3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 11/1/18

Nikola Jokic, C, Denver Nuggets

Price: $10,200

The Cleveland Cavaliers were expected to struggle with LeBron gone, but things are even worse now that they are without Kevin Love (toe).

They have opened the season with the league's worst defensive rating (116.5), and while they started the season with a 53.1% rebound rate (ranking 7th) with Love healthy, their three games since have seen their ranking fall to 18th (49.4%).

They have also allowed the ninth-most fantasy points per 48 minutes to opposing centers this season.

Nikola Jokic has shown a solid floor this year, with at least 40 FanDuel points in all but one game (which still saw him hit 37.4), and while that's not quite a top-tier floor, he has shown no lack of ceiling. His 79.7 FanDuel points in his second game of the year are the second-most any player has scored in a game this season.

In a dreamy matchup like this, we could be in for another ceiling game from Jokic.

Jason Schandl is not a FanDuel employee. In addition to providing DFS gameplay advice, Jason Schandl also participates in DFS contests on FanDuel using his personal account, username Jaymun. While the strategies and player selections recommended in his articles are his personal views, he may deploy different strategies and player selections when entering contests with his personal account. The views expressed in his articles are the author's alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of FanDuel.