Happy Sunday, January 19th! We have a five-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings starting at 7pm ET and a six-game main slate FanDuel starting at 6pm ET.

This is a small slate but filled with top talents such as Giannis Antetokounmpo, LeBron James, Domantas Sabonis and Tyrese Maxey.

We are also waiting on injury news with the likes of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Anthony Davis and James Harden who are all questionable to play this evening.

 

 

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 19th

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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.

12:30 PM ET 

4:05 PM ET

6:35pm ET

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 1/19

 

 

 

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.

Denver Nuggets vs. Orlando Magic

  • Total: 221.5
  • Spread: DEN -8

Philadelphia 76ers vs. Milwaukee Bucks

  • Total: 223
  • Spread: MIL -12.5

Brooklyn Nets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

  • Total: 216.5
  • Spread: OKC -17

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Los Angeles Clippers

  • Total: 215
  • Spread: LAC -4

Washington Wizards vs. Sacramento Kings

  • Total: 235
  • Spread: SAC -17.5

Chicago Bulls vs. Portland Trail Blazers

  • Total: 237.5
  • Spread: CHI -6.5
 

 

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.

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Stacks

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