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

It's Tuesday, November 25th, and we have a 3-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel.

With just three games on the slate, our options are going to be limited, especially in the value tier. At least we still have some exciting stars to spend up for, like Luka Doncic, Tyrese Maxey, and Jalen Johnson. The injury report is relatively clean, and we may even see the return of Joel Embiid. 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
• NBA DFS Projections
• Lineup Generator
• NBA Ownership

NBA DFS Picks & Daily Fantasy Playbook Today, November 25th

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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

UPDATE 6:30 PM ET 

• Jonathan Isaac - OUT 
• Goga Bitadze - AVAILABLE 
• Washington starters - Coulibaly, McCollum, Kispert, Middleton, Sarr

UPDATE 5:30 PM ET 

• Kyshawn George - OUT 
  • Bump to whoever starts (Corey Kispert, Bub Carrington, or Justin Champagnie) and Cam Whitmore 
• Marvin Bagley - OUT
  • Tristan Vukcevic should play backup center minutes.  
• Luke Kennard - AVAILABLE 

UPDATE 3:00 PM ET 

• Goga Bitadze - Questionable (downgrade) 

UPDATE 1:00 PM ET 

• Joel Embiid - OUT 
• Paul George - OUT 
• Tyrese Maxey - AVAILABLE 
• Maxey becomes a bigger priority (still prefer Jalen Johnson if only spending up once). Big boost for Andre Drummond and Justin Edwards widens his gap for the best value play on the slate. Several other Sixers pieces are in play now as well.  

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 11/25

• ATL:
  Luke Kennard - Questionable
  Trae Young - Out
• WAS:
  Kyshawn George - Questionable
  Marvin Bagley - Questionable
  Tre Johnson - Out
• ORL:
  Paolo Banchero - Out
  Moe Wagner - Out
• PHI:
  Tyrese Maxey - Probable
  Joel Embiid - Questionable
  Paul George - Probable
  VJ Edgecombe - Out
  Kelly Oubre - Out
  Adem Bona - Out
• LAC:
  Bogdan Bogdanovic - Questionable
  Jordan Miller - Out
  Bradley Beal - Out
  Derrick Jones - Out
• LAL:
  Deandre Ayton - Out

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.

High

• Luka Doncic, Tyrese Maxey, Jalen Johnson, James Harden, LeBron James

Mid

• Austin Reaves, Ivica Zubac, Desmond Bane, Kristaps Porzingis, Jalen Suggs, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Quentin Grimes, CJ McCollum, Wendell Carter 

Value

• Tristan da Silva, Dominick Barlow, Trendon Watford, Justin Edwards, Jared McCain, Cam Whitmore, Bub Carrington/Justin Champagnie 

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