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

Jason Schandl  —  @JasonSchandl Dec 18th, 2018
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LeBron James, SF, Los Angeles Lakers

Price: $11,500

LeBron James is by far the most productive fantasy producer on this slate. His 50.1 FanDuel points per game rank sixth in the NBA, and the next-highest mark for anyone in today's four games is down at 44.3.

The King is coming off a down game in his last outing (a season-low 23.7 FanDuel points), but before that he topped 54 in four of his last six games, with two games above 60 in that stretch, so it doesn't look like anything more than a one-game hiccup.

His minutes are down to 34.7 per game this year (after averaging 36.9 and 37.8 the last two seasons), but his offensive workload has actually increased, and his 19.6 field goal attempts per game are his most since the 2009-10 season. He adds 7.0 assists, 7.7 rebounds and a combined 2.0 steals and blocks per game, and his 1.44 FanDuel points per minute are the second-most of his career.

He also draws a great matchup tonight, taking on a Brooklyn Nets team that ranks 22nd in defensive rating and 19th in rebound rate, and our models project him as the day's top fantasy scorer.

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