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3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 12/22/17

Jason Schandl  —  @JasonSchandl Dec 22nd, 2017
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DeMarcus Cousins, C, New Orleans Pelicans

Price: $11,000

Ranking fourth in the NBA with 52.1 FanDuel points per game, DeMarcus Cousins has been going through a bit of a slump lately, topping 50 FanDuel points in only one of his last five games. That's still a pretty small sample, though, and with a 34.0% usage rate, 23.6% assist rate, 19.3% rebound rate and 3.4% block rate in 35.5 minutes per game this season, Boogie is still a threat to be on the league's most prolific fantasy scorers.

Tonight's matchup against the Orlando Magic puts him in a terrific spot for a bounceback.

The Magic have the NBA's worst rebound rate and eighth-worst defensive rating while playing at the seventh-fastest pace, allowing top-five marks in points and rebounds, as well as a top-10 mark in blocks per game, and their weaknesses line up well with Cousins' strengths. He's not as strong a cash game option as Harden or the next guy I'm going to talk about, but his upside is especially appealing in tournaments.

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