Happy Thursday, January 30th! We have a five-game main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel this evening. The injury to Anthony Davis headlines the slate, and LeBron James is also listed questionable. Let’s dive into the top plays and strategies for tonight’s action!

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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 30th

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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.

UPDATE 5:40 ET

UPDATE 6:25 ET

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 1/30

 

 

 

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.

Los Angeles Lakers vs Washington Wizards

  • LAL -8.5
  • Total: 223.5

Atlanta Hawks vs Cleveland Cavaliers

  • CLE -10
  • Total: 240

Minnesota Timberwolves vs Utah Jazz

  • MIN -5.5
  • Total: 224.5

Houston Rockets vs Memphis Grizzlies

  • MEM -5
  • Total: 236.5

Orlando Magic vs Portland Trail Blazers

  • ORL -5.5
  • Total: 212.5

 

 

 

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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