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3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 2/28/17

Jason Schandl  —  @JasonSchandl Feb 28th, 2017
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Russell Westbrook, PG, Oklahoma City Thunder

FanDuel Price: $12,000

On a night when most of the top-priced players aren't in especially good matchups, it becomes pretty easy to look past a tough matchup for Russell Westbrook, the league's top fantasy producer. Westbrook is averaging 57.5 FanDuel points per game, nearly 4 more FanDuel points per night than anyone else in the league. He has 29 triple-doubles in 59 games, averaging 31.0 points, 10.6 rebounds and 10.3 assists per game.

It's not just his fantasy numbers that have been impressive though as he also leads the league in both usage rate (41.7%) and assist rate (56.5%) while playing 34.7 minutes per game. That big workload has made him absurdly consistent from a fantasy standpoint, and he's scored 50-plus FanDuel points in a league-high 46 of his 59 games, making him a premier cash-game option.

Despite his concerning matchup with the Utah Jazz, we project Westbrook as the top fantasy scorer -- by a significant margin -- on today's six-game slate.

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