3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 11/13/18

Kevin Durant, SF, Golden State Warriors

Price: $11,800

A huge jump in salary after a 66.2 FanDuel-point explosion will often leave players over-priced, but that's not the case tonight with Kevin Durant.

With Stephen Curry sidelined, Durant finds himself in a similar situation to the one that allowed him to post marks of 57.5 and 66.2 FanDuel points in his last two games, respectively.

Last night's game saw him post his highest usage rate of the season (37.8%), and his 35.6% mark over the last two games crushes the 28.5% he has posted in games with Curry active this year. That discrepancy sits right in line with what we saw last year as well (28.2% with, 34.5% without).

There is some risk in playing KD tonight, as the Golden State Warriors sit as 12.5-point favorites, and we could see a blowout limit his minutes. The matchup that gives them that blowout potential, the lowly Atlanta Hawks, is too good to pass up though.

The Hawks are playing like a team that is actively trying to give up big fantasy numbers. They lead the NBA in pace while ranking only 23rd in defensive rating and 28th in rebound rate. On a per-game basis, they allow opponents the league's 2nd-most points, 7th-most rebounds, 2nd-most assists, 3rd-most steals and 10th-most blocks.

With KD's ability to fill up every area of the box score, he should have his fingerprints all over a potential blowout, giving him a pretty solid floor to go with a massive ceiling if this game does happen to stay at all close.