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

It's Monday, January 26th, and we have a 5-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel. 

We have an interesting slate because we don't have a LOT of value but we have elite options in Luka Doncic, Jaylen Brown, Anthony Edwards, and Donovan Mitchell. The best game on the evening is 235.5 implied points between the Lakers and Bulls and the Warriors and Timberwolves are right behind him at 232.5.

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 26th

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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

• Deni Avdija is OUT
• With Avdija OUT; Shaedon Sharpe - 35.9% USG, 1.07 FP/min // Robert Williams - 1.26 FP/min // Donovan Clingan
• Stephen Curry & Draymond Green are OUT
• With them + Melton, Horford, Butler & Kuminga out; Brandin Podziemski; 26.6% USG, 1.15 FP/min // Pat Spencer; 20.8% USG, 1.06 FP/min // Buddy Hield; 24.4% USG, 1.02 FP/min // Quentin Post; 22.8% USG, 1.02 FP/min

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 1/26

• Deni Avdija - OUT
• Ja Morant - OUT
• Austin Reaves - OUT
• Franz Wagner - OUT
• Darius Garland - OUT
• Santi Aldama - IN
• Zach Edey - OUT
• Scoot Henderson - OUT
• Max Strus - OUT
• Neemias Queta - IN
• Tre Jones - OUT
• De'Andre Hunter - OUT
• De'Anthony Melton - OUT
• Jake LaRavia - IN
• Sam Merrill - OUT
• Steven Adams - OUT
• Jonathan Kuminga - OUT
• Al Horford - OUT
• Kris Murray - OUT
• Zach Collins - OUT
• Robert Williams - IN
• Luka Garza - OUT
• Jock Landale - OUT
• Stephen Curry - OUT
• Draymond Green - OUT

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, Jaylen Brown, Anthony Edwards, Alperen Sengun

Mid

• Kevin Durant, Jaren Jackson, Nikola Vucevic, Coby White, Cam Spencer, Matas Buzelis, Tari Eason, Brandin Podziemski, Shaedon Sharpe (GPP)

Value

• Moses Moody, Kevin Huerter, Robert Williams, Pat Spencer, Gui Santos, Quinten Post, Trayce Jackson-Davis, Buddy Hield (GPP)

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