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3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 10/25/18

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Russell Westbrook, PG, Oklahoma City Thunder

DraftKings Price: $10,500

Well, it certainly didn't take long for Russell Westbrook to re-establish himself as the best fantasy point guard in the game. After missing the first two games of the season, Westbrook stepped onto the court and nearly delivered a triple-double against the Sacramento Kings, finishing the night with 32 points, 12 boards, and 8 dimes.

One of only two players to average a trip-double for an entire season and the only player to do it twice, Westbrook's first game was a statement that he might just do it a third time.

His 58.5-point DraftKings performance in the opener didn't cause his salary to jump from $10,500, and Westbrook's salary was at or below that level just five times in the last two seasons combined.

He didn't top 50 DraftKings points against the Boston Celtics in his two meetings against them last year, but he went off for 64.0 and 82.25 in his two previous meetings against them, speaking to his potential in this matchup with Kyrie Irving and company.

Our models don't like him getting to that level of production, but we do have him projected for 59.0 DraftKings points tonight. That number is the highest projected total on the slate, and his projected 5.62 DraftKings points per $1,000 ranks third.