5 NBA FanDuel Value Plays to Target for 2/8/18

Fred VanVleet, PG, Toronto Raptors

FanDuel Price: $4,900
Projected FanDuel Points: 15.6
Projected FanDuel Value: 3.18

In a home matchup against a very shorthanded New York Knicks squad, the Toronto Raptors are 14.5-point favorites. That number could certainly grow by lock, and there's a chance it won't be high enough with the Knicks reeling from the loss of Kristaps Porzingis.

Coming in, the Raptors have won three straight games by at least 15 points, including 20- and 25-point wins over the Boston Celtics and Portland Trail Blazers, respectively. If they continue to roll, there are three cheap point guard options in this game alone. But, above Trey Burke and Delon Wright, Fred VanVleet is the best play. Averaging 18.6 minutes on the year and 24.2 over his last five, he should see decent run regardless. In the team's three consecutive blowouts, VanVleet's averaged 26.8 minutes and 29 FanDuel points with a 26.2% assist rate and a true shooting percentage of 62.5%.

The Knicks are allowing the sixth-most FanDuel points per game to opposing point guards, and Burke is far from a good defender. So long as the Raptors run away with this one, VanVleet should easily return five-times value.