Happy December! DraftKings and FanDuel have two very different offerings for their main slates today. DraftKings has a five-game main slate beginning at 7:00 PM ET, while FanDuel is including the 6:00 PM ET games for an eight-game offering. 

Who will be the difference makers for tonight's slate? Let’s start getting into what we’re going to be looking at on DraftKings and FanDuel for Sunday, December 1st. 

 

 

NBA DFS Picks & Daily Fantasy Playbook Today, November 30th

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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.

So far we have the Celtics with four impact players listed questionable, and their availability will have a huge impact on the FanDuel slate. Luka Doncic is listed doubtful and expected to miss a sixth-consecutive game. Jerami Grant, Norman Powell and Austin Reaves are a few of the names listed questionable from the later games that will have a bigger impact on the DraftKings slate. 

UPDATE 4:22 PM ET

  • Jaylen Brown and Derrick White are OUT. Jrue Holiday, Al Horford and Kristaps Prozingis are AVAILABLE. 
    • Jayson Tatum and Payton Pritchard have seen the largest usage increases with Brown and White off the court this season. 

UPDATE 4:38 PM ET

  • Luka Doncic upgraded to Questionable. 
  • Kyrie Irving downgraded to Questionable.
  • Klay Thompson, Derrick Lively, Naji Marshall are all OUT. 

Buckle up. This has the makings of a wild situation. Not sure we will have the full picture by slate lock on either site as this is a 9:00 PM ET game. 

UPDATE 6:40 PM ET

  • Austin Reaves, D'Angelo Russell, Cam Reddish out for Lakers
    • Gabe Vincent, Dalton Knecht and Rui Hachimura will start and are solid values now. 

Key NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 11/30

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.

Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers

  • Spread: Celtics -1
  • Game Total: 232.5

New Orleans Pelicans vs New York Knicks

  • Spread: Knicks -12
  • Game Total: 224.5

Miami Heat vs Toronto Raptors

  • Spread: Heat -4.5
  • Game Total: 221.5

Oklahoma City Thunder vs Houston Rockets 

  • Spread: Thunder -1.5
  • Game Total: 220.5

Los Angeles Lakers vs Utah Jazz

  • Spread: Lakers -7
  • Game Total: 228.5

Dallas Mavericks vs Portland Trail Blazers

  • Spread: Mavericks -7
  • Game Total: 227.5

San Antonio Spurs vs Sacramento Kings

  • Spread: Kings -6.5
  • Game Total: 226.5

Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Clippers 

  • Spread: Nuggets -3
  • Game Total: 222.5
 

 

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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