Daily Fantasy Basketball Game Scripts to Target on 2/9/17

Nicolas Batum, SG, Charlotte Hornets

FanDuel Price: $7,700

Nicolas Batum and the Charlotte Hornets should benefit from positive game script as they host the Houston Rockets and are expected to see a five-point increase in their season scoring average -- the second-largest of any team. The 224-point over/under is the highest on the slate, and Charlotte's 109.75-point implied team total is the fourth-highest.

Per the RotoViz Game Splits App, Batum's FanDuel point average has risen to 35.8 in games with an implied team total above 105, as opposed to 30.8 in all others. He's averaged 37 FanDuel points in the only two games he's played in with an over/under above 220 and has averaged 35 in games with an over/under of 215-plus this season.

He should also benefit from facing the individual defense of James Harden, who ranks 68th among shooting guards with a -1.26 defensive real plus-minus. As a team, the Rockets have surrendered the seventh-most FanDuel points per game to opposing two-guards.

Batum should thrive in this up-tempo, high-scoring affair and is one of the best shooting guard options on the slate.