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3 Under-the-Radar Daily Fantasy Basketball Plays for 2/14/17
With Kevin Love out, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving will likely see big ownership tonight, but don't sleep on Tristan Thompson.

Bobby Portis, PF, Chicago Bulls

FanDuel Price: $3,600

Why He Will Go Overlooked:

Bobby Portis hasn't done much with his limited minutes this season for the Chicago Bulls, and there aren't nearly as #FreeBobbyPortis truthers out there anymore. Also, most of Chicago's injuries are to their backcourt rather than frontcourt. As a result, don't expect Portis to be overly popular tonight.

Why You Should Use Him:

Portis saw a season-high 31 minutes in his last game, which he turned into 23.2 FanDuel points. With the likes of Dwyane Wade, Jimmy Butler, Nikola Mirotic, and Paul Zipser all questionable for tonight's game, Portis could be looking at big minutes once again.

Per RotoGrinders' Court IQ, it has been Portis who has seen the largest increase in usage with Wade, Butler, and Mirotic off the floor this season, watching his usage jump from 18.1% to 24.4%, while his FanDuel points per minute in such situations has risen from 0.73 to 0.88.

The Toronto Raptors, Portis' opponent tonight, have been excellent on defense, but if they've had one weakness, it has been against opposing power forwards. That is the only position where the Raptors have ranked in the bottom half of the league in FanDuel points allowed, and if given the playing time tonight, Portis could very well exploit that weakness.

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