3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 12/13/17

DeMarcus Cousins, C, New Orleans Pelicans

Price: $12,000

DeMarcus Cousins continues to be a phenomenal fantasy option in any game while Anthony Davis remains sidelined. Davis is questionable for tonight, and having missed four of his last six, he's not likely to play unless he's 100% healthy.

When Davis doesn't play, Cousins is one of the most dominant fantasy forces in the NBA. He has played 36.5 minutes per game in the five games that Davis has missed this year, averaging a massive 63.6 FanDuel points per game -- a mark that is more than 5.0 points higher than the highest per-game average for any player this season.

His 34.1% usage rate, 19.6% rebound rate and 23.5% assist rate on the season are all already strong marks, but if we just look at his minutes played without Brow, those numbers jump to a 37.4% usage rate, 25.4% assist rate and 22.4% rebound rate. He also sees his FanDuel points per minute jump from 1.34 with Davis on the court to 1.65 when Davis isn't on the court.

Getting those numbers at $12,000, you can afford to look past just about any matchup for Cousins, but it certainly doesn't hurt things that tonight he takes on the Milwaukee Bucks, who have allowed top-five fantasy production to opposing centers on the year.