Welcome back! It's Saturday, November 8th, and we have a 6-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and an 8-gamer on FanDuel.

Victor Wembanyama and Luka Doncic headline the DK slate, and we add Nikola Jokic to the mix on FD. The tier just below those three mega stars is absolutely loaded as well, so we have no shortage of elite options on the slate. Let's break it all down! 

 

 

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 8th

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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 6:45 PM ET

Keaton Wallace and Mouhamed Gueye join Onyeka Okongwu as the top values on the slate. Huge bump to all active Hawks. 

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UPDATE 2:00 PM ET

Adding Onyeka Okongwu to Core Plays with Porzingis news. 

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 11/8

DAL:
Yet to submit

WAS:
Yet to submit

TOR:
Yet to submit

PHI:
Paul George - Out
Dominick Barlow - Out

CHI:
Yet to submit

CLE:
Yet to submit

LAL:
Maxi Kleber - Questionable
LeBron James - Out
Austin Reaves - Out
Gabe Vincent - Out

ATL:
Yet to submit

NOP:
Yves Missi - Out
Zion Williamson - Out
Jordan Poole - Out
Dejounte Murray - Out

SAS:
Yet to submit

POR:
Shaedon Sharpe - Probable
Damian Lillard - Out
Scoot Henderson - Out
Matisse Thybulle - Out
Blake Wesley - Out

MIA:
Yet to submit

IND:
Andrew Nembhard - Questionable
Johnny Furphy - Out
Quenton Jackson - Out
Bennedict Mathurin - Out
Tyrese Haliburton - Out
TJ McConnell - Out
Obi Toppin - Out
Kam Jones - Out

DEN:
Yet to submit

PHX:
Dillon Brooks - Questionable

LAC:
Kawhi Leonard - Out
Kobe Sanders - Out
Jordan Miller - 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

Mid

Value

Stacks

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