NBA DFS Picks, Projections, Lineups, Injuries & More Today: Wednesday Playbook
Published: Nov 20, 2024
What's up, everyone? My first day on the grind here at Fantasy Alarm, and we have absolute chaos in the NBA tonight (EverythingIsFine.GIF)! There is a laundry list of injuries, which often makes for some tough decisions to make.
Let's dive into it and find out how to attack DraftKings and FanDuel for Wednesday, November 20th.
NBA DFS Picks & Daily Fantasy Playbook Today, November 20th
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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.
Where to begin? There is a laundry list of players who are out, doubtful, or questionable!
UPDATED - 4:20 PM ET
- Brandon Ingram - OUT
- Trey Murphy - OUT
- Jaylen Nowell (waived) - OUT
- Yves Missi - Questionable
- Darius Garland - OUT
- Caris LeVert - OUT
- Dean Wade - OUT
- Isaac Okoro - OUT
- Marcus Smart - Doubtful
- John Konchar - Doubtful
- Vince Williams - OUT
- Patrick Williams - OUT
- Ben Shepard - Questionable, present at shootaround
- Jerrace Walker - Questionable
- Myles Turner - Questionable
- Tyrese Maxey - Questionable
- Jalen Johnson - Questionable
- Anfernee Simons - Questionable
- Deandre Ayton - Doubtful
- Jalen Green - Questionable
- Isaiah Joe - OUT
- Isiah Hartenstein - Questionable
- Scottie Barnes - Questionable
- Bruno Fernando - Questionable
- Wendell Carter - OUT
- Norman Powell - OUT
UPDATED - 6:24 PM ET
- Jalen Green - IN
- Yves Missi - GTD
Key NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 11/19
- Brandon Ingram - OUT
- Trey Murphy - OUT
- Jaylen Nowell (waived) - OUT
- Yves Missi - Questionable
- Darius Garland - OUT
- Caris LeVert - OUT
- Dean Wade - OUT
- Isaac Okoro - OUT
- Marcus Smart - Doubtful
- John Konchar - Doubtful
- Vince Williams - OUT
- Patrick Williams - OUT
- Ben Shepard - Questionable, present at shootaround
- Jerrace Walker - Questionable
- Myles Turner - Questionable
- Tyrese Maxey - Questionable
- Jalen Johnson - Questionable
- Anfernee Simons - Questionable
- Deandre Ayton - Doubtful
- Jalen Green - Questionable
- Isaiah Joe - OUT
- Isiah Hartenstein - Questionable
- Scottie Barnes - Questionable
- Bruno Fernando - Questionable
- Wendell Carter - OUT
- Norman Powell - 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.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New Orleans Pelicans
- Spread: Cavaliers -13.5
- Total: 217
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Chicago Bulls
- Spread: Bucks -8.5
- Total: 238.5
Houston Rockets vs. Indiana Pacers
- Spread: Rockets -6.5
- Total: 232
Memphis Grizzlies vs. Philadelphia 76ers
- Spread: Grizzlies +4
- Total: 224
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Portland Trail Blazers
- Spread: Thunder -12
- Total: 224.5
Golden State Warriors vs. Atlanta Hawks
- Spread: Warriors -7.5
- Total: 239.5
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
Mid
- Jalen Williams, Damian Lillard, Alperen Sengun, Fred VanVleet, Bennedict Mathurin, Brandon Boston,
Value
- Ty Jerome, Craig Porter, Jake LaRavia, Robert Williams (and plenty more options below)
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