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3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 1/8/18

Jason Schandl  —  @JasonSchandl Jan 8th, 2018
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Stephen Curry, PG, Golden State Warriors

Price: $9,800

Kevin Durant is questionable with a calf injury tonight, and if he can't go then Stephen Curry's role in the Golden State Warriors' offense should get a big boost.

Curry is averaging a whopping 52.9 FanDuel points per game this year when Durant sits, compared to 44.2 fantasy points per game when Durant is active. The jump in production isn't surprising when we expand the sample size to look at all of the minutes Curry has played with and without Durant on the year. With KD off the court, Curry has a 37.6% usage rate and 28.6% assist rate, averaging 1.72 FanDuel points per minute. With Durant on the floor, Curry owns a 26.3% usage rate, 25.5% assist rate and 1.27 FanDuel points per minute.

The Dubs' 118.0-point implied total is Monday's highest mark by a big margin, and even if Durant does play, Curry offers some appealing upside against a Denver Nuggets team that allows top-three fantasy production to opposing point guards.

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