3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 11/5/18

Nikola Vucevic, C, Orlando Magic

Price: $9,000

Probably not the first "Nikola" that comes to mind when you're talking fantasy studs, Nikola Vucevic has been putting up some consistently solid numbers recently, and his price-tag doesn't quite capture that.

At $9,000, he needs only 45.0 FanDuel points to return 5.0 points per $1,000, and that's a mark he has hit four times in his last seven games, with one of those misses being very close with 43.5 fantasy points.

His 29.6 minutes per game are right in line with what he played last year, but his scoring has jumped to 18.3 real-world points per game. He's attempting fewer than half as many threes as he did last year, and that has allowed his effective field goal percentage to climb to a career-best 58.4%. He's also posting improved rebound numbers, with an 18.1% total rebound rate, and his 24.4% assist rate, 2.0% steal rate and 3.5% block rate are all career-best clips.

He brings this strong, well-rounded production into a great matchup against Cleveland. In five games since losing Kevin Love to a toe injury, the Cavs rank dead-last in defensive rating and next-to-last in rebound rate. With numbers like that, it's no surprise Cleveland is allowing top-10 fantasy numbers to opposing centers.

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