3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 2/7/17

James Harden, SG, Houston Rockets

FanDuel Price: $12,700

After back-to-back duds, James Harden has reminded everyone just what a dominant fantasy force he is by combining for 140.5 FanDuel points in his past two games. He'll look to build on those ridiculous performances in tonight's matchup against the Orlando Magic.

Orlando has been middle-of-the-pack against shooting guards from a fantasy perspective this season, but they have really struggled to defend point guards -- a position Harden regularly occupies -- allowing the fifth-most FanDuel points to the position. They have also struggled to defend the specific areas in which Harden excels, according to NBA.com.

For starters, Orlando has allowed the fourth-highest points per possession on isolation plays this season, an area Harden has been unstoppable. He leads the league in isolation points (325), with Russell Westbrook coming in second at 266 points.

Orlando also should be forced to up the tempo against the Houston Rockets in this one, as Houston has played at the league's third-fastest pace. Orlando has allowed the sixth-most points per possession in transition, and they will have a hard time slowing down Harden, who has the ninth-most points in transition this season and has seen his effective field goal percentage rise from 52.5% to 68.2% in this situation.

With the next-most expensive player on this three-game slate coming in nearly $4,000 cheaper than Harden, he is clearly the top play available. Given the fact that the most-expensive player at both small forward and power forward comes in under $7,000, it shouldn't be hard to find salary for him. He is a fade-at-your-own-risk player on this small slate.