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

Happy Thursday, February 13th! We have one final main slate before the NBA All-Star break. It is a five-game slate on both DraftKings and FanDuel that does not start until 8:00 PM ET. 

Every team was in action last night, so all 10 teams on this slate are on the second leg of a back-to-back. Because of that, we will not have official injury reports until later this afternoon. Kawhi Leonard has already been ruled out and Warriors coach Steve Kerr said his veterans were uncertain to play. There will be many more players who end up resting today given where we are at in the NBA schedule, so be prepared for a full day of news.  

Let's dive in and discuss some top plays, best pivots and more!

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, February 13th

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Pre/Post-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.

6:50 PM ET

• Walker Kessler - OUT
• Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green expected to play full minutes
• Kyrie Irving - OUT
• Klay Thompson - OUT
•  Dante Exum - Available
• Rudy Gobert - OUT
• Mike Conley - OUT
• Anthony Edwards - GTD

7:00 PM ET

• Bam Adebayo - OUT

Lots of value available for Dallas and Miami now. 

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 2/13

• Zion Williamson - OUT
• Kelly Olynyk - OUT
• Brandon Boston - OUT
• Bam Adebayo - OUT
• Andrew Wiggins - OUT
• Terry Rozier - OUT
• Anthony Davis - OUT
• Kyrie Irving - OUT
• P.J. Washington - OUT
• Daniel Gafford - OUT
• Klay Thompson - OUT
• Dante Exum - Available
• Cason Wallace - OUT
• Alex Caruso - OUT
• Anthony Edwards - Q
• Rudy Gobert - OUT
• Mike Conley - OUT
• Kawhi Leonard - OUT
• Amir Coffey - Q
• Jordan Clarkson - OUT
• Collin Sexton - OUT

NBA DFS Slate & Game Overviews

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. Not every game is listed, but every game listed has the pace and defensive numbers listed.

Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets

• Total: 218
• Spread: HOU -6

Sacramento Kings vs. New Orleans Pelicans

• Total: 235
• Spread: SAC -8

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

• Total: 222
• Spread: OKC -7.5

Miami Heat vs. Dallas Mavericks

• Total: 221
• Spread: MIA -1.5

Los Angeles Clippers vs. Utah Jazz 

• Total: 225
• Spread: LAC -9.5

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

• Anthony Edwards (if active), James Harden, Amen Thompson

Mid

• Trey Murphy, Ivica Zubac, Tyler Herro, CJ McCollum, Norman Powell, Keyonte George, Kel'el Ware, Naji Marshall, Nikola Jovic, Max Christie

Value

• Jose Alvarado, Spencer Dinwiddie, Olivier-Maxence Prosper, Bruce Brown, Jaime Jaquez, Kessler Edwards

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