NBA DFS Picks, Projections, Lineups, Injuries & More Today: Saturday Playbook

Published: Nov 22, 2025

It's Saturday, November 22nd, and we have a 4-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and 5 games on FanDuel.

The headliner of the slate is undoubtedly Wizards-Bulls, with a 243.5-point total, and injury news (Coby White, Alex Sarr, etc.) expected to add even more value. Giannis Antetokounmpo remains out for Milwaukee, Memphis figures to be without Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson again, and even more injury news is surely to follow. Let's dive into the 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
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NBA DFS Picks & Daily Fantasy Playbook Today, November 22nd

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Pre/Post-Lock Update Section

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.

All status updates after contest roster lock will be made in the Fantasy Alarm Discord: https://discord.gg/2yATJxXe8G

6:50 PM ET UPDATE

D'Angelo Russell - OUT
- Boost for Brandon Williams and Cooper Flagg

6:30 PM ET UPDATE

CHI:
- Matas Buzelis - AVAILABLE
- Kevin Huerter - AVAILABLE
- Tre Jones - AVAILABLE (limited)
- Isaac Okoro - OUT
- Dalen Terry - OUT
- Patrick Williams - OUT
Ayo Dosunmu and Kevin Huerter are stronger value plays.
Herbert Jones - OUT
- Saddiq Bey and Jeremiah Fears have even better floors and are solidified as core value plays.

6:00 PM ET UPDATE

Onyeka Okongwu - OUT
Kyle Kuzma - AVAILABLE

3:00 PM ET UPDATE

Herbert Jones - Questionable (downgrade)
Dereck Lively - OUT
D'Angelo Russell - Questionable

2:00 PM ET UPDATE

NOP:
- Zion Williamson - OUT
- Karlo Matkovic - OUT
CHI:
- Matas Buzelis - Questionable
- Isaac Okoro - Questionable
- Tre Jones - Probable
- Kevin Huerter - Questionable
- Patrick Williams - Questionable
- Dalen Terry - Doubtful
WAS:
- Alex Sarr - AVAILABLE
- Khris Middleton - OUT
- Tre Johnson - Questionable
- Marvin Bagley - OUT

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 11/22

ATL:
Onyeka Okongwu - Questionable
Trae Young - Out
NOP:
Yet to submit
DET:
Jaden Ivey - Questionable
Tobias Harris - Questionable
Marcus Sasser - Out
MIL:
Giannis Antetokounmpo - Out
Taurean Prince - Out
Kevin Porter - Out
WAS:
Yet to submit
CHI:
Yet to submit
MEM:
Jaren Jackson - Doubtful
Ja Morant - Out
Javon Small - Out
Ty Jerome - Out
Scotty Pippen Jr. - Out
Brandon Clarke - Out
DAL:
Yet to submit
SAC:
Domantas Sabonis - Out
DEN:
Yet to submit

h/t @UnderdogNBA

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.

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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