3 Daily Fantasy Basketball Value Plays for 4/20/17

Greg Monroe, C, Milwaukee Bucks

FanDuel Price: $5,900
Projected FanDuel Points: 28.9
Projected FanDuel Value: 4.9

Greg Monroe has stepped into a larger role for the Milwaukee Bucks to begin the playoffs. After watching him lead the team in field goal percentage (55%) and rank second in both scoring (16 points per game) and usage rate (26.3%) through the first two games, head coach Jason Kidd may look to give him more than the 24 minutes he has averaged during that time.

Even with this limited playing time, Monroe has nearly averaged a double-double (16 and 9.5 boards), as well as 30.7 FanDuel points. His 1.28 FanDuel points per minute through ranks first among centers by a wide margin and is why we get so excited about his upside. Monroe showed the ability to crush value at this price tag this year, with 14 games of 35-plus FanDuel points, six of which he played less than 30 minutes in.

The Bucks also have the third-highest implied team total on this slate, as they are 1.5-point favorites against the Toronto Raptors. Monroe should benefit from the positive game script as long as Kidd gives him a reasonable amount of playing time.