Daily Fantasy Basketball Game Scripts to Target on 3/16/17

Nikola Jokic, PF, Denver Nuggets

FanDuel Price: $10,600

Not only will Nikola Jokic be playing without teammates Danilo Gallinari and Wilson Chandler tonight, but he also should benefit from the third-highest implied team total on the slate (112 points). The Nuggets 4-point home favorites against the Los Angeles Clippers, who will be without Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan, in the game with the second-highest over/under on the slate (220 points).

According to the RotoViz Game Splits App, Jokic has averaged 5.7 more FanDuel points in games with an implied team total of at least 110 points. In games with an over/under of at least 220 points, Jokic has averaged 39.8 FanDuel points, as opposed to 29.8 in all other games.

According to RotoGrinders' Court IQ, no player has benefited from the absence of Gallinari, Chandler, and Darrell Arthur than Jokic this season. He has seen a 3.6% increase in usage rate and a 0.24 increase in FanDuel points per minute, which pushes his average to a ridiculous 1.54 FanDuel points per minute with those three off the floor.

With a positive game script, a boosted role, and a matchup against a depleted Los Angeles frontcourt, Jokic looks like one of the best on-paper plays of the night. He has the ability to be worth every penny, even at his price tag.