NBA DFS Picks, Projections, Lineups, Injuries & More Today: Wednesday Playbook
Published: Dec 11, 2024
Happy Wednesday, December 11th! We have just two games today as the Emirates NBA Cup quarterfinals continue on. The Hawks and the Knicks battle to see who will face the Milwaukee Bucks while the Warriors take on the Rockets to see who plays against the Thunder who are everyone's favorites to win the cup.
The injury report, for a two-game slate, is full of star power as Jalen Johnson, Alperen Sengun, and Bogdan Bogdanovic are all listed as questionable. Let's start diving into the weeds on what we should be looking at for this NBA DFS main slate.
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 11th
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- Josh Hart is IN. Great lower owned pivot off of chalkier Mikal Bridges/OG Anunoby.
- Jalen Johnson & Bogdan Bogdanovic are IN. Both very viable.
- Buddy Hield's ownership has ballooned to a point that has caught my eye. I think he starts & is very viable. Probably in line with the field's exposure (around 50%)
NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 12/11
- Karl-Anthony Towns - IN
- Alperen Sengun - QUEST (went through shootaround)
- Trae Young - IN
- Jalen Johnson - IN
- Josh Hart - IN
- Andrew Wiggins - QUEST (expected to play)
- De'Andre Hunter - IN
- Bogdan Bogdanovic - IN
- Steven Adams - QUEST
- Moses Moody - 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.
Atlanta Hawks vs. New York Knicks
- Total: 237.5
- Spread: NYK -8
- Hawks are 3rd in pace, Knicks are 26th in pace
- Hawks are 19th in DRtg, Knicks are 18th in DRtg
- Hawks starting lineup (projected): Trae Young - Dyson Daniels - Zacharie Risacher - Jalen Johnson - Clint Capela
- Larry Nance started in place of Johnson the other day
- Knicks starting lineup (projected): Jalen Brunson - Mikal Bridges - OG Anunoby - Josh Hart - Karl-Anthony Towns
Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets
- Total: 223.5
- Spread: HOU -2
- Warriors are 7th in pace, Rockets are 13th in pace
- Warriors are 4th in DRtg, Rockets are 2nd in DRtg
- Warriors starting lineup (projected): Stephen Curry - Buddy Hield - Andrew Wiggins - Jonathan Kuminga - Draymond Green
- Dubs could go Brandin Podziemski or Gary Payton over Hield
- Rockets starting lineup (projected): Fred VanVleet - Jalen Green - Dillon Brooks - Jabari Smith. - Alperen Sengun
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
- Karl-Anthony Towns, Stephen Curry, Trae Young, Alperen Sengun
Mid
Value
- Jonathan Kuminga, Miles McBride, Dillon Brooks, Kevon Looney, Onyeka Okongwu (GPPs), Tari Eason (GPPs), Buddy Hield
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