The 5 Best Point Guards to Target in Daily Fantasy Basketball Tournaments
5. Jeff Teague, Indiana Pacers
Looking at Jeff Teague's ability to fill up multiple categories -- he owns season-long averages of 15.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 8.1 assists per game -- you can see why he is capable of the going off for big games while not racking up huge scoring nights.
He has scored 25 or more points only four times this season, but he has surpassed 6 FanDuel points per $1,000 in salary in all four of those games games -- including two performances of 8.5 FanDuel points per $1,000.
| Player | Games | Games ≥ 5.5X | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Teague | 57 | 19 | 33.30% |
The low scoring totals -- 27 games with 15 or fewer real-life points -- has made Teague a less than desirable play in cash games. The Indiana Pacers point guard is the only one of our five top tournament plays to reach 4.5 FanDuel points per $1,000 (cash-game value) less than 50% of the time, achieving cash value in only 28 games.
His price tag has been rising all season, starting at a season-low $5,900 and peaking as high as $8,200. Typically, though, it has remained in the $7,000 range. In the 10 games he scored at least 45 fantasy points, Teague's average price tag was $7,350, making it easy plug him into your tourney lineups on those nights.
