3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 12/18/17

Kevin Durant, SF, Golden State Warriors

Price: $12,000

With Stephen Curry (ankle) and Draymond Green (shoulder) on the shelf, Kevin Durant is going to be asked to continue to shoulder a huge workload for the Warriors.

With that duo sidelined for three of the Dubs' last four games, Durant has averaged 59.4 FanDuel points on 28.0 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game in that span.

Green being off the court has given Durant the opportunity to do more work on the glass this year, and his rebound rate jumps from 8.8% with Green on the court to 14.1% with Green off. Curry's absence is even more meaningful, though. KD sees his usage rate jump from 28.4% with Steph to 33.4% without him, and his assist rate from 19.0% to 30.7%. That also leads to a huge bump in fantasy efficiency as KD produces 1.29 FanDuel points per minute with Curry on the court, compared to 1.50 without Curry.

The Los Angeles Lakers are playing at the league's fastest pace this season, allowing top-six marks in both points and rebounds per game. Durant is in a position to go off tonight.