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5 NBA FanDuel Value Plays for 12/29/17

Brett Oswalt  —  @bRo14thekid Dec 29th, 2017
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Jakob Poeltl, C, Toronto Raptors

FanDuel Price: $4,300
Projected FanDuel Points: 20.1
Projected FanDuel Value: 4.67

We've seen Jakob Poeltl show flashes of brilliance before only to take to the backburner behind Jonas Valanciunas and others. Recently, he's found his way into the rotation and appears that it might be for good.

With Valanciunas having his share of struggles with the Toronto Raptors' new style of play, Poeltl is now averaging 17.4 minutes per game in 33 appearances this season. In the month of December, he's gotten even more run (21.3 minutes) and hasn't disappointed. In 13 games, he has accounted for 20.7 FanDuel points a game and has reached at least five-times value on eight separate occasions.

The young center is a little more pricey than he's been, but don't let that deter from using him as a punt at center. He's already been getting minutes and, if Vegas is right and the Raptors get a sizable lead, we could be seeing more of Poeltl -- and, in DFS, we have to love the sound of that.


Brett Oswalt is not a FanDuel employee. In addition to providing DFS gameplay advice, Brett also participates in DFS contests on FanDuel using his personal account, username BRO14THEKID. While the strategies and player selections recommended in his articles are his/her personal views, he may deploy different strategies and player selections when entering contests with his personal account. The views expressed in his articles are the author's alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of FanDuel.

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