We have a three-game NBA DFS main slate on tap today and it's a doozy with the likes of Damian Lillard, LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller already ruled out we have some very high rostership on some really cheap plays that led to this being a “stars and scrubs” build kind of night.

With that said, let's dive into it all and find our top plays for Friday, December 20th!

 

 

Before actually diving into the meat and potatoes, welcome to the NBA DFS season. If this is your first time reading our column on NBA DFS picks, I just want to welcome you and give you a few tips and tricks on what you should be looking for each night.

  • News outlets: reliable sources that give us injury news & starting lineups
  • Pace of play: who's playing fast vs. who's playing slow. Which teams get a pace-up spot (more possessions) vs. pace-down (fewer possessions)
  • Usage rates: is a percentage of how many plays that player is being used in
  • NBA DFS Projections
  • Lineup Generator
  • NBA Ownership

NBA DFS Picks & Daily Fantasy Playbook Today, December 20th

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Pre-Lock Update

This section will be used for anything that changes from the morning until right up to roster lock. 

Injury updates, players we’re higher on than we were in the morning and so much more.

Most of the big news is already out of the way but we sit and wait to see if Joel Embiid will suit up tonight against the Hornets.

6:30 PM ET UPDATE

  • Joel Embiid ACTIVE
  • Seth Curry NOT STARTING
    • Josh Green & Cody Martin starting

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 12/20

 

 

NBA DFS Slate & Game Overviews

Charlotte Hornets vs Philadelphia 76ers

  • Spread: 76ers -12.5
  • Total: 212.5

Milwaukee Bucks vs Cleveland Cavaliers

  • Spread: Cavs -9.5
  • Total: 220.5

Oklahoma  City Thunder vs Miami Heat

  • Spread: Thunder -1.5
  • Total: 217.5
 

 

NBA DFS Core Player Pool & Lineup Picks

Here are the core players I’m looking at for my NBA DFS picks tonight. You can see the full analysis of tonight’s NBA DFS projections and player pool below or skip ahead to building the best lineups possible by locking these into the aforementioned lineup generator now.

High

Mid

Value

 

 

 

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