We have a six-game NBA DFS main slate on Sunday, January 12th on both DraftKings and FanDuel. It's a solid slate with plenty of stars ranging from LaMelo Ball to Kevin Durant to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and multiple teams on back-to-backs. We have news looming over the slate as Joel Embiid is once again listed as questionable as he works through a foot injury. Lets dive into my top picks, plays, fades, and much more in the NBA DFS Playbook here at Fantasy Alarm!

 

 

 

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, January 12th

 

 

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.

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5:40 pm ET

6:45 pm ET

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 1/12

 

 

 

NBA DFS Slate & Game Overviews

With the NBA season just kicking off we don't have data yet for teams regarding pace of play and defensive matchups. 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.

Indiana Pacers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

  • Total: 240
  • Spread: CLE -9
  • Pacers are 7th in pace, Cavaliers are 6th in pace
  • Pacers are 21st in DRtg, Cavaliers are 11th in DRtg

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Washington Wizards

  • Total: 231
  • Spread: OKC -16
  • Thunder are 9th in pace, Wizards are 4th in pace
  • Thunder are 1st in DRtg, Wizards are 30th in DRtg

New Orleans Pelicans vs. Boston Celtics

  • Total: 229.5
  • Spread: BOS -14.5
  • Pelicans are 17th in pace, Celtics are 24th in pace
  • Pelicans are 27th in DRtg, Celtics are 6th in DRtg

Charlotte Hornets vs. Phoenix Suns

  • Total: 224
  • Spread: PHX -7
  • Hornets are 22nd in pace, Suns are 23rd in pace
  • Hornets are 18th in DRtg, Suns are 22nd in DRtg

Brooklyn Nets vs. Utah Jazz

  • Total: 215.5
  • Spread: UTA -4.5
  • Nets are 29th in pace, Jazz are 13th in pace
  • Nets are 25th in DRtg, Jazz are 29th in DRtg

Philadelphia 76ers vs. Orlando Magic

  • Total: 206
  • Spread: ORL -1.5
  • 76ers are 28th in pace, Magic are 30th in pace
  • 76ers are 16th in DRtg, Magic are 2nd 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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