3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 12/12/16

James Harden, SG, Houston Rockets

FanDuel Price: $11,400

The Brooklyn Nets look like a team custom-built to concede big fantasy production, playing at the league's fastest pace, ranking 28th in defensive rating and allowing the third-highest effective field-goal percentage to opponents. This has them allowing top-three fantasy scoring to opponents at every position.

James Harden ranks third in the league this season with 52.3 FanDuel points per game, and it's hard not to love him in this matchup.

With a 33.3% usage rate, the extra possessions afforded by playing up in pace against the Nets should lead to plenty of touches from Harden, and with the Nets' abysmal defense, those touches should end up translating to fantasy scoring more often than not.

There is a bit of a concern this game turns into a blowout, with the Houston Rockets currently 14.5-point favorites -- but the Rockets are not a strong defensive team.

If this game does get out of hand, it will likely come as a result of tremendous offensive production from Houston, meaning that Harden may not need his usual complement of minutes to put up a big total.