NBA DFS Picks, Projections, Lineups, Injuries & More Today: Saturday Playbook

What a wonderful day of Saturday NBA DFS we have ahead for November 2nd. DraftKings is giving us just a five game main slate, starting at 730pm ET and running until 8pm ET while FanDuel is giving us a full nine game main slate that also starts at 730pm ET but includes the games beginning at 930 pm ET and the three 10pm ET games.

With the split slates we obviously have a smaller player pool over on DraftKings with a much larger player pool over on FanDuel to build our lineups around. The size of the player pools will also impact where the chalk plays are going to come from today.

So, with that said, let’s start getting into what we’re going to be looking at on DraftKings and FanDuel for Friday, November 1st.

NBA DFS Picks & Daily Fantasy Playbook Today, November 2nd

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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.

As of right now there isn't any injury news on DraftKings that we are waiting on to come out but for FanDuel we are waiting to see whether or not Jamal Murray plays after he was ruled out and in concussion protocol during yesterday's game against the Timberwolves.

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 11/2

• Immanuel Quickley - Doubtful
• Lauri Markkanen - Out
• Jamal Murray - Out
• Desmond Bane - Out
• Caris LeVert - Out
• Bradley Beal - Questionable
• Anfernee Simons - Questionable
• Jordan Clarkson - Out
• Kelly Olynyk - Out
• Devin Vassell - Out
• Khris Middleton - Out
• Marcus Smart - Out
• Kevin Huerter - Out
• Bruce Brown - Out

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.

Sacramento Kings vs Toronto Raptors

• Game Total: 235.5
• Spread: Kings -8.5
• Pace: Kings: 24th | Raptors: 15th

Memphis Grizzlies vs Philadelphia 76ers

• Game Total: 223.5
• Spread: Grizzlies: -1.5
• Pace: Grizzlies: 2nd | 76ers: 11th

Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets

• Game Total: 216.5
• Spread: Rockets -4.5
• Pace: Rockets: 6th | Warriors: 5th

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Milwaukee Bucks

• Game Total: 229.5
• Spread: Bucks -2
• Pace: Cavs: 17th | Bucks: 4th

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

• Nikola Jokic (FD), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (FD), Domantas Sabonis, Tyrese Maxey, Anthony Edwards (FD), Donovan Mitchell

Mid

• RJ Barrett, Jalen Green, Jakob Poeltl, Tyler Herro (FD), Andrew Wiggins, Darius Garland, Michael Porter (FD), Buddy Hield, Bilal Coulibaly (FD), Chris Paul

Value

• Gradey Dick, Jake LaRavia, Davion Mitchell, Jaylen Wells, Russell Westbrook (FD), Christian Braun (FD), Kyle Filipowski (FD), Moses Moody, Sam Merrill, Ja'Kobe Walker

Stacks

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