3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 1/29/18

Jimmy Butler, SF, Minnesota Timberwolves

Price: $9,400

Another guy that spent some time on the shelf this month, Jimmy Butler played 35.2 minutes in his return from a knee injury even though that game was fairly one-sided down the stretch. His 36.9 minutes per game on the year rank fifth in the NBA, and with that big workload on Saturday, it looks like there's no reason to be concerned about his minutes moving forward.

He's also had little trouble with efficiency since joining the Timberwolves -- his 40.1 FanDuel points per 36 minutes are on pace to be the second most of his career.

The Wolves' 110.0-point implied total is Monday's highest as they take on a Hawks squad that has really struggled on defense. Atlanta's 108.2 defensive rating ranks only 26th, and combining that with an above-average pace has them allowing the league's 8th-most points per game. They allow the 11th-most fantasy points per game to opposing shooting guards and the most to small forwards, so Butler should have no issues turning his big workload into production here.

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