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3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 2/9/17

Jacob Gibbs  —  @jagibbs_23 Feb 9th, 2017
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Damian Lillard, PG, Portland Trail Blazers

FanDuel Price: $8,500

Damian Lillard posted his second consecutive 29-point effort on Tuesday, and now has averaged 40.2 FanDuel points over his past 6 games. He's been very aggressive in looking for his shot in February, averaging 21.3 shot attempts and 8.7 three-point attempts per game, and he should find success if he carries that aggressiveness into tonight's game against the Boston Celtics.

Portland is listed as 1.5-point favorites over Boston, and their 110.75-point implied team total is tied for the second-highest on the slate. Lillard should be a big part of reaching that total in a terrific individual matchup against Isaiah Thomas.

Thomas has been a complete liability on the defensive end this season, ranking dead last among 445 players with a -4.48 defensive real plus-minus. As a result, Boston has allowed the eighth-most FanDuel points per game to opposing point guards.

Our projections also love Lillard tonight, listing him as the best value of any "stud" over the $8,000 mark. He's a great play in all formats.

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