Beno Udrih Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Udrih sprained his ankle last night and he's expected to miss their final game on Wednesday as well. Coach Stan Van Gundy said he'll provide Ish Smith and Stanley Johnson will extra minutes in Udrih's absence and he's considering Darrun Hilliard the backup point guard. This is welcome news for Ish Smith has his minutes ticked down a notch last game from his usual 30 to 27. He's been the model of consistency since Reggie Jackson went to the bench, which makes him a nice cash play but his limited upside isn't terribly appealing for tournaments. Hilliard may see more action, but he offers very limited peripherals and there is plenty of better value available. Stanley Johnson offers much more as a player and he'll receive plenty of time without the other four starters. When Tobias Harris, Andre Drummond, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and Marcus Morris. This season, his usage increased 3.7% and his FD ppm rate jumped 0.21 to 0.81.

Reggie Jackson has been listed as inactive for another game. The Pistons are running out Ish Smith 30+ minutes and using Beno Udrih as his backup. Smith will be a high-floor option against the Brooklyn Nets tonight and should be able to exceed value in a pace up game. Udrih has seen his playing time increase over the last four games but still has not played over 20 minutes. He'll likely continue to remain limited and does not provide a ton of upside. He's still only $3k on DraftKings, so there is some tournament viability if you need a minimum priced guy to fill your utility spot over on DK. Jon Leuer will continue to start at PF but Tobias Harris is playing well off the bench.

Both Dragic and McRoberts have missed significant time due to injury but both players are looking as if they will play tonight when the Heat take on the Milwaukee Bucks. McRoberts is nothing more than a role player and not a viable DFS option. Dragic can be targeted at times but coming off an extended absence and going against a Bucks team that is 9th in PG DvP it's probably best to wait at least one game before giving him a shot on your DFS roster. Dragic coming back relegates Beno Udrih back to fantasy irrelevance.

The Heat will use the fourth different starting lineup in four games tonight. Beno Udrih will return to the backcourt with Dwyane Wade and is a viable punt PG option against the Bulls. Luol Deng, Chris Bosh, and Amar'e Stoudemire will be in the frontcourt tonight with Stoudemire likely not playing over 20 minutes. Deng will make for an under-owned option due to his absence with an eye injury. Bosh is a GPP play only tonight due to his tough match up with Taj Gibson of the Bulls.

The injury depleted Heat will get two players back tonight as Beno Udrih and Luol Deng will both return to action. Hassan Whiteside, however, has been ruled out. Udrih and Deng are both worthy of consideration as value plays against a Bulls team that is 26th in total fantasy points allowed including 27th against PGs and 24th against SFs. Whiteside's absence will mean a bevy of players splitting minutes (i.e. Stoudemire/Haslem); none of which are viable options for DFS purposes.

Beno Udrih has been confirmed as out for tonight. Tyler Johnson will likely get another start but is a risky DFS play against Kyle Lowry. Tyler Johnson should still see a lot of minutes due to all the injuries on the Heat.

The Miami Heat will be playing very short-handed tonight against the Toronto Raptors as four of their starters have been ruled out. Dwayne Wade, Hassan Whiteside, Goran Dragic, and Luol Deng all will not play tonight and it's likely that Beno Udrih will not as well as he is considered doubtful. A couple bench players, Chris Andersen and Josh McRoberts are also out. This is going to lead to a ton of value options on the Heat who will be forced to play a small rotation, blow out or not. Chris Bosh obviously gets the biggest boost in terms of usage but you have to worry about how much playing time he'll get. The likes of Tyler Johnson, Gerald Green, Justise Winslow, Amare Stoudemire, Josh Richardson, and Jarnell Stokes should all see 20+ minutes (or more) and are all in consideration as value plays. Johnson, Winslow, and Green figure to be the three guaranteed to get the most playing time while Stoudemire has upside if he can get 20+ minutes like he did when Whiteside got hurt. Richardson has played 30+ minutes the last two games out but hasn't done much with that playing time (hasn't topped 20 DraftKings fantasy points).