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

Published: Jan 13, 2025
Get ready for an action-packed Monday night in the NBA, as the six-game main slate offers plenty of exciting matchups and DFS opportunities to capitalize on. Headlining the evening is a showdown between Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors as they face off against Scottie Barnes and the Toronto Raptors in a battle of dynamic playmakers. Meanwhile, all eyes will be on Los Angeles, where Victor Wembanyama leads the San Antonio Spurs against LeBron James and the Lakers in a clash of rising talent versus veteran greatness.
To top it off, we could be looking at a playoff preview when the Memphis Grizzlies square off against Jalen Green and the Houston Rockets, promising a fast-paced contest loaded with scoring potential. With star power and high-stakes matchups across the board, this slate is brimming with opportunities for DFS players to build winning lineups. Let’s break down the top plays and strategies to dominate tonight's contests!
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
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Pre-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.
UPDATE - 4:00 PM ET
- Ja Morant - Questionable
- Jalen Brunson - Questionable
- Bam Adebayo - Questionable
- Immanuel Quickley - Questionable
UPDATE - 6:00 PM ET
- Draymond Green - OUT
- Immanuel Quickley - OUT
NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 1/13
- Jeremy Sochan - Questionable
- Draymond Green - Questionable (expected to play)
- Tari Eason - Doubtful
- Brandin Podziemski - OUT
- Christian Wood - OUT
- Marcus Smart - OUT
- Jalen Brunson - Questionable
- Ja Morant - Questionable
NBA DFS Slate & Game Overviews
We've got a lot of games with either lower game totals or spreads suggesting blowout for tonight's matchups. That said we do have a handful of games where we are expecting close, competitive and high scoring which is where the majority of the ownership tonight is going when building out our DFS lineups and those games are below.
Minnesota Timberwolves vs Washington Wizards
- Total: 224.5
- Spread: MIN -13.5
Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks
- Total: 225.5
- Spread: NY -7.5
Golden State Warriors vs Toronto Raptors
- Total: 226.5
- Spread: GSW -4.5
Memphis Grizzlies vs Houston Rockets
- Total: 235.5
- Spread: HOU -2.5
San Antonio Spurs vs Los Angeles Lakers
- Total: 223.5
- Spread: LAL -3.5
Miami Heat vs Los Angeles Clippers
- Total: 215.5
- Spread: LAC -4.5
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
- Cade Cunningham, Stephen Curry, Anthony Edwards, Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Davis, LeBron James, Jaren Jackson, Alperen Sengun,
Mid
Value
- Rudy Gobert, Donte DiVincenzo, Nikola Jovic, Naz Reid, Miles McBride (IF Brunson is out), Jamal Shead / Bruce Brown, Kyle Anderson
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