The NBA is back! After no games being played yesterday due to the 2024 Presidential election, we have a 10-game slate on DraftKings and a full 12 game slate over on FanDuel.

This slate is FULL of injury news surrounding key players that will impact where we go with our overall roster construction as there could be plenty of value plays that will allow us to build a bit of a “stars and scrubs” lineup and ultimately lead to a very high scoring slate

 

 

 

So, with that said, let’s start getting into what we’re going to be looking at on DraftKings and FanDuel for Friday, November 6th.

NBA DFS Picks & Daily Fantasy Playbook Today, November 6th

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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 of the day is with Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis who is considered questionable to play tonight against the Memphis Grizzlies.

If Anthony Davis is ruled out the entire way we view the Lakers lineup will change and the value that can be inserted will shift the ownership.

UPDATE - 6:36pm ET

Anthony Davis & Rui Hachimura are OUT

LaMelo Ball is ACTIVE

Key NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 11/6

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.

Orlando Magic vs Indiana Pacers

  • Spread: Pacers -5
  • Total: 227.5

Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics

  • Spread: Celtics -6
  • Total: 229.5

Los Angeles Lakers vs Memphis Grizzlies

  • Spread: Grizzlies -1.5
  • Total: 231.5

Chicago Bulls vs Dallas Mavericks

  • Spread: Mavericks -9.5
  • Total: 237.5

 

 

 

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

Value

 

 

 

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