3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 12/21/18

Anthony Davis, PF, New Orleans Pelicans

Price: $12,600

If you're feeling like taking on some risk, Anthony Davis offers immense upside on the other side of that Pelicans/Lakers game.

Brow is listed as questionable with an illness tonight. He left last night's game with an ankle injury, but did return, and it's encouraging to not see a mention of his ankle on the injury report. He was also dealing with the illness Wednesday and played through it, so there's some room for optimism that he can go tonight.

You'll have to be sure to check back closer to lineup lock, but with a 10:30 start time we may not have official word on his status until lock has already passed. Like I said, you're taking on some risk here.

The potential reward could very well be worth it though. Davis is in a class of his own as a fantasy producer. He's averaging 61.1 FanDuel points per game on the year, while nobody else is averaging better than 55.0. The gap between Davis and the second-ranked producer is bigger than the gap between the second- and sixth-best. He has topped 60 FanDuel points 17 times this season, while nobody else has done it more than 9.

The Lakers are also allowing top-five fantasy efficiency to centers this year, making Davis that much more appealing if he plays.