3 NBA FanDuel Value Plays to Target on 1/24/19

Jahlil Okafor, C, New Orleans Pelicans

FanDuel Price: $5,500
Projected FanDuel Points: 35.5
Projected FanDuel Value: 6.46

Given the way Jahlil Okafor has played in the past two games, this could be the last day you see him in the value-play territory.

The fourth-year player hasn't had much opportunity to show his skills in the past two seasons, but an injury to Anthony Davis has opened up more than 30 minutes for Okafor in each of the past two games. That type of run is unlikely to change for the foreseeable future given that Okafor has posted back-to-back double-doubles and racked up 8 blocks across the two games, scoring 41.0 and 42.0 FanDuel points, respectively.

Okafor's minutes have a shot at increasing tonight as fellow Pelicans big Nikola Mirotic is questionable after injuring his calf in last night's loss to the Detroit Pistons. Whether Mirotic plays or not, our models have Okafor continuing his recent dominance when the Pelicans take on the Thunder. We project Okafor for 6.46 FanDuel points per $1,000, our highest projected value on the slate.