3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 1/30/17

DeMarcus Cousins, C, Sacramento Kings

FanDuel Price: $11,100

If playing the All Day slate today, you need to do everything you can to fit DeMarcus Cousins into your lineup. Cousins has been on an absolute tear recently, averaging 58 FanDuel points over his past five games. His already ridiculous 37.2% usage rate on the season has jumped to a Russell Westbrook-like 41.7% mark over that stretch, according to NBAWowy.

He'll look to carry that momentum into tonight's matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers, who have allowed the 6th-most FanDuel points per game to opposing centers and rank 22nd in rebounding rate. Philly has also allowed the seventh-most points in the post and the third-highest field goal percentage in the post, an area in which Cousins excels. Only Marc Gasol and Brook Lopez have scored more points via the post up than Cousins this season.

In his last meeting with Philly, Cousins put up 50.9 FanDuel points, and that was with the defense of Joel Embiid. Embiid has been labeled as a game-time decision for tonight, meaning Cousins could instead be looking at the defense of Jahlil Okafor, who has ranked dead last in defensive real plus-minus among centers for both of his years in the league.

Cousins is our top projected fantasy scorer on the slate, and if you can find the cap space to pay up for him, he's worth it tonight.