Friday, January 29th - FanDuel Single Game Analysis: DAL @ UTA
Is your main slate lineup looking rough? Or did you not get off work in time to make one? Or just looking for a little more action? Don’t worry, FanDuel has you covered with their Single Game format. Friday night’s marquee game is Dallas @ Utah starting at 10 PM ET. You can make a lineup with players from just this game. Below are some options for players to use in the MVP slot and other cheap options that will allow you to fit in the big dogs.
Top MVP Options
Luka Doncic ($16,000) – Luka is the top play in this game and it really isn’t very close – it will be tough to justify playing him in anything but the MVP slot. Doncic was quiet when these two teams met on Wednesday, putting up “just” 42.8 FanDuel points, but don’t let that fool you as he’s averaging over 54 FD points per game this season, 13+ points more than the next player in line in Rudy Gobert.
Rudy Gobert ($15,000) – Rudy Gobert man-handled this Dallas team on Wednesday as he posted a monster 29/20 line en route to 70.5 FD points. Gobert has now scored more than 55 FD points in back-to-back games and may be looked at to shoulder more offensive responsibility with Donovan Mitchell still sidelined. It’s also worth noting that Derrick Favors is currently listed as questionable for this game and Gobert could be in line for high-30’s minutes again if Favors is inactive.
Top Value Options
Joe Ingles ($8,500) – Joe Ingles got the starting nod on Wednesday night and should again on Friday with Donovan Mitchell already ruled out. Jingles took advantage of his starting role with a 21/4/8 line good for 36.8 FD points. While I wouldn’t expect the same level of production out of Ingles in Friday’s game, he has averaged a solid 0.92 FD points per minute this season with Mitchell off the court. Ingles is the top value play in this game and allows you to make lineups centered around Luka and Rudy.
Bojan Bogdanovic ($9,000) – I typically try to provide a value option from each team but feel strongly that Utah has the better low-priced options tonight with Donovan Mitchell announced out and Dallas finally close to full strength. Bogdanovic had a miserable fantasy performance (10.1 FD points) when these two teams played on Wednesday but saw nearly 36 minutes of court time which is significantly more than anyone priced below him. Bogdanovic has only averaged 0.68 FD points per minute this season, so don’t expect too much out of him, but ~25 FD points for $9,000 is solid in this game.