Happy Saturday, January 4th! We have a nice seven-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and an eight-gamer on FanDuel as they're including the 10:30pm ET island game. 

We get a re-match of the thrilling Nikola Jokic-Victor Wembanyama duel that came down to the final shot on Friday evening. The Jimmy Butler saga is seemingly coming to an end in Miami. Kawhi Leonard is expected to make his season debut for the Clippers, and of course we will have plenty of other injury situations to sort through. 

Fun slate indeed! Let's dive in. 

 

 

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, January 4th

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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.

The Nuggets, Knicks, Grizzlies, and Hawks have yet to submit an injury report as they are each on back-to-backs. 

UPDATE 3:30 PM ET

UPDATE 4:45 PM ET

UPDATE 6:15 PM ET

UPDATE 6:40 PM ET

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 1/4

 

 

 

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.

Phoenix Suns vs. Indiana Pacers

  • Total: 235
  • Spread: IND -2.5

New York Knicks vs. Chicago Bulls

  • Total: 238
  • Spread: NYK -5.5

Denver Nuggets vs. San Antonio Spurs

  • Total: 236
  • Spread: DEN -3.5

Memphis Grizzlies vs. Golden State Warriors

  • Total: 231.5
  • Spread: GSW -2.5

 

 

 

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.

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