We have a four game NBA DFS slate here tonight but the NBA is already in it's funny season with numerous players being ruled out due to “injury” and “rest” as we begin to see teams play back-to-backs. 

Headlining the injury list tonight is Stephen Curry who has a legitimate ankle injury that will force him to miss the next few weeks. The Warriors also ruled out De'Anthony Melton and could be without Andrew Wiggins this evening as well.

The Nets are resting Ben Simmons as they are on the front leg of a back-to-back here this evening in their matchup against the Denver Nuggets.

The Warriors missing pieces are putting a lot of ownership tonight on the rest of the roster and on a small slate that means we are looking at players that could be 50-to-60% rostered in GPP's tonight and possibly even higher in single-entry and 50/50 contests.

Let’s start getting into what we’re going to be looking at on the nine-game main slate on DraftKings  and on FanDuel for Tuesday, October 29th.

 

 

NBA DFS Picks & Daily Fantasy Playbook Today, October 29th

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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.

The biggest news right now will be the official confirmation as to whether or not Andrew Wiggins will be active.

There was a report last night that he is unlikely to play tonight but we've yet to see any additional updates regarding his status.

Update - 4:40 PM ET 

  • Andrew Wiggins is OUT

Update - 7:10 PM ET

  • Noah Clowney STARTNG for Nets

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 10/29

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.

Denver Nuggets vs Brooklyn Nets

  • Total: 218.5
  • Spread: DEN -4.5

Dallas Mavericks vs Timberwolves

  • Total: 221.5
  • Spread: MIN -5.5

Sacramento Kings vs Utah Jazz

  • Total: 234.5
  • Spread: SAC -6.5

New Orleans Pelicans vs Golden State Warriors

  • Total: 216.5
  • Spread: NO -1.5

 

 

 

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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Mid

Value

 

 

 

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