Happy Saturday, November 1st! We have a small, 4-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel, but of course they are slightly different. The DraftKings slate begins with the 6:00 pm ET game between the Wolves and Hornets, but omits the 10:00 pm game between the Mavericks and Pistons. The FanDuel slate starts at 7:00 pm ET and does include the late night game. 

The player pool will include a mix from both sites, and I will do my best to note when a given player is only available on one site. Let's dive in!  

 

 

 

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, November 1st

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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.

All status updates after contest roster lock will be made in the Fantasy Alarm Discord: https://discord.gg/2yATJxXe8G

3:00 PM ET UPDATE

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 11/1

MIN:
Jaylen Clark - Questionable
Anthony Edwards - Out

CHA:
LaMelo Ball - Questionable
Brandon Miller - Out
Grant Williams - Out
Josh Green - Out

GSW:
De'Anthony Melton - Out

IND:
Andrew Nembhard - Out

Johnny Furphy - Probable

Taelon Peter - Probable 

ORL:
Moe Wagner - Out

HOU:
Fred VanVleet - Out
Dorian Finney-Smith - Out

BOS:
Derrick White - Probable

Payton Pritchard - Probable 

DAL:
Daniel Gafford - Questionable
D'Angelo Russell - Questionable
Anthony Davis - Out
Dereck Lively - Out
Kyrie Irving - Out
Dante Exum - Out

DET:
Marcus Sasser - Questionable
Jaden Ivey - Out

h/t @UnderdogNBA 

 

 

 

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

Mid

Value

Stacks

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