What's up, FAmily? It's good to be back. We finally have a break from a long weekend of NFL playoff action, so it's time to take a deep dive into Tuesday's 7-game NBA slate.

I'm not exactly a Zach LaVine truther, but he made the cover of today's article. He's in a terrific spot against the Pelicans, and he's been the focal point of the Chicago offense.

It's early in the morning, but If wanted to get a jump-start on the slate and weed through some of the injuries. I'll circle back later to add the playbook blurbs and core plays throughout the day. Join us in Discord for more discussion leading up to lock!

 

 

 

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 Tuesday, January 14th

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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.

UPDATED 1:30 p.m. ET

  • Malik Monk - OUT
  • Tyrese Maxey - Q
  • Paul George - P
  • Trae Young - (ilness) present at shootaround.

UPDATED 6 p.m. ET

  • Tyrese Haliburton - OUT
  • Trae Young- IN
  • Bogdan Bogdanovic - IN

UPDATED 6:10 p.m. ET

  • Caleb Martin - OUT
  • Tyrese Maxey - OUT
  • Ty Jerome - OUT

UPDATED 6:18 p.m. ET

  • Coby White - IN
  • Lonzo Ball -IN
  • Ayo Dosunmu - OUT
  • De'Andre Hunter - OUT
  • Giannis - IN
  • Gary Trent - OUT
  • Ryan Rollins - IN

UPDATED 6:31 p.m. ET

  • Paul George - OUT

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 1/14

  • Tyrese Haliburton - Doubtful
  • Ty Jerome - Doubtful
  • Joel Embiid - OUT
  • Jalen Johnson - OUT
  • Luka Doncic - OUT
  • Jerami Grant - OUT
  • Khris Middleton - OUT
  • Andre Drummond - OUT
  • Jusuf Nurkic - OUT
  • Kyle Lowry - OUT
  • Trae Young  - Q
  • Bogdan Bogdanovic - Q
  • Kyrie Irving - Q
  • Coby White - Q
  • Ayo Dosunmo - Q
  • D'Angelo Russel - Q
  • Cameron Johnson - Q
  • Ben Simmons - Q
  • Nic Claxton - Q
  • Deni Avdija - Q
  • Malik Monk - Q
  • Caleb Martin - Q
  • Gary Trent - Q
  • Robert Williams - Q
  • Dalano Banton - Q

 

 

 

NBA DFS Slate & Game Overviews

Only one game on tonight's card has a current spread more than 8 points, and that game is the Sixers vs. Thunder, which also has a fairly low total of 218.5. Here are some other noteworthy contests:

Chicago Bulls vs. New Orleans Pelicans

  • Total: 239.5
  • Spread: CHI -1.5

Atlanta Hawks vs. Phoenix Suns

  • Total: 234.5
  • Spread: PHI -5

Indiana Pacers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

  • Total: 232.5
  • Spread: CLE -8

Dallas Mavericks vs. Denver Nuggets

  • Total: 232.5
  • Spread: DEN -4

Milwaukee Bucks vs. Sacramento Kings

  • Total: 228.5
  • Spread: MIL -2.5

 

 

 

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. 

 (updated 6:42 p.m. ET) Please come hang out with us in our Discord as some value and top plays might break very late!

High

  • Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, De'Aaron Fox, Devin Booker (GPP), Zach LaVine (GPP)

Mid

  • Shaedon Sharpe, Kelly Oubre, Pascal Siakam (more of a cash play due to ownership), Anfernee Simons

Value

  • Reggie Jackson, Ricky Council, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Onyeka Okongwu, Keon Ellis, Kevin Huerter (GPP), Vit Krejci (GPP), Zaccharie Risacher (GPP), Oso Ighodaro (GPP)

 

 

 

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