3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 11/20/18

Damian Lillard, PG, Portland Trail Blazers

Price: $9,600

Projected for the third-best fantasy score of the night, Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers get a matchup with the New York Knicks on Tuesday, which leaves them with the third-highest implied total on the slate (114.25).

The Knicks' defense has been atrocious this season as they are tied for the second-worst defensive rating while allowing the second-highest effective field goal percentage. Even though they're playing at a below-average pace, those defensive woes have New York allowing the league's sixth-most points and seventh-most assists per game.

The switch to starting Emmanuel Mudiay makes this an especially good matchup for opposing point guards. Mudiay ranks 64th among 90 point guards in ESPN's defensive real plus-minus metric, after finishing last season ranking dead-last (83rd out of 83).

Dame has posted some up-and-down fantasy numbers to open the year, but two of his four best fantasy scores (56.7 and 58.1 FanDuel points) have come in his last three outings, and in a juicy matchup like this, we can expect him to keep rolling.

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