3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 12/27/18

James Harden, PG/SG, Houston Rockets

DraftKings Price: $11,300

While Houston Rockets guard James Harden is questionable for tonight's game against the Boston Celtics, it looks like he'll be able to play. Harden bruised his calf on Christmas against the Oklahoma City Thunder, but he was able to play through it and score 41 points, and it looks like he'll be ready to go bonkers in the scoring column again.

Harden is a solid play most games, but when Chris Paul is out he turns into a fantasy monster. When Paul plays, Harden puts up a still-very-respectable 54.5 DraftKings points. When Paul is out, however, that number rockets -- no pun intended -- to 67.6.

He goes from 30.9 points, 5.6 boards, 7.4 assists, and 2.0 steals per game with Paul to an absurd stat line of 37.0, 6.0, 11.6, and 2.4, respectively. His usage jumps from an already-high 36.8% to 41.0%.

The Celtics are known for their defense; their 105.0 points allowed is the second fewest in the Eastern Conference. They rank in the top 10 against both point guards and shooting guards in terms of DraftKings points per game allowed. Harden scoffs at those numbers; he's scored at least 58.5 DraftKings points against Boston in each of his past four meetings against them. They can try to defend him, but they'll probably get tangled in his beard.

We project Harden to score 55.9 DraftKings points tonight, but his upside is much higher. He's a go in all formats.