3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 3/8/19

James Harden, SG, Houston Rockets

Price: $12,000

Sure, James Harden has cooled off lately, but a "cooled off" James Harden also dropped 92.4 fantasy points just three games ago and has posted 61.4 and 48.7 in his two games since.

He's not going off for 60-plus FanDuel points in every game like he was when Chris Paul was sidelined, but we've still seen Harden rack up 57.7 FanDuel points in 37.4 minutes per game in 14 contests since Paul returned. If that's what he averaged on the season, he'd be only 0.2 fantasy points per game behind Anthony Davis for first in the NBA. And with Davis' average destined to come down, even "cooled off" James Harden is the league's premier fantasy producer.

The Philadelphia 76ers rank a solid 12th in defensive rating on the year, with a mark of 108.2. They're still without Joel Embiid tonight, though, which is a big hit to their defense. In all minutes with Embiid off the floor this season, that defensive rating jumps to 112.4 -- a mark that would rank 25th in the NBA on the season.

This is the second-lowest salary we've seen for Harden since December 19, and with him producing well while drawing a reasonable matchup, he's well worth a play in all formats.