Happy Thursday, December 12th! We are finally ramping back up toward a “normal” NBA slate. I don't consider three games common or typical, but things finally got a little interesting around 1:30 p.m. ET.

The injury report was very bland until Jayson Tatum and Sam Hauser were both ruled out just after lunchtime on the East Coast. There will surely be mega Boston chalk, but rest of the team is certainly gets a major usage hike. Let's navigate through this three-gamer together.

If you take a peak to Friday's slate, we have eight games - we are so back! Be sure to tune into our 5 p.m. pre-lock show, and then we'll be recording our Friday preview show later in the evening to help prepare for some normalcy again!

 

 

 

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, December 12th

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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.

Updated - 1:30 p.m. ET

  • Jayson Tatum - OUT
  • Sam Hauser - OUT

Updated - 2:53 p.m. ET

  • Jalen Duren - Q

Updated - 6:30 p.m. ET

  • Jalen Duren - OUT

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 12/12

  • Jayson Tatum - OUT
  • Sam Hauser - OUT
  • Jeremiah Robinson-Earl - OUT
  • Scottie Barnes - OUT
  • Immanuel Quickley - OUT
  • Javonte Green - OUT
  • Josh Richardson - OUT
  • Zion Williamson - (still) OUT
  • Jordan Hawkins - 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.

Boston Celtics vs. Detroit Pistons

  • Total: 227
  • Spread: BOS - 12.5

Miami Heat vs. Toronto Raptors

  • Total: 224.5
  • Spread: MIA -10

New Orleans Pelicans vs. Sacramento Kings

  • Total: 231
  • Spread: SAC -7

 

 

 

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

  • Cade Cunningham (GPP), Domantas Sabonis, Jaylen Brown, Bam Adebayo

Mid

  • Kristaps Porzingis, Jakob Poeltl (GPP), Derrick White, Payton Pritchard, Trey Murphy

Value

  • Isaiah Stewart, Jonathan Mogbo, Herb Jones, Jrue Holiday, Yves Missi, Dru Smith (GPP), Duncan Robinson (GPP)

 

 

 

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