Happy Monday, November 3rd! We have a 7-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and 9 games on FanDuel. 

This is a loaded slate with plenty of big stars to spend up for. With DK leaving off the two late games, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokic, and Cade Cunningham lead the way over there. On FD, we can add Luka Doncic and the Clippers stars to the mix. The injury report is fairly tame, with Zach LaVine and Jabari Smith the biggest names listed with a questionable status, but we'll see what news unfolds throughout the day. 

 

 

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 3rd

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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

6:30 pm ET UPDATE: 

5:30 pm ET UPDATE: 

Cam Thomas should see 30%+ usage in this spot and is a strong GPP play. Tyrese Martin is even more likely to start again and has a path to 30+ minutes. 

4:30 pm ET UPDATE: 

Slate altering news for FanDuel. Jake LaRavia and Marcus Smart are now core value plays, and Deandre Ayton (if he plays) is a core mid-range play. 

3:30 pm ET UPDATE: 

1:30 pm ET UPDATE: 

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 11/3

MIL:
Giannis Antetokounmpo - Probable
Kevin Porter - Out

IND:
Johnny Furphy - Probable
RayJ Dennis - Questionable
Andrew Nembhard - Out
Bennedict Mathurin - Out
Tyrese Haliburton - Out
TJ McConnell - Out
Obi Toppin - Out
Kam Jones - Out

MIN:
Anthony Edwards - Out

BKN:
Yet to submit

UTA:
Yet to submit

BOS:
Jayson Tatum - Out

WAS:
Khris Middleton - Questionable

NYK:
Yet to submit

DAL:
Anthony Davis - Out
Dereck Lively - Out
Kyrie Irving - Out
Dante Exum - Out

HOU:
Jabari Smith. - Questionable
Fred VanVleet - Out
Dorian Finney-Smith - Out

DET:
Tobias Harris - Questionable
Marcus Sasser - Out
Jaden Ivey - Out

MEM:
Yet to submit

SAC:
Zach LaVine - Questionable
Dennis Schroder - Questionable
Devin Carter - Questionable
Malik Monk - Out
Keegan Murray - Out

DEN:
Cameron Johnson - Probable
Jamal Murray - Probable

LAL:
Yet to submit

POR:
Shaedon Sharpe - Probable
Damian Lillard - Out
Scoot Henderson - Out
Matisse Thybulle - Out
Blake Wesley - Out

MIA:
Yet to submit

LAC:
Kobe Sanders - Out
Jordan Miller - 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

 

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