5 NBA FanDuel Value Plays to Target on 1/19/18

Josh Hart, SG, Los Angeles Lakers

FanDuel Price: $4,500
Projected FanDuel Points: 24.2
Projected FanDuel Value: 5.37

The Lakers are dealing with four key injuries heading into Friday's matchup with the Pacers. Both Brandon Ingram and Kyle Kuzma are questionable with injuries, but Lonzo Ball and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope have already been ruled out with injuries of their own. It's not a matter of if Josh Hart will see big minutes -- it's just a matter of how many.

In recent games, Hart has already stepped into extra minutes as Ball sits with a knee injury. At both guard spots, he has totaled 58.2 minutes in the last two games, and that's with Caldwell-Pope playing six of the eight possible quarters. He's poised to play at least 30 minutes and, if one or both of the forwards are on the sideline, that could potentially increase to 35 or more.

The opportunity will certainly be there for the rookie -- and if the numbers mean anything, so will the production. In the eight games he's started, Hart has averaged 30.7 minutes and 25.4 FanDuel points. Meanwhile, when he's played between 30 and 39 minutes, he's put up 29.9 FanDuel points in five contests. In what's expected to the be the second-highest scoring game of the night, you can't go wrong with Hart.