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

Happy Sunday, November 2nd, we have a 6-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and 7-games on FanDuel.

The second week of the season is coming to an end and we have a seven-game slate on tap to break down on this wonderful Sunday evening. There's star power everywhere we look with Luka Doncic, Victor Wembanyama, LaMelo Ball, Tyrese Maxey, and Devin Booker take the floor.

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 2nd

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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

• Update - 4:30 pm ET
• Jarrett Allen & Sam Merrill are OUT. Donovan Mitchell will “give it a go” per head coach Kenny Atkinson.
• Likely looking at a S5 of: Mitchell - Jaylon Tyson - De'Andre Hunter - Dean Wade - Evan Mobley
• Evan Mobley is probably the guy I want here. You can take a shot on De'Andre Hunter in GPPs, too.
• Update - 5:35 pm ET
• Cavs starting Larry Nance instead of Dean Wade. It's..something. Not my favorite spot.
• Taylor Hendricks starting ahead of Kyle Filipowski is VERY solid. 3.3K on DK and 3.7K on FD. Former lottery pick, had a great preseason & is healthy.
• Lock Cam Spencer now that he's starting.

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 11/2

• Ja Morant - OUT
• LaMelo Ball - OUT
• Trae Young - OUT
• Donovan Mitchell - IN
• Norman Powell - QUEST
• Darius Garland - OUT
• Joel Embiid - OUT
• Paul George - OUT
• De'Aaron Fox - OUT
• Walker Kessler - OUT
• Brandon Miller - OUT
• Jalen Green - OUT
• Jakob Poeltl - OUT
• Deandre Ayton - PROB
• Jarrett Allen - OUT
• Isaiah Collier - OUT
• Dillon Brooks - OUT
• Jeremy Sochan - OUT
• Sam Merrill - OUT
• Luke Kornet - OUT
• Ayo Dosunmu - OUT
• Mitchell Robinson - IN
• Jamal Shead - IN
• Terance Mann - IN
• Ryan Kalkbrenner - OUT
• Keaton Wallace - OUT

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

• Victor Wembanyama, Luka Doncic (FD), Tyrese Maxey

Mid

• Josh Giddey, Jalen Johnson, Jaren Jackson, Miles Bridges, Keyonte George, Brandon Ingram, Michael Porter, Collin Sexton, Kelly Oubre

Value

• Jusuf Nurkic, Cam Spencer, Cedric Coward, Tre Mann, Marcus Smart (FD), Taylor Hendricks

Stacks

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