3 NBA FanDuel Value Plays to Target on 2/12/19

Daniel Theis, PF, Boston Celtics

FanDuel Price: $4,000
Projected FanDuel Points: 17.4
Projected FanDuel Value: 4.34

With Aron Baynes out with injury for the Boston Celtics, Daniel Theis has stepped up and been an extremely productive fantasy option over the last couple of weeks.

In his last five games, Theis has averaged 11.0 points, 4.6 rebounds, 0.6 steals, and 1.4 blocks in 17.9 minutes per game. He has dropped at least 18 FanDuel points in each game while surpassing 22 in three of the five contests. He is averaging 23.7 FanDuel points per night, which would translate to 5.9 FanDuel points per $1,000 of salary at his $4,000 cost on Tuesday.

Facing the Philadelphia 76ers, the Celtics are likely to have Theis and his size out on the floor often against Joel Embiid and the Sixers frontcourt. With a decent run of minutes likely, Theis should be able to have his way against Philly, as they have allowed higher than average FanDuel points per minute to centers while ranking 28th against opposing power forwards. The position has averaged 1.06 FanDuel points per minute against the 76ers, meaning Theis would, at that rate, need to play just 18.9 minutes to reach optimal value.