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James Harden, SG, Houston Rockets

FanDuel Price: $12,000

Since you're here, you already know not to fade a player averaging 68.8 FanDuel points over his past three games and 57.1 over his past 10 when he takes on his former team in a matchup with a 225-point over/under. However, in case there is any inkling of doubt about whether or not James Harden should be in your FanDuel lineups tonight, let's dive into it.

The Houston Rockets are projected for 116.8 points against the Oklahoma City Thunder in what should be a quick, back-and-forth game between two teams in the top-seven with regard to pace.

Per the RotoViz Game Splits App, Harden has seen his FanDuel average balloon to 58.7 in games Houston has possessed at least a 116.8-point implied total over the past two seasons, which is 9.7 points higher than his average in all other games during that span.

When the Rockets are projected for that kind of point total and are favored by at least 8.5 points -- as they are on Thursday -- he's averaged 59.7 FanDuel points. Looking at that situation just this season, Harden has averaged a triple-double on his way to an obscene 62 FanDuel points per game.

The Beard lives for big-time games like this, and it would be shocking for him to not show up in a big way. If history is any indicator, you need to do everything possible to squeeze him into your lineup.