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

Julius Randle, PF, Los Aneles Lakers

FanDuel Price: $6,200

Why He Will Go Overlooked:

Julius Randle has struggled mightily in his past two games and isn't likely to see much ownership with a stacked power forward position tonight. On the other side of Randle's matchup, both Nikola Jokic and Kenneth Faried figure to be popular plays. In the same price range, both Dirk Nowitzki and James Johnson have been playing well recently and should see some ownership.

Why You Should Use Him:

While Randle hasn't been able to buy a bucket in his past two games, averaging 15.3 FanDuel points in that span, his minutes haven't diminished during that time. In the seven January games prior to his two duds, he had averaged 37.1 FanDuel points.

Tonight, he will take on the Denver Nuggets, who have allowed the eighth-most FanDuel points to opposing power forwards. The Los Angeles Lakers are projected for 114.8 points against Denver, which is 10.3 points above their season scoring average and is the second-highest implied team total on the slate.

Randle will match up with Faried, who was recently inserted into the starting lineup and ranks 83rd among 93 qualified power forwards in real defensive plus-minus. In four meetings with the Nuggets last season, Randle averaged 30.8 FanDuel points, which is 4.5 points higher than his average in all other games last year.

Randle's recent inconsistency is probably enough to keep him out of cash-game consideration, but he is a prime tournament target in this bounce-back spot.