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

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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NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 2/9

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

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