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3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 12/6/17

Jason Schandl  —  @JasonSchandl Dec 6th, 2017
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DeMarcus Cousins, C, New Orleans Pelicans

Price: $11,300

DeMarcus Cousins played surprisingly few minutes with Anthony Davis out on Monday (a shade under 32), but with Brow doubtful again tonight, Cousins once again stands out as an elite play.

Even with the decreased workload on Monday, Boogie is averaging 37.6 minutes per game when Davis sits or leaves with an injury after playing fewer than 20 minutes, and playing time really isn't a concern tonight.

If we compare the 331 minutes he has played with Davis off the floor to the 524 he has played with Davis on, Cousins' usage rate jumps from 30.1% to 36.7%, his rebound rate bumps from 18.4% to 20.9%, and his FanDuel points per minute skyrockets from 1.34 to an elite 1.62.

With numbers like that, his matchup almost doesn't matter, but it certainly doesn't hurt his case that he's taking on a Denver Nuggets team ranking bottom-10 in defensive rating.

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