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3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 10/17/18

Jason Schandl  —  @JasonSchandl Oct 17th, 2018
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Andre Drummond, C, Detroit Pistons

Price: $10,200

Dropping down a bit in the "stud" pricing tier, Andre Drummond does not check the boxes in all the ways that guys like Harden and Davis do -- but that's why you get $1,500 in savings.

Last season saw Drummond take big steps forward in a lot of areas. His 33.7 minutes per game were a career-best, as was his 26.2% total rebound rate and his league-leading 16.0 rebounds per game. His offensive volume stayed consistent, with 11.3 field goal attempts per game, and his jump in true shooting percentage (to 55.5%) helped him score 15.0 points per game -- the second-most of his career. He also picked up his passing game in a huge way, with 3.0 assists per game almost tripling his previous career-high of 1.1. And of course his defensive numbers remained elite, averaging a combined 3.1 blocks and steals per game.

With those expanded numbers, Drummond's 45.5 FanDuel points per game last year were a career-high by a sizable margin, and three of his six highest career single-game fantasy scores (including his career-high of 86.8) came in the 2017-18 season.

He kicks off this season with a great matchup against the Nets. Brooklyn played at the league's sixth-highest pace while ranking bottom-10 in defensive rating and total rebound rate last year, which made them a dreamy fantasy matchup in the frontcourt.

Things don't promise to be much different this season, as a small starting lineup with Jarrett Allen and his 14.3% rebound rate at the five is not likely to offer much resistance on the glass, positioning Drummond well to start the season with a big game.

Jason Schandl is not a FanDuel employee. In addition to providing DFS gameplay advice, Jason Schandl also participates in DFS contests on FanDuel using his personal account, username Jaymun. While the strategies and player selections recommended in his articles are his personal views, he may deploy different strategies and player selections when entering contests with his personal account. The views expressed in his articles are the author's alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of FanDuel.

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