High Salary SG
James Harden, HOU at NO ($11,700): The Pelicans are 25th against the position in their last 15 games and give up the seventh most three-point attempts per game. That’s bad news against a team that shoots almost exclusively threes. Harden had 50.5 fantasy points against the Pelicans on Jan. 26 and needs 47.6 fantasy points to hit value on Saturday. He should be around 50 fantasy points once again given the Rockets style and the matchup. *****
Donovan Mitchell, UTA vs SAC ($8,300): Another night, another great matchup for the Jazz. Mitchell is coming off a 41.2 fantasy points effort against the Suns on Thursday. He needs 33.8 fantasy points to hit value on Saturday. Once again, the only concern when it comes to Mitchell is a lack of minutes. The Jazz should have no problem with the Kings, likely collecting another double-digit win. Mitchell has played 30-plus minutes even in the blowouts, so he should have no problem pushing 40 fantasy points. *****
Nicolas Batum, CHA at NY ($8,000): The Knicks are 29th against the position in their last 15 games. Batum is coming off a 41 fantasy point performance against the Hawks on Thursday. He’s missed value just once in the last month. He’s become the top option in Charlotte and should have no issue being over value again given the matchup. Expect him to push 40 fantasy points as he has another well-rounded game. ****