3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 3/5/19

Kawhi Leonard, SF, Toronto Raptors

Price: $9,700

The Toronto Raptors have a slate-high 115.25-point implied total in a matchup with a healthy 227.0-point over/under against the Houston Rockets.

The Rockets combine a 25th-ranked defensive rating with a 26th-ranked rebound rate, and they've allowed top-12 fantasy efficiency to opposing small forwards on the year.

Kawhi Leonard is more than capable of taking advantage of those rankings, averaging career-highs in both points (27.0) and rebounds (7.5) per game on the year. He's also adding 3.3 assists, 1.9 steals and 0.4 blocks in 34.5 minutes per game.

Two games ago was a 23-point blowout win that saw Leonard (among other starters) play limited minutes, but he's topped 34 minutes in the other three of his last four games, and with a 3.5-point spread, Kawhi should get plenty of opportunity to take advantage of this matchup.

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