3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 2/26/18

Stephen Curry, PG, Golden State Warriors

Price: $9,500

Stephen Curry has snapped out of his fantasy funk with 68.2 and 47.8 FanDuel points in his last two games, but his salary still hasn't moved much. Before that huge game against the Los Angeles Clippers, I outlined why his slump wasn't anything to be concerned about for the long-term, and he's in a good spot to keep rolling against the New York Knicks.

The Knicks have allowed top-six fantasy production to opposing point guards this year. Their defense is especially vulnerable on the perimeter, allowing the fifth-most made three-pointers per game to opponents. Curry's 9.9 three-point attempts per game over the past month rank second in the NBA, and he's always going to be a big threat to light it up from long range.

The Knicks' recent decision to start Emmanuel Mudiay at point guard goes even further to make this a great matchup. ESPN's defensive real plus-minus metric has Mudiay ranked dead-last among 97 point guards on the defensive end. In 42 games with Denver this year, the Nuggets' defensive rating was 4.9 points better with Mudiay off the floor. In a small sample in New York, the Knicks' defensive rating falls by an egregious 8.7 points when Mudiay is playing.

Like with Westbrook, there's some blowout concern here as the Golden State Warriors are 12-point favorites, but Curry's priced pretty reasonably, and his upside on the offensive end is elite.

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