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

It's Friday, January 23rd, and we have a 6-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel. 

Both sites agree on slate size today, which is always a plus. It's an interesting six game slate that starts at 7 pm ET and ends at 8 pm ET. Three games are over 230 implied points and the likes of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Johnson, Cade Cunningham, and Jaylen Brown top the slate in terms of star power.

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, January 23rd

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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

• Not written up, but I have interest in a LOT of OKC wings: Luguentz Dort, Cason Wallace, Isaiah Joe
• If John Konchar starts, I have interest. SF is an awful position. 

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 1/23

• Cade Cunningham - PROB (upgrade)
• Ja Morant - OUT
• Derrick White - OUT
• Jalen Williams - OUT
• Darius Garland - OUT
• Zach Edey - OUT
• Santi Aldama - OUT
• Bennedict Mathurin - OUT
• Dejounte Murray - OUT
• Kristaps Porzingis - OUT
• Keegan Murray - OUT
• Isaiah Hartenstein - OUT
• Max Strus - OUT
• Ajay Mitchell - OUT
• Sam Merrill - OUT
• Duncan Robinson - IN
• Aaron Wiggins - OUT
• Zaccharie Risacher - OUT
• Steven Adams - OUT
• Herbert Jones - QUEST
• Ron Holland - PROB
• Jaylin Williams - IN
• Alex Caruso - OUT
• Caris LeVert - OUT
• Jock Landale - QUEST (downgrade, personal)
• Tari Eason - OUT
• Dorian Finney-Smith - OUT
• Neemias Queta - QUEST (downgrade, illness)

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

• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Johnson, Jaylen Brown, Donovan Mitchell

Mid

• Zion Williamson, Trey Murphy, Jaren Jackson, Onyeka Okongwu, Payton Pritchard, Jaylon Tyson, Cam Spencer, Jock Landale, Cedric Coward

Value

• Mark Williams, Jaylin Williams, Vince Williams, Luguentz Dort, Jordan Poole (GPP), Reed Sheppard (GPP), Cason Wallace, Kenrich Williams, Dylan Cardwell, John Konchar (if he starts)

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