3 Under-the-Radar Daily Fantasy Basketball Plays for 1/6/17

Evan Fournier, SG, Orlando Magic

FanDuel Price: $6,000

Why He Will Go Overlooked:

Two of the best players in the entire NBA, James Harden and Giannis Antetokounmpo, are playing tonight and are both eligible to play shooting guard on FanDuel. Bradley Beal is back in action and has been playing well. He should be a popular play against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

If Kyrie Irving sits again, Jordan McRae will likely be a popular punt play against the Brooklyn Nets.

Why You Should Use Him:

Evan Fournier struggled in his return, posting just 16.7 FanDuel points. But most importantly, he was deemed healthy enough to play 30 minutes. In the seven games prior to his injury, Fournier had averaged 33.2 FanDuel points in 34.4 minutes.

The Orlando Magic are projected for 108.5 points against the Houston Rockets, which is 9.1 points higher than their season average. This game has a 223-point over/under, easily the highest on the slate. It's also a huge pace-up game for the Magic, as Houston has played at the fourth-fastest pace this season.

This should be a quick, back-and-forth affair with a lot of points being scored in transition, an area Fournier has excelled. He has more points per game in transition than any Magic player over the past two seasons, and the offensive numbers he posted in transition last year rivaled those of any player in the NBA.

Among players with at least 100 transition shot attempts last season, nobody posted a higher points per possession than Fournier, and only LeBron James posted a higher effective field goal percentage. He should thrive in this up-tempo matchup against Houston, who are allowing the third-most points in transition.

The Rockets have been better defensively than most expected, but that success has not carried over to defending shooting guards. They've allowed the fifth-most FanDuel points per game to two-guards, and that shouldn't come as much of a surprise -- James Harden ranks 71st among shooting guards with a -1.39 defensive real plus-minus.

Given the matchup, it wouldn't be surprising to see Fournier return to the elite level of play he was at prior to his injury.