As you may have noticed we have transformed Scout into a data and stats driven service geared towards helping invested fans make the right decisions on a daily basis. This is our new Fantasy Scouting Report that we produce for each fantasy relevant player. We treat them like a stock and report their value in season long fantasy, the current fantasy week, and if applicable, on FanDuel and on DraftKings. We establish what is expected of the player based on fantasy ownership %, start %, and DFS Salary and see if our proprietary forecasting model projects a better or worse than expected performance. For complete recaps of the best and worst values for each market (season, weekly, daily), injury reports and team outlooks be sure to check out the new Scout.

DAILY FANTASY VALUE

Jordan is underrated on DraftKings with a projected 34.2 DK pts (#8 among centers). At $3800 he is expected to be the #25 center. Using our calculation of expected points per dollar, Jordan is worth $7.4K. Ed Davis is also priced at $3800, and Jordan is a better option at this price. Joakim Noah (19.5 FP), Robin Lopez (22.3 FP), Enes Kanter (34 FP), Tyler Zeller (14.1 FP), and Steven Adams (31.1 FP) are all projected for fewer points than Jordan but have higher salaries. Based on salary, he is expected to have 14.2 FPs, a value reached in 66 of 82 games (80%). The combined 'cover percentage' for centers priced at $4.0K and above is 44%.

• 4/10 MATCHUP: NY vs DET, NY Vegas Line Expectation 100 Points (#22 most points for the day)
• PROJECTION (POS RANK): 34.1 Fantasy Points (#8), 11.4 pts (#14), 13.2 reb (#4), 2.1 ast (#6), 0.5 stl (#16), 1.2 blk (#12), 0 3pt (#15), 2.1 turnovers (#4 most)

Jordan is in the SportsLine DraftKings optimal lineup based on the computer model's projection. SportsLine.com also offers premium optimal lineups from Mike McClure, a professional DFS player who has over $1 million in career winnings. He is not in the FanDuel optimal lineup but Myles Turner is.

FANDUEL VALUE: DeAndre Jordan is underrated on FanDuel with a projected 30.6 FD pts (#8 among centers). He is the #16 highest priced center ($5600). At his projected points, he is worth a salary of $7.3K. Enes Kanter (30.4 FP), Steven Adams (30.3 FP), Mason Plumlee (19.4 FP), Hassan Whiteside (28.5 FP), and Joel Embiid (24.9 FP) are all projected for fewer points than Jordan but have higher salaries. Based on salary, he is expected to have 23.6 FPs, a value reached in 51 of 82 games (62%). The combined 'cover percentage' for centers priced at $4.0K and above is 40%.

SEASON FANTASY RECAP AND TREND

DeAndre Jordan had a decent season as a solid fantasy starter. He is the number #15 ranked center and the #71 ranked player overall. His value would have been slightly higher if he played more games. Based on average fantasy points he is the #12 center. Jordan did not show a clear upward or downward trend as the season progressed. He averaged 29.2 FPs in his first 22 games, 27.4 in the middle of his season and 27.5 in his final 27.5 games. His fantasy production is stable and he is not as volatile as most players based on a below average standard deviation. He averaged 28 FPs, but on any given day his projected ceiling is as high as 48 fantasy points with a floor of 6 points.

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CURRENT CAREER TREND AND STATISTICS

His per game fantasy average is down 6 percent from two seasons ago. His minutes and usage have been stable season-to-season.

WEEKLY FANTASY RECAP

Out of 23 fantasy weeks, he was +20% above his weekly average of 84 FPs in 7 of them. He had 7 bad weeks where he was 20% below average.

DAILY FANTASY SEASON RECAP

His FanDuel average was 29.4 points and on DraftKings it was 33 per game. We looked at all of his games that were between the 10th and 90th percentile where the 10th percentile is his floor and the 90th is his ceiling. On DraftKings his floor was 13.2 and on FanDuel it was 13 fantasy points. His DraftKings ceiling was 47.2 fantasy points and 42 on FanDuel. He has had more bad FanDuel games (below average by 20%) than good games (20% above average), and the same was true on DraftKings. We are only including games where they were in the daily fantasy slate and played.