3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 3/22/19

Kawhi Leonard, SF, Toronto Raptors

Price: $9,900

Kawhi Leonard draws a rough matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder, but without any studs really standing out in good spots, we can look past some of the difficulty in this matchup. The Toronto Raptors boast a slate-high 114.5-point implied total here as well, so oddsmakers don't have the Raps being held back too much by this matchup, especially in the context of this slate.

The Raps will be without Kyle Lowry tonight, and as has been the case all season, that should give Kawhi's fantasy value a nice boost.

Leonard has a 30.0% usage rate and averages 1.31 FanDuel points per minute when playing with Lowry on the floor this season, and those marks jump to 1.38 per minute and a 33.1% usage rate with Lowry off.

He didn't do anything special in this spot on Tuesday, turning in only 46 FanDuel points in an overtimes game. He did play 42.1 minutes though (37.1 in regulation), so it was just efficiency struggles that held him back. Efficiency is far more variable on a game-by-game basis than volume is, and getting big minutes with heavy usage, while sporting the slate's best implied total, leaves Kawhi offering plenty of upside tonight.