3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 3/16/18

Kevin Durant, SF, Golden State Warriors

Price: $11,400

A lot of the context of today's slate will come down to Kevin Durant's health. He's listed as questionable with a rib injury (Editor's note: Durant has since been ruled out), but considering the fact that the Golden State Warriors will already be playing without Stephen Curry (ankle) and Klay Thompson (thumb), they'll likely do whatever they can to get Durant out there if he's healthy.

Even just looking at Durant's numbers in games with Curry on the shelf this year, there's enough to put him solidly in play tonight. In games without Curry, Durant is averaging 53.2 FanDuel points per game (compared to 43.5 when Curry plays). Adding Thompson's absence makes things even better, though.

KD has played 266 minutes with both Curry and Thompson off the floor this year, boasting a ridiculous 39.1% usage rate in that split. His 1.58 FanDuel points per minute in that split represents a huge jump from his 1.37 per minute on the season. That is also higher than any player's per-minute rate among players with more than 100 minutes played on the year.