5 NBA FanDuel Value Plays for 12/8/17

Buddy Hield, SG, Sacramento Kings

FanDuel Price: $4,800
Projected FanDuel Points: 21.8
Projected FanDuel Value: 4.54

A revenge game is always fun to target, but Buddy Hield's intrigue as a DFS option stretches beyond any ill feelings toward his former squad. It's no secret that the New Orleans Pelicans are a team worth rolling players out against for fantasy purposes.

According to Basketball Reference, they're allowing 109.4 points per 100 possessions and have produced a pace of 100.4 possessions per 48 minutes through 25 games. That combination has led to a Pelicans defense allowing 110.2 points per game -- 27th among all NBA squads. And, as we know, possessions and points lead to fantasy points.

With the presence of DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis (when healthy) down low, they haven't been the best team to play power forwards and centers against. Instead, they've been primed for big nights on the perimeter. In fact, against shooting guards, New Orleans is giving up 40.0 FanDuel points with 22.1 points and 3.1 three-point makes per game. Averaging 27.8 minutes, 18.0 points, and 3.0 threes a game over the last two, Hield draws a matchup made in heaven Friday night.