NBA DFS Picks, Projections, Lineups, Injuries & More Today: Wednesday Playbook
Published: Feb 05, 2025
Happy Wednesday, February 5th, we have a nine-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and 11-games on FanDuel. There are plenty of players sitting out, and we'll continue to hold our breath each slate this week until the trade deadline is over.
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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
NBA DFS Picks & Daily Fantasy Playbook Today, February 5th
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Pre/Post-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.
6:30 PM ET
- Alexander Sarr - ACTIVE
- downgrade to Richaun Holmes
- Paul George - Upgraded to Questionable
- downgrade to Edwards/Council/Oubre if active
- Chris Paul starting next to De'Aaron Fox
- Castle to the bench
- Vasilje Micic - OUT
- KJ Simpson Starting
- Donovan Mitchell - OUT
- Caris LeVert starting
- Chris Boucher Active
NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 2/6
- Kevin Durant - OUT
- Joel Embiid - OUT
- Donovan Mitchell - Q (Mid-Day Downgrade)
- Paul George - Doubtful
- Brandon Ingram - Out
- Desmond Bane - Out
- RJ Barrett - OUT
- Immanuel Quickley - Out
- Lauri Markkanen - Q
- Collin Sexton - Out
- Jakob Poeltl - Out
- Russell Westbrook - Out
- Kyle Kuzma - Traded
- Chris Paul - Questionable
- Draymond Green - Questionable
- Brook Lopez - Questionable
- Bobby Portis - Probable
- Khris Middleton - Traded
- Clint Capela - Out
- Lonzo Ball - Out
- Aaron Gordon - Questionable
- Vasilije Micic- Questionable
- Quentin Grimes - Questionable
- Caleb Martin - Traded
NBA DFS Slate & Game Overviews
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. Not every game is listed, but every game listed has the pace and defensive numbers listed.
San Antonio Spurs vs. Atlanta Hawks
- Total: 243
- Spread: SAS -4.5
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons
- Total: 235.5
- Spread: CLE -5.5
Miami Heat vs. Philadelphia 76ers
- Total: 220
- Spread: MIA -1
Golden State Warriors vs. Utah Jazz
- Total: 224.5
- Spread: GSW -5.5
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. (UPDATED: 6:07 p.m. ET)
High
- Nikola Jokic, Victor Wembanyama, Cade Cunningham, Tyrese Maxey, Devin Booker, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Anthony Edwards
Mid
- Tyler Herro, Trey Murphy, De'Aaron Fox, Bam Adebayo, Darius Garland, Kelly Oubre, John Collins, Jordan Poole, Bilal Coulibaly, Jaden McDaniels, Naz Reid, Nic Claxton, Christian Braun
Value
- Nikola Jovic, Isaiah Collier, Jordan Clarkson, Kelly Olynyk, Gradey Dick, Terry Rozier, Zaccharie Risacher, Matas Buzelis, Justin Champagnie, KJ Simpson, Caris LeVert
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