NBA DFS Picks, Projections, Lineups, Injuries & More Today: Friday Playbook
Published: Feb 07, 2025
Happy Friday, February 7th, we have a six-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel.
The stars are out as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama, Cade Cunningham, and Giannis Antetokounmpo are taking the floor. Some names that are questionable are Cade Cunningham, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and LaMelo Ball.
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 7th
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Pre/Post-Lock Update
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.
NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 2/7
- Giannis Antetokounmpo - OUT
- Cade Cunningham - QUEST
- LaMelo Ball - IN
- Trae Young - PROB
- Damian Lillard - IN
- Donovan Mitchell - IN
- RJ Barrett - OUT
- Jakob Poeltl - OUT
- Kyle Kuzma - IN
- Guerschon Yabusele - OUT
- Tobias Harris - PROB
- Alex Sarr - OUT
- Brook Lopez - IN
- Nikola Jovic - IN
- Malik Beasley - PROB
- Clint Capela - OUT
- Andre Drummond - QUEST
- Malcolm Brogdon - OUT
- Quentin Grimes - IN
- Cason Wallace - OUT
- Ben Simmons - OUT (bought out)
- Kevin Porter - OUT
- De'Andre Hunter - OUT
- Josh Green - OUT
- Khris Middleton - OUT
- Marcus Smart - OUT
- Richaun Holmes - IN
- Justin Champagnie - OUT
- Luguentz Dort - 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.
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Atlanta Hawks
- Total: 243
- Spread: MIL -5.5
- Bucks are 11th in pace, Hawks are 2nd in pace
- Bucks are 11th in DRtg, Hawks are 16th in DRtg
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Washington Wizards
- Total: 235.5
- Spread: CLE -17.5
- Cavaliers are 8th in pace, Wizards are 4th in pace
- Cavaliers are 8th in DRtg, Wizards are 29th in DRtg
Toronto Raptors vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
- Total: 230.5
- Spread: OKC -19.5
- Raptors are 10th in pace, Thunder are 7th in pace
- Raptors are 27th in DRtg, Thunder are 1st in DRtg
San Antonio Spurs vs. Charlotte Hornets
- Total: 228.5
- Spread: SAS -10.5
- Spurs are 9th in pace, Hornets are 22nd in pace
- Spurs are 20th in DRtg, Hornets are 14th in DRtg
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Detroit Pistons
- Total: 226.5
- Spread: PHI -4
- 76ers are 28th in pace, Pistons are 16th in pace
- 76ers are 23rd in DRtg, Pistons are 12th in DRtg
- Total: 210.5
- Spread: MIA -6
- Heat are 26th in pace, Nets are 30th in pace
- Heat are 9th in DRtg, Nets are 25th in DRtg
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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- Keon Johnson, Ty Jerome, Tristan Vukcevic, Carlton Carrington, Jonathan Mogbo, Chris Boucher, Zaccharie Risacher,
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