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3 NBA FanDuel Value Plays to Target on 1/8/19

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Otto Porter, SF, Washington Wizards

FanDuel Price: $4,900
Projected FanDuel Points: 22.9
Projected FanDuel Value: 4.56

As Otto Porter works his way back from a lengthy absence due to injury, the Washington Wizards' forward remains a bargain in DFS. In the three games he has played since missing three weeks with a quad issue, Porter has been relegated to reserve duty and has failed to play more than 23.5 minutes in any one contest. While usually, his situation would scare us off, Porter has thrived in limited action due to the absence of John Wall. In his last two games, Porter has racked up 31 shot attempts. He has averaged 15.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists for 36.7 FanDuel points per night. That comes out to 7.5 points per $1,000 of his current $4,900 salary, an extreme value.

While we expect more modest production against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday, Porter remains the second offensive weapon on the Wizards as shown by his 30.4% usage rate since his return. Even as he will stay in the second unit, for at least one more game, Porter is reported to be without a minutes restriction and is nearly a must play, due to the cost and the expected high scoring game -- 228.0 over/under -- on Tuesday.