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3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 2/26/19

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Russell Westbrook, PG, Oklahoma City Thunder

DraftKings Price: $11,000

With only three games on tonight's slate, there are just a handful of stud options to choose from on DraftKings. The one that stands out from the rest of the pack is Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook.

Westbrook scored "only" 51.5 and 52.5 DraftKings points against tonight's opponent -- the Denver Nuggets -- when the two teams met in November and December. That's not a reason for pause, however, Westbrook started out the season slowly -- by his standards, at least -- and has been ramping up his production each month.

He averaged just 51.8 DraftKings points in October as he started making his way back from knee surgery, then saw a jump in productivity to 56.5 and 56.6 DraftKings points, respectively, in November and December. Since the new year started, his game has seen an even bigger spike in production. He opened 2019 with an average of 60.7 DraftKings points in January and has put together an astounding 67.8-point average through nine games in February.

Westbrook had scored 65-plus DraftKings points in six of the eight contests against the Nuggets leading into this season. Overall, he's scored 63-plus fantasy points in eight of his past 10 games and four straight. He'll have every opportunity to stuff the stat sheet again tonight in a game with a huge 237.0-point total, easily the highest on the slate. We project him to score 58.8 DraftKings points today.