NBA Daily Fantasy Picks & Playbook Christmas Day
Published: Dec 25, 2023
We've reached the Christmas Day where the NBA brings us a five-game featured slate which each game being on primetime. Because of these games being nationally televised the start times are more spread out than usual with the first game of the slate tipping off at 12pm ET and the final game of the slate tipping off at 10:30pm ET. There is a ton of injury news that will come out throughout the day but the biggest ball has already dropped with Joel Embiid being ruled out after injury his ankle during the 76ers matchup against the Raptors over the weekend. With Embiid ruled out we now have some value opening up on this slate where there wasn't a lot available. That said, there are still plenty of names listed as questionable so make sure that you are available to adjust your lineups if needed throughout the day.
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Notable NBA Injury Updates
Out
Questionable
- Anthony Davis
- LeBron James
- Jimmy Butler
- Kristaps Porzingis
- Dereck Lively
- Andrew Wiggins
- Rui Hachimura
- Cam Reddish
Teams on Back-to-Backs
- None
Pace Up Spots
Pace definition: Pace is the total number of possessions a team uses in a game.
*key* Green is elite pace of play, Blue is decent pace of play, & Red is slow pace of play.
Green = Fast Paced team
Blue = Neutral Paced team
Red = Slow Paced team
- Milwaukee Bucks 4th vs New York Knicks 27th
- Golden State Warriors 13th vs Denver Nuggets 29th
- Boston Celtics 23rd vs Los Angeles Lakers 9th
- Philadelphia 76ers 12th vs Miami Heat 26th
- Dallas Mavericks 8th vs Phoenix Suns 25th
Notable NBA Game Totals
- Milwaukee Bucks vs New York Knicks +3 (241.5)
- Golden State Warriors vs Denver Nuggets -6.5 (233.5)
- Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers +3 (234.5)
- Philadelphia 76ers vs Miami Heat -2.5 (225)
- Dallas Mavericks vs Phoenix Suns -4.5 (237.5)
Top Tier Core Plays
- Luka Doncic, PG Dallas Mavericks
- Nikola Jokic, C Denver Nuggets
- Bam Adebayo, C Miami Heat
- Tyrese Maxey, PG Philadelphia 76ers
- Jalen Brunson, PG New York Knicks
Mid-Tier Core Plays
- Jamal Murray, PG Denver Nuggets
- Derrick White, PG/SG Boston Celtics
- Khris Middleton, SF Milwaukee Bucks
- Tobias Harris, PF Philadelphia 76ers
Value Tier Core Plays
- Dante Exum, SF Dallas Mavericks
- Jonathan Kuminga, SF/PF Golden State Warriors
- Brandin Podziemski, PG/SG Golden State Warriors
- De'Anthony Melton, PG.SG Philadelphia 76ers
- Paul Reed, C Philadelphia 76ers
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