3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 12/27/18

Kevin Durant, SF, Golden State Warriors

Price: $10,500

The Golden State Warriors boast Thursday's second-highest implied total (118.25) as they take on the Portland Trail Blazers. There's some blowout risk, as the Dubs are favored by 9.5 points, which does make Kevin Durant better suited to tournaments (especially with Giannis and Embiid offering so much cash game appeal), but his value is still tough to ignore.

His floor in a crowded, blowout-prone Golden State offense is never particularly high anyway, which helps explain why he's priced well below his ceiling. He has failed to hit 40 FanDuel points twice in just hist last five games, but also hit 67.9 FanDuel points just two games ago.

Portland ranks only 20th in defensive rating on the year, while on a per-minute basis, small forwards have burned them for the league's fifth-most fantasy points. Durant's certainly not immune from a dud in this spot, but he also gets a good shot at recognizing some of that big upside.

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