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

Karl-Anthony Towns, C, Minnesota Timberwolves

Price: $10,200

As inconsistent as they come in daily fantasy, Karl-Anthony Towns finds himself in a matchup that could unleash some of his huge upside tonight as he's up against the Sacramento Kings.

KAT shows flashes of a ceiling as high as just about anybody's, and he's topped 60 FanDuel points three times in his last 10 games, which includes a season-high outing of 75.9 fantasy points.

The fact that he has also posted fewer than 40 FanDuel points in three of his last 10 games, though, keeps his price-tag nice and low relative to that ceiling.

The Kings allow their opponents to shoot the NBA's fifth-highest field goal percentage in the restricted area as well as the fourth-highest on attempts from inside the paint but outside of the restricted area. Towns' 4.2 field goal attempts per game from the paint-minus-restricted area are the fifth-most in the NBA, and he adds 4.5 per game in the restricted area.

So while Sacramento's 20th-ranked defensive rating was already appealing, their struggles match up very well with where Towns excels, so he should be in for a big game on the offensive end.

Making things even better, the Kings rank only 25th in rebound rate this season, allowing opponents to grab the league's 3rd-most boards per game.