Daily Fantasy Basketball Game Scripts to Target on 2/8/17

Marcus Morris, SF, Detroit Pistons

FanDuel Price: $5,800

Marcus Morris once again took advantage of a positive game script on Monday, putting up 33.1 FanDuel points in a high-scoring game against the Philadelphia 76ers. That game pushes his average to 38.2 over his past three games, a stretch during which he has averaged 15.3 field goal attempts. This directly coincides with an ice-cold stretch for teammate Reggie Jackson, who is averaging just 9.3 points over his past 4 games on 30.2 percent shooting.

Morris should continue to be heavily involved in the offense against the Los Angeles Lakers, a matchup which Vegas expects to result in a 10.7-point scoring boost for the Detroit Pistons. Detroit's implied team total of 112 points is the third-highest on the slate, and should come as no surprise considering Los Angeles' 29th-ranked defensive efficiency.

Detroit's slow pace of play doesn't find them playing with high implied team totals often, but when they do, no player has benefited from positive game scripts more than Morris. In games with an implied team total of at least 110 points over the past two seasons, Morris has averaged 29 FanDuel points, as opposed to 23.6 in all others.

He's averaged 30.4 FanDuel points in the five games he's played with an over/under of at least 215 points during that span, and when the over/under is at least 210, he's scored an average of 27.3 FanDuel points.

Morris has everything going in his favor tonight -- he has played well recently, draws a terrific matchup and game script, and his price tag still hasn't matched his recent production. He's one of the top small forward options on the slate.