DAILY FANTASY VALUE

Projected for 34.3 DraftKings pts Kevin Love is the #6 ranked power forward. He is the #3 highest priced power forward ($7700). Using our calculation of expected points per dollar, Love is worth $7.2K. These are 3 better options at lower salaries: Blake Griffin (43.7 FP), Anthony Davis (40 FP), and Lauri Markkanen (38.8 FP). Based on salary, he is expected to have 36.6 FPs, a value reached in 8 of 70 games (11%). The combined 'cover percentage' for power forwards priced at $4.0K and above is 45%.

• 3/18 MATCHUP: CLE vs DET, CLE Vegas Line Expectation 103.5 Points (#17 most points for the day)
• PROJECTION (POS RANK): 34.3 Fantasy Points (#6), 16 pts (#6), 10.2 reb (#2), 1.8 ast (#13), 0.6 stl (#16), 0.3 blk (#27), 2.1 3pt (#3), 1.8 turnovers (#4 most)

FANDUEL VALUE: Projected for 29.8 FanDuel pts Kevin Love is the #7 ranked power forward. He is the #5 highest priced power forward ($8100). Using our calculation of expected points per dollar, Love is worth $7.3K. Instead of Love consider these better options at lower salaries: Anthony Davis (38.3 FP) and Lauri Markkanen (34.8 FP). Based on salary, he is expected to have 32.9 FPs, a value reached in 8 of 70 games (11%). The combined 'cover percentage' for power forwards priced at $4.0K and above is 43%.

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WEEKLY FANTASY VALUE

Kevin Love is a good value this week. He has a market rank of #19 while his projection rank (week 23) is #13. When compared to other forwards in week 23 these are 2 better options at lower start percentages: DeMarcus Cousins (154 FP) and Draymond Green (134 FP). Jimmy Butler (107 FP), Tobias Harris (87 FP), Anthony Davis (96 FP), Julius Randle (108 FP), and Aaron Gordon (62 FP) are all projected for fewer points than Love but are starting in more leagues. Starting in 78% of leagues he is expected to produce 101.8 fantasy points (WK 23). At his start percentage, he is expected to be the #19 forward of week 23. He is projected to be better than that (the #13 forward). His per game projected FP average is 28.9 which is better than his actual per game average (7.5). In addition to a solid projected FP average, he will benefit from playing 4 games.

He is projected for 116 fantasy points in week 23 (#12 F) in 4 games.

Kevin Love last five game log with fantasy points (CBS, FD, DK) and statline.

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REST OF SEASON VALUE

His latest projection based rank among forwards is #17. Ranking by ownership percentage (99%), Kevin Love is expected to be the #19 forward for the rest of the season. Kevin Love's projection rank is slightly better than their market rank. He is projected for 356 fantasy points in 12 remaining games. Based on average FPs, he is even better with the #15 highest average. The market ranks Kevin Love behind Siakam and above Gallinari but the projections rank Kevin Love over Siakam. Scoring is not necessarily a strength but it is not a weakness and he is considered a well-rounded forward who contributes equally in most key stats.