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5 NBA FanDuel Value Plays to Target on 4/5/18

Dale Redman  —  @DTRedman Apr 5th, 2018
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Nemanja Bjelica, SF, Minnesota Timberwolves

FanDuel Price: $4,400
Projected FanDuel Points: 23.8
Projected FanDuel Value: 5.41

With Jimmy Butler doubtful to play on Thursday, Nemanja Bjelica is expected to make at least one more start as the Minnesota Timberwolves' small forward.

Bjelica has struggled to score the last three times out -- averaging just 9.0 points per game, but has managed to rack up a decent bevy of fantasy points with 22.1 FanDuel points per night. His ability to fill out a box score (6.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.2 steals in his 24 starts this season) leaves him as a high-ceiling fantasy option if his shot is on the mark. Facing the Denver Nuggets, who own the NBA's worst defense since the All-Star Break, it just might be time for Bjelica.

The T-Wolves and Nuggets own the highest over/under of the day, with Minnesota holding an implied point total of 109.25. That is, in large part, thanks to Denver's disappearing defense, which has given up a league-worst 114.9 points per game over their last 20 games. With a high-scoring game on the docket, Bjelica comes in as the second-best value play among small forwards, per our projections.

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