5 NBA FanDuel Value Plays to Target on 3/16/18

Nerlens Noel, C, Dallas Mavericks

FanDuel Price: $4,400
Projected FanDuel Points: 21.2
Projected FanDuel Value: 4.82

It's become a very frequent thing to say, but there's just not a lot of cheap options at center. A few banged-up frontcourts have returned to health, limiting the targets to guys playing limited minutes in either a starting or bench role. Nerlens Noel is the only one to come with some intriguing upside in 20 or so minutes.

Noel struggled against the New York Knicks on Tuesday, so he shouldn't have high ownership to begin with. But he's just two games removed from logging 25.6 minutes and accounting for 30.8 FanDuel points against the Denver Nuggets. And in the game after that, he turned in 25.3 FanDuel points with 10 points and 9 rebounds in 15 minutes and change.

Since Noel's return on February 28th, he leads the Dallas Mavericks with 1.10 FanDuel points per minute, according to NBAWowy!. He is grabbing 20 rebounds per 100 possessions with a defensive rebounding rate of 33% while on the floor. A combined 12 steals and blocks have also been an added bonus for a guy playing in a limited role. For that reason, he's the second-best point-per-dollar play at center tonight.

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