NBA DFS Picks, Projections, Lineups, Injuries & More Today: Monday Playbook
Published: Nov 11, 2024
On the eve of the NBA Emirates NBA Cup qualifying tournament we have a five game slate with all five games starting at 8pm ET.
This is a pretty interesting slate not just due to the team vs team matchups but also due to the injuries and individual spots that we will be looking to target on this smaller slate size.
With smaller slates we tend to see a more concentrated ownership among the chalk players which will make deciding where to zig where everyone is zagging can be the difference between winning and losing your GPP contests this evening.
So, with that said, let’s start getting into what we’re going to be looking at on DraftKings and FanDuel for Monday, November 11th.
NBA DFS Picks & Daily Fantasy Playbook Today, November 11th
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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
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.
The biggest news of the day hit this afternoon with simultaneous updates that Kyle Kuzma is not on the injury report today and that Fred VanVleet has been ruled out.
With all five games starting at the same time today we will get the official lineup news for each team around 7:30pm ET where we will find out if any additional roster impacting information will come out, most notably, who will be in the starting lineup for the Rockets here this evening.
UPDATE - 7:14pm ET
- Trey Murphy will play between 20-30 minutes here tonight.
UPDATE - 7:33pm ET
- Isaiah Joe & Aaron Wiggins starting for the Thunder
- Amen Thompson starting for the Rockets
- Ziaire Williams starting at PF for the Nets
- Trey Murphy enters starting lineup for the Pelicans
Key NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 11/11
- Kyle Kuzma - NOT on the injury report
- Fred VanVleet - OUT
- Chet Holmgren - OUT
- Carlton Carrington - Questionable
- Malik Monk - OUT
- Dorian Finney-Smith - OUT
- Jalen Smith - Questionable
NBA DFS Slate & Game Overviews
With the NBA season just kicking off we don't have data yet for teams regarding pace of play and defensive matchups. In the section below, I’m listing the most notable things we need to look at in Las Vegas, including notable O/U and spreads.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls
- Spread: Cavs -8
- Total: 237.5
Brooklyn Nets vs New Orleans Pelicans
- Spread: Nets -1.5
- Total: 210
Los Angeles Clippers vs Oklahoma City Thunder
- Spread: Thunder -6.5
- Total: 219
Washington Wizards vs Houston Rockets
- Spread: Rockets -12.5
- Total: 229
Sacramento Kings vs San Antonio Spurs
- Spread: Kings -1.5
- Total: 221
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
- Ivica Zubac, Jalen Williams, DeMar DeRozan, Alperen Sengun, Kyle Kuzma, Evan Mobley, Jalen Green, Cam Thomas, Jose Alvarado, Trey Murphy
Value
- Nic Claxton, Tari Eason, Reed Sheppard, Amen Thompson, Isaiah Joe, Aaron Wiggins, Kevin Huerter, Ben Simmons, Stephon Castle, Ziaire Williams
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