3 NBA FanDuel Value Plays to Target on 1/4/19

Chandler Hutchison, SF, Chicago Bulls

FanDuel Price: $3,500
Projected FanDuel Points: 19.1
Projected FanDuel Value: 5.45

If you want to take a bit of a risk this evening (and why wouldn't you with FanDuel's best ball format?), then consider using Chicago Bulls small forward Chandler Hutchison. The rookie out of Boise State is likely to get a lot of opportunity to showcase his skills going forward as the Bulls traded away Justin Holiday to the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday.

As such, it could be Hutchison who enters the Bulls' starting lineup (make sure to check back on numberFire later today to make sure he gets the starting nod). Hutchison hasn't done much in three starts this season, scoring a max of just 13.8 FanDuel points. He didn't see a ton of minutes in those games, however, which could change now as the 10-28 Bulls really have nothing to play for.

We have him projected for just 0.62 FanDuel points per minute. At that rate, he'd need about 28 minutes of run in order to his a value of 5.0 FanDuel points per minute. That number seemed relatively untouchable before but is certainly not out of the question now. Hutch is clearly a risk, but a boost in minutes and stature could be just what he needs to jump-start his fantasy potential.

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