something he likes about the way Adams matches up against the Rockets, playing him 31 minutes per game in their two meetings this season, while Enes Kanter has seen just 14.5 minutes per game.

In those games, Adams has averaged 28.1 FanDuel points, despite Capela's tough defense.