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3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 11/14/17

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James Harden, SG, Houston Rockets

Price: $12,500

Today's short three-game slate is a bit of a weird one, and James Harden is the only truly high-priced player, almost $4,000 more expensive than the next highest.

The hefty price tag comes on the back of some ridiculous performances, with 76.9, 80.7, 54.8, and 57.5 FanDuel points over his last four games -- his four highest marks of the season. He has a huge 37.3% usage rate in 37.3 minutes per game in that stretch, also averaging 12.3 assists per game. It's not like he was struggling before those games, with 50-plus FanDuel points in three of his five games before blowing up for 70.

The Toronto Raptors are generally a solid defensive team, ranking 15th in defensive rating this season. But they will likely be playing without Norman Powell (hip) tonight, and that changes things.

Powell is one of the Raps' strongest defenders on the wing, ranking 16th out of 83 small forwards in ESPN's defensive real plus-minus metric, while C.J. Miles, who will likely see increased run at the three with Powell on the shelf, ranks 49th.