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3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 1/29/19

Jason Schandl  —  @JasonSchandl Jan 29th, 2019
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James Harden, SG, Houston Rockets

Price: $13,900

The return of Chris Paul was no trouble for James Harden's fantasy value. Harden still played 37.1 minutes on Sunday. He put up 27 field goal attempts, and he racked up 69.2 FanDuel points -- above the 67.7 he's averaging in 23 games since first dropping 50 points on December 13.

Paul is working his way back from a hamstring injury, and he saw a limited 25.2 minutes in Sunday's game. Even if he gets an uptick in playing time tonight, Harden remains an elite play -- having posted a 44.66% usage rate and 1.66 FanDuel points per minute in the 14 minutes the two played together in that Sunday game.

Harden's matchup tonight is also a dreamy one as the New Orleans Pelicans don't stand much of a chance of slowing him down.

The Pels play at the league's 6th-fastest pace and rank a lowly 26th in defensive rating, and that rating has been 4.4 points worse with Anthony Davis off the court (AD is out). New Orleans allows the NBA's sixth-most FanDuel points per minute to opposing shooting guards, and we should see another one of the big games we've become accustomed to from Harden.

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