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3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 11/17/16

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James Harden, SG, Houston Rockets

FanDuel Price: $11,700

James Harden's 54.1 FanDuel points per game this season may only be second in the league, but that shouldn't diminish just how staggering those numbers are. If we calculate FanDuel scoring for even pre-fantasy basketball seasons, Harden is on pace for the 11th-highest scoring season of all time.

Harden has also been an incredibly consistent producer. He is tied for first in the league with games above 40 FanDuel points (11), games above 50 (8) and games above 60 (3).

The move to point guard has done wonders for his fantasy scoring. In the month of November, he has already recorded 30-plus points and 15-plus assists in three games -- something that only Magic Johnson has ever managed in a calendar month -- and Harden still has almost two weeks to break that record.

In a matchup with an uptempo Portland Trail Blazers team that ranks 28th in defensive rating, it should come as no surprise that Harden is an elite fantasy option, and our numbers project him as the top player on the slate.