3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 1/5/17

Russell Westbrook, PG, Oklahoma City Thunder

FanDuel Price: $12,400

Averaging 30.9 points, 10.5 rebounds and 10.5 assists per game with league-leading marks in both usage rate (42.4%) and assist rate (58.4%), it should come as no surprise that Russell Westbrook more often than not turns up as one of the best plays on every slate he is active for.

He doesn't quite have Harden's floor, but he has shown an ability to consistently produce huge numbers, and he has 60-plus FanDuel points in 6 of his last 10 games -- a span in which nobody else in the league has more than two such performances.

The Rockets haven't given up a ton of fantasy production to point guards, but Patrick Beverley, one of their top defenders, has recently been downgraded to a game-time decision, and if he does suit up he may not be playing at 100 percent.

Westbrook has 49.9 and 52.0 FanDuel points in his first two meetings with Houston this year, and even if Beverley does suit up, this is still a solid spot for him.