3 NBA FanDuel Value Plays to Target on 1/25/19

Monte Morris, PG, Denver Nuggets

FanDuel Price: $3,500
Projected FanDuel Points: 21.0
Projected FanDuel Value: 5.99

With both Gary Harris and Will Barton healthy, Denver Nuggets guard Monte Morris has struggled to be the fantasy-relevant play he had been for much of the early season. Due to a plus matchup tonight, however, that drop in output could change.

The Nuggets host the Phoenix Suns this evening at the Pepsi Center. They aren't just favorites tonight; the game is set to be one of the most lopsided of the season. The Suns are coming off a blowout 120-106 loss (it looked much worse during moments of the fourth quarter) last night and have to travel for the back-to-back. It should, thus, come as no surprise that Denver is favored by 16.0 points, the fifth-biggest spread this season.

As such, we can confidently assume that bench players like Morris will see an uptick in minutes played. He's averaged 18 minutes in his past four games. We have him modeled to play closer to 24 tonight. Given the expected increase in run, we have him projected for 21.0 FanDuel points, which equates to a value of just under 6.0 points per $1,000, making him a value player to target tonight.

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