5 Daily Fantasy Basketball Value Plays for 2/29/16

Darren Collison, PG, Sacramento Kings ($5,200)

Despite seeing all of his time off of the bench, Darren Collison is averaging 28.6 minutes per game this year, 23rd among all point guards. Over the past five games, he has seen even more playing time, upping his average to over 33 minutes per contest, which has correlated into some really healthy production. Averaging 27.5 FanDuel points per game over this stretch, Collison has failed to hit five times value (five points for every $1,000 in salary) only once. 

With Rajon Rondo questionable for tonight's matchup with the Thunder, Collison could be close to a cash game-lock at his price if Rondo does sit. Despite Russell Westbrook's defensive prowess -- Westbrook is sixth among point guards in Defensive Real Plus-Minus -- Oklahoma City's lackluster team defense has lead to opposing point guards scoring the third most FanDuel points per game against them.

There is no line on this game at the moment due to the many question marks surrounding the Kings' starters. However, we should expect a healthy total, as the Thunder are the league's second highest scoring team and the Kings are the third, making this a matchup that we definitely want plenty of exposure to.

Collison's recent playing time keeps him viable even if Rondo plays -- if Rondo is hobbled at all, we may see Collison playing alongside him more than often to assist with ball handling duties against Westbrook -- but he is far more attractive if we get word that Rondo will sit tonight.