5 NBA FanDuel Value Plays to Target on 1/23/18

Michael Beasley, SF, New York Knicks

FanDuel Price: $4,800
Projected FanDuel Points: 35.3
Projected FanDuel Value: 7.35

As previously established, we know that the Knicks are very big underdogs on Tuesday. Part of that stems from the two teams' disparity in playing styles. While the Warriors go small, space the floor and play at the league's 3rd-fastest pace, the Knicks are bigger, limited on the perimeter and rank 19th in pace, averaging 4.2 fewer possessions per 48 minutes.

Whether the Warriors come out hot or not, the Knicks will need a lot of scoring to keep up -- or attempt to catch up -- with the high-flying Dubs. They'll almost certainly be forced to abandon Enes Kanter, who should be a liability in pick-and-rolls, particularly against lineups where either Draymond Green or Kevin Durant are the biggest player on the floor for Golden State. Therefore we should see a ton of Michael Beasley at power forward, with Kristaps Porzingis sitting this one out.

Per NBAWowy, with Porzingis off the floor, Beasley has used 31.8% of available possessions while averaging 1.14 FanDuel points per minute in 600 minutes. New York coach Jeff Hornacek will likely be forced to give Beasley more than 30 minutes, so even in a tough matchup with Green, Beasley should prove himself a great tournament play at a discounted price.