Daily Fantasy Basketball Game Scripts to Target on 1/18/17

James Harden, SG, Houston Rockets

FanDuel Price: $11,800

James Harden and the Houston Rockets are projected for 117.25 points against the Milwaukee Bucks, the second-highest implied team total on the slate. The 227-point over/under is tied with the Golden State Warriors-Oklahoma City Thunder game for the highest on the slate, and there is just a 7.5-point spread in this one, as opposed to the 12.5-point spread in that game.

Per the RotoViz Game Splits App, Harden has been phenomenal when playing with game scripts similar to this. In games with at least a 227 point over/under over the past two seasons, he has averaged 57 FanDuel points. During that time, his average has jumped to 60 FanDuel points in games the Rockets have had at least a 117.25-point implied team total, as opposed to 49.5 in all other games. This season, he has averaged a triple double when playing with a 117.25-point implied team total, posting a line of 32.6 points, 11.8 assists, 10.4 rebounds, and 60.3 FanDuel points.

Harden is coming off his second straight triple-double and his fourth in his last six games. He has reached the 40-point threshold in three of those four triple-doubles and has a 58.2 FanDuel point average during that stretch. Given the game script in what is expected to be an uptempo, high-scoring affair, Harden is a fade-at-your-own-risk player tonight.