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

Published: Feb 09, 2026

It's Monday, February 9th, and we have a 7-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel.

We have a very interesting seven-game main slate on both DraftKings and FanDuel with some ELITE matchups. We have two games between the Jazz and Heat that features 240.5 implied points and the Cavaliers and Nuggets at 240. There's stars everywhere with Nikola Jokic, Jalen Johnson, Cade Cunningham, and Anthony Edwards taking the floor.

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, February 9th

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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.

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Kel'el Ware starting. Lock and load against Utah.
Jalen Johnson & Dyson Daniels are OUT. Without them & Trae Young/Kristaps Porzingis;
CJ McCollum (64 mins): 31% USG, 1.1 FP/min // Nickeil Alexander-Walker (170 mins): 31.3% USG, 1.07 FP/min // Onyeka Okongwu (226 mins): 21.6% USG, 1.13 FP/min
Jalen Smith is OUT
Guerschon Yabusele is starting. He's playable, but I prefer Nick Richards slightly for cheaper.
Myron Gardner NOT starting. He's playable, but not as big a priority as the field is making him out to be.
With Herro, Powell & Larsson out;
Jaime Jaquez. (552 mins): 24.5% USG, 1.05 FP/min // Simone Fontecchio (545 mins): 21.1% USG, 1.02 FP/min // Myron Gardner (129 mins): 16.4% USG, 1.13 FP/min

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 2/9

Nikola Jokic - PROB
Jalen Johnson - OUT
Giannis Antetokounmpo - OUT
Jamal Murray - IN
Michael Porter - OUT
Evan Mobley - OUT
Domantas Sabonis - OUT
Bam Adebayo - IN
Keyonte George - OUT
Franz Wagner - IN (limited)
Jalen Duren - IN
Josh Giddey - OUT
Tyler Herro - OUT
Norman Powell - OUT
Peyton Watson - OUT
Zach LaVine - OUT
Dyson Daniels - OUT
Aaron Gordon - OUT
Coby White - OUT
Jaylon Tyson - QUEST (went through shootaround)
Dejounte Murray - OUT
Jalen Smith - OUT
Keegan Murray - OUT
Pelle Larsson - OUT
Tre Jones - OUT
Egor Demin - OUT
Christian Braun - PROB
Spencer Jones - OUT
De'Andre Hunter - OUT
Jonathan Kuminga - OUT
Dean Wade - QUEST (went through shootaround)
Malik Monk - OUT
Ron Holland - OUT
Kevin Love - OUT
Wendell Carter - IN

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.

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