3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 3/22/18

Kemba Walker, PG, Charlotte Hornets

Price: $8,600

The Charlotte Hornets will likely be playing without Dwight Howard (suspension) tonight, which changes the makeup of this matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies.

Kemba Walker should see his offensive workload jump significantly without Howard. He's sporting a 26.9% usage rate, 25.8% assist rate and averaging 1.04 FanDuel points per minute when Howard is on the court, compared to a 30.8% usage rate, 32.0% assist rate and 1.32 FanDuel points per minute with Howard off. At Walker's 34.1 minutes per game since the break, that 0.28-point-per-minute difference would account for nearly 10 fantasy points over a game.

The Grizzlies have been a solid fantasy matchup this season, and they are allowing above-average production to point guards. That has been especially true over the past month as the Grizz are playing at a mid-tier pace while ranking in the bottom-10 in defensive rating.

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