Mavs' J.J. Barea is starting in place of Dennis Smith on Friday
Dallas Mavericks guard J.J. Barea is starting at point guard on Friday night.
What It Means:
Barea is in the lineup in place of Dennis Smith Jr., who is out with a knee injury. With the lack of backcourt depth, the Mavericks have shifted Yogi Ferrell to the bench so he can back up Barea.
Our models projected Barea for 20.7 FanDuel points while costing just $3,900 on Friday night.
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