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3 Daily Fantasy Basketball Value Plays for 5/5/17

Jacob Gibbs  —  @jagibbs_23 May 5th, 2017
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Patty Mills, PG, San Antonio Spurs

FanDuel Price: $3,800
Projected FanDuel Points: 17.4
Projected FanDuel Value: 4.58

With Tony Parker ruled out for the rest of the playoffs, Patty Mills is expected to step into a larger role for San Antonio in tonight's uptempo contest in Houston.

Per the RotoViz Game Splits App, Mills averaged 22.6 FanDuel points in games without Parker this season, as opposed to 15.9 with him. While unspectacular, that number is certainly high enough to pay off his salary, as he needs just 19 FanDuel points to reach value (5 FanDuel points per $1,000 in salary).

A matchup with Patrick Beverley is generally thought of as one to avoid, but a meeting with Houston certainly wasn't one to avoid this season, as their uptempo pace of play led to opposing point guards averaging the sixth-most FanDuel points in the league -- more than any team on this slate. Mills should have no problem reaching value in an expanded role in this matchup.

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