3 Under-the-Radar Daily Fantasy Basketball Plays for 3/23/17
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, SF, Brooklyn Nets
FanDuel Price: $4,300
Why He Will Go Overlooked:
Kawhi Leonard typically commands high ownership rates. Thursday will be no different, especially with a five-game slate. For those looking to go a bit cheaper, T.J. Warren and Harrison Barnes both have excellent matchups and should carry a decent amount of ownership like they did on Tuesday.
In Rondae Hollis-Jefferson's last game, he put up a 10.8-FanDuel-point dud, and he has scored double-digit real-world points only three times in his last seven games.
Why You Should Use Him:
While Hollis-Jefferson has not been racking up that many baskets, he does contribute in multiple categories to help offset his low-scoring nights. Since the All-Star break, the Brooklyn Nets' forward has had six games with at least eight rebounds, and he has grabbed a steal or block in 12 of the 14 games.
Hollis-Jefferson has recorded a least 18 fantasy points in eight games since the break. He is averaging 9.8 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.9 steals, 0.6 blocks, and 20.8 fantasy points per games. That average would be a 4.8 FanDuel points per $1,000 in salary at today's price tag for his matchup against the woeful Phoenix Suns.
The game between two of the worst teams in the league has the highest implied total of the night as the two teams rank 29th and 30th in the points allowed. While being eligible to be used at small forward, Hollis-Jefferson spends the majority of his team at power forward, a position to which the Suns allow the fourth-most fantasy points in the NBA.
The Nets and Suns are first and second in terms of pace, as well, meaning Hollis-Jefferson will have his chances to score actual points to add to his solid baseline of stats. In the only other meeting this season, Hollis-Jefferson dropped a stat line of 20 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block for 42.6 FanDuel points.