3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 10/24/18

Stephen Curry, PG, Golden State Warriors

Price: $9,300

Going a tier cheaper than the real top-end studs like LeBron and Giannis, Stephen Curry also offers a great ceiling, but with a reduced floor. That gets us some salary savings, but also makes him better served as a tournament option -- you want to pay all the way up in cash on this slate.

We've seen Curry play some of the biggest minutes of his career to start this season, averaging 35.8 per game, while topping 36.5 in three of four. The only exception was a 20-point blowout win over the Suns in which he played only 29.7, but still racked up 48.8 FanDuel points.

The Golden State Warriors are 10.5-point favorites against Washington tonight, so there is again some blowout risk, but it's far from a guarantee with a line like that, and Curry can do some real damage if we see his minutes climb into the mid- or high-30s again.

He's putting up 3-point attempts at as high a rate as we've ever seen, with his 15.5 attempts per 100 possessions sitting only 0.4 behind his career-high, while his 11.8 attempts per 36 minutes matches his career-high (set in the 2015-16 season). His assist numbers (7.8 per 36 minutes) are also his best of the last four seasons, while his 7.5% rebound rate sits above his career-average.

The Washington Wizards have already been burned for 48.6 FanDuel points by Damian Lillard and 51.6 by Kyle Lowry, and Curry is a real threat to be the next point guard in line for a big game against them.

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