James Harden, PG/SG, Houston Rockets
DraftKings Price: $11,400
For the second night in a row, Houston Rockets guard James Harden makes an appearance in this slideshow. Let's be real here; the guy could be in here almost every night of the season.
Harden put up 36 points,10 assists, and 60.75 DraftKings points in just 29 minutes in what quickly turned into a blowout against the Sacramento Kings. Expect him to play significantly more minutes tonight.
The Rockets travel south from the California capital to take on the surging Los Angeles Clippers, who are 8-2 in their past 10 games and have moved up to sixth in the Western Conference playoff standings. Harden put up 63.0 DraftKings points in his only meeting against LA this season, and he'll look to build on that performance tonight in ways that only he can (Harden has four games of more than 80.0 DraftKings points in his past 10 games).
With a total of 229.0, the game is projected to be one of the highest-scoring ones of the night. That can only be a benefit for Harden, a player we project to finish with the most DraftKings points of any player tonight. He's the safest stud on the board, and he offers--by far--the most upside.