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3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 12/11/17

Jacob Gibbs  —  @jagibbs_23 Dec 11th, 2017
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Kevin Durant, SF/PF, Golden State Warriors

DraftKings Salary: $10,900

Kevin Durant has been unbelievable in two games without Stephen Curry, recording at least 35 real points and 72 DraftKings points in both. He has an obscene 38.8% usage rate during that span.

Durant and the Golden State Warriors return home tonight to face a Portland Trail Blazers team that will be without their rim protector in Jusuf Nurkic. Nurkic has been a big part of Portland's improvement on the defensive end, and per nbawowy.com, Portland has allowed 1.094 points per possession with him off the floor, as opposed to 1.068 with him on it.

That could be a big reason for Golden State's 113.5-point implied team total, which is the second-highest on the slate. Durant won't have things easy, as Portland has some of the strongest wing defense in the league. His boost in usage with Curry off the floor has proven to be enough to overcome other tough matchups so far, so don't be scared off of KD. He is a viable play in all formats tonight.

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