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3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 12/6/18

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Damian Lillard, PG, Portland Trail Blazers

Price: $10,500

They're not playing at the same break-neck pace we saw last year (ranking 20th in 2018), but the Phoenix Suns still rank a dismal 28th in defensive rating, allowing the 6th-most points and 3rd-most assists per game to their opponents while allowing the league's 4th-highest effective field goal percentage. They also give up plenty of production in other areas, allowing the 13th-most rebounds and 2nd-most steals per game.

As you can probably guess, this has meant that they remain a prime matchup to target in fantasy. They have allowed the sixth-most fantasy points per minute to opposing point guards and the most among teams in action tonight.

There's been some volatility to Damian Lillard's fantasy production this year, but his recent numbers have held up very well. He has 50-plus FanDuel points in 6 of his last 11 games, with at least 55 in 5 of those. His last four games have been especially impressive, with more than 57 in 3 of the 4.

A top play today regardless, he could become even more appealing if C.J. McCollum (ankle, questionable) sits, as he'd be called upon to shoulder an even bigger workload on the offensive end. This season, Dame has an absurd 48.5% usage rate and averages 1.53 FanDuel points per minute with McCollum off the floor, compared to 1.22 per minute and 28.9% usage with McCollum on.