3 Under-the-Radar Daily Fantasy Basketball Plays for 2/9/17
Jahlil Okafor, C, Philadelphia 76ers
FanDuel Price: $4,600
Why He Will Go Overlooked:
Nobody likes playing Jahlil Okafor, even at his depressed price tag, and with a loaded center player pool tonight, you don't have to play him. Rudy Gobert, Al Horford, Nikola Vucevic, Mason Plumlee, and Clint Capela all find themselves in great spots and should deflect ownership from Okafor -- especially Capela, who is just $600 more.
Why You Should Use Him:
Okafor has shown the ability to consistently hit value at this price while filling in for Joel Embiid, averaging 23.6 FanDuel points over his past five games, highlighted by a 33.6-FanDuel-point performance last night against the San Antonio Spurs. He'll look to build on that performance in a much easier matchup against the Orlando Magic.
Orlando has allowed the eighth-most FanDuel points per game to opposing centers, as well as the most points per possession in the post. Orlando also ranks 24th in rebounding rate as a team.
Okafor doesn't have the elite upside that some of the other post options on this slate possess, but while everyone else focuses their search for value on the replacement guards for Cleveland, Okafor is a nice, safe play who has proven he can consistently reach value at this price.