3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 3/22/19

James Harden, SG, Houston Rockets

Price: $12,400

There aren't any real obvious plays at the top-end of the pricing spectrum tonight, but that doesn't mean it's not worth paying up like you usually would.

Even with a tough matchup against the San Antonio Spurs hurting his floor and pulling down what we can expect to be an average game from James Harden, he continues to offer an elite ceiling.

While he's a near-lock for massive upside any time Chris Paul sits, notching 89.3 FanDuel points sans Paul four games ago, he has shown that he still offers that kind of a ceiling when Paul plays. His last game (admittedly, an overtime game) saw him drop 86.4 FanDuel points, and he posted his season-high of 92.4 with Paul in action just 11 games ago.

His 26.0 field goal attempts per game since the All-Star break are the most in the NBA by a huge margin, with the next-best mark sitting at 22.7. This kind of volume helps insulate his fantasy value against tougher matchups -- even when efficiency drops, that volume means no shortage of upside and still a strong floor.

The Houston Rockets have also leaned especially heavily on Harden against the Spurs this year, and his three contests against them include one game with 38.5 minutes and 27 field goal attempts and another with 41.1 minutes and 34 field goal attempts.