3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 11/8/18

James Harden, PG/SG, Houston Rockets

Price: $10,100

There are five players priced above $10,000 on tonight's short four-game slate, and in that group, our models project James Harden as the best fantasy value, projecting him for 53.2 DraftKings points (5.27 per $1,000 of salary). That's the second-highest projection on the slate, despite Harden owning just the fifth-highest price-tag.

His initial return from a brief injury absence saw him post his worst fantasy score of the young season, but that was still a reasonable 43.3 DraftKings points. He then bounced back in his last game, hitting the 50-fantasy-point mark for the fourth time in six games this year. His 52.2 fantasy points per game ranks fifth in the NBA, and they are the second-most of anyone in action tonight.

His matchup today is nothing to write home about as the Oklahoma City Thunder rank top-five in defensive rating this season, but they do play at the league's seventh-fastest pace. This means that Harden should see a few more possessions than he usually does as the Houston Rockets sit only 22nd in pace so far.