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3 FanDuel Premier League Under-the-Radar Plays for Matchweek 29

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Raúl Jimenez, Forward, Wolves

Salary: $11,000

As was the case with Fulham's Aleksander Mitrovic a couple of matchweeks ago, Jimenez's salary has risen to a point where he is neck and neck with the biggest names on the slate. At $11,000 Jimenez is only $500 less than Gabriel Jesus, the same price as Marcus Rashford, and $500 more than Wilfried Zaha ($10,500). With those names in his salary range, Jimenez is likely to go overlooked, despite the fact that both Jesus and Rashford are returning from injury.

While it is a steep price to pay, Jimenez's inclusion in the top tier of the forward position isn't without merit. Prior to his last match, in which Wolves was held scoreless by Huddersfield, Jimenez had scored four goals over last four matches. Over his previous five matches, he had FanDuel point totals of 22.6, 15.3, 33.8, 48.2, and 30.1. Those results were only slightly behind the numbers being put up by Marcus Rashford, and well ahead of every other forward not named Sergio Aguero ($14,000).

Adding to Jimenez's positive outlook is Wolves' home matchup against Cardiff. With an implied win probability of 67.74%, their outlook is very similar to Manchester United's. Over their last six matches, Cardiff has conceded 14 goals, tied with Leicester City and Fulham for the most in the Premier League. Over their last two matches against Everton and Watford, Cardiff has conceded eight goals. Oddly enough, Cardiff has been better defensively on the road this season than at home, but they are still allowing an average of 1.84 goals per away fixture.

All of this sets up well for Jimenez to resume his good run of form at the head of a Wolves' attack that has scored 12 goals over their last six matches.