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

It's Monday, January 12th, and we have a 4-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel. 

There is significant injury news to digest and monitor in virtually every game, with Jaylen Brown's doubtful tag perhaps the most impactful. Joel Embiid, Paul George, Brandon Ingram, and Andrew Nembhard are among the other names we need clarity on before we can make final roster decisions. 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, January 12th

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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 6:50 PM ET 

• Jaylen Brown - OUT
• Sam Hauser - AVAILABLE
• Daniel Gafford - OUT
• P.J. Washington - OUT 

UPDATE 6:00 PM ET 

• Andrew Nembhard - AVAILABLE 

UPDATE 2:00 PM ET 

• BKN: 
  • Egor Demin - OUT
  • Cam Thomas - OUT
  • Ziaire Williams - OUT
• UTA:
  • Ace Bailey - AVAILABLE 
  • Jusuf Nurkic - AVAILABLE
• TOR: 
  • RJ Barrett - OUT
  • Brandon Ingram - Questionable 
  • Ja'Kobe Walter - OUT
• PHI: 
  • Joel Embiid - Questionable
  • Paul George - Questionable
• Daniel Gafford - Questioable (downgrade) 

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 1/12

• UTA:
  Jusuf Nurkic - Probable
  Ace Bailey - Questionable
  Georges Niang - Out
  Walker Kessler - Out
• CLE:
  Dean Wade - Out
  Max Strus - Out
• BOS:
  Jaylen Brown - Doubtful
  Sam Hauser - Questionable
  Josh Minott - Out
  Jayson Tatum - Out
• IND:
  Andrew Nembhard - Questionable
  Bennedict Mathurin - Out
  Isaiah Jackson - Out
  Obi Toppin - Out
  Tyrese Haliburton - Out
• PHI:
  Yet to submit
• TOR:
  Yet to submit
• BKN:
  Yet to submit
• DAL:
  P.J. Washington - Doubtful
  Brandon Williams - Doubtful
  Anthony Davis - Out
  Dereck Lively - Out
  Kyrie Irving - Out
  Dante Exum - 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

• Tyrese Maxey, Donovan Mitchell, Joel Embiid (if active) 

Mid

• Derrick White, Scottie Barnes, Cooper Flagg, Evan Mobley, Jusuf Nurkic, Payton Pritchard, Jarrett Allen, Nic Claxton, Neemias Queta

Value

• Anfernee Simons, Daniel Gafford (if active), Max Christie, Sam Merrill, Ryan Nembhard, Jamal Shead, Sam Hauser, Nolan Traore (if starting), Moussa Cisse 

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