3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 1/11/19

Joel Embiid, C, Philadelphia 76ers

Price: $11,100

Probably the most-referenced team to not have a player featured in this column this season, the Atlanta Hawks continue to be just about the best fantasy matchup you could ask for.

It doesn't matter what area a player contributes in, the Hawks are generous everywhere. Their opponents average the most points, most assists, eighth-most rebounds, most steals and sixth-most blocks per game.

We've got more blowout risk here, but while the Philadelphia 76ers are sitting as 12.0-point favorites, their 122.00-point implied total is the slate's highest.

Joel Embiid's 1.55 FanDuel points per minute are the third-most in the NBA (minimum 250 minutes played), and with a matchup against an Atlanta squad that allows the NBA's seventh-most FanDuel points per minute to opposing centers, even blowout-shortened minutes should be enough for Embiid to do some damage. If this game does stay reasonably close long enough for Embiid to see some more substantial run, his upside is also massive.

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