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

Victor Oladipo, SG, Indiana Pacers

Price: $9,300

As of writing, Vegas lines are out for only three of Thursday's four games, but among those three, the Portland-Indiana game has the second-highest over/under (213.5). As a plus, this matchup contains nowhere near the blowout risk of the game with the largest spread, sporting a 4.0-point spread compared to an 11.0-point margin for the Cleveland-Orlando affair. We should get plenty of offense on both sides in this one, making it a strong game to target in fantasy.

The Blazers have been a solid defensive team this year, but their biggest vulnerability from a fantasy standpoint has been against shooting guards -- making this a particularly interesting spot for Victor Oladipo.

Not a guy we look to for floor or consistency, the up-and-down nature of Dipo's production means that we often get him priced well below his ceiling. Since December 1st, he has topped 55 FanDuel points (6 points per every $1,000 in salary at today's cost) five times, including a pair of games north of 65 fantasy points.

He ranks ninth in the NBA (minimum 15 games played) with 7.7 possessions per game as a pick-and-roll ball-handler, and he's sitting in the 89th percentile in scoring on those opportunities, averaging better than 1.0 points per possession in such situations. The Blazers have struggled to defend the pick and roll this season, ranking in the bottom 25% against ball handlers in the pick and roll, making this a plus matchup stylistically.