Happy NBA Emirates Cup Tuesday, December 3rd! It's the final day of the group stage, and the team's fate will be decided based on the results of the league. 

There are a lot of teams still in the hunt so there's a TON to play for tonight. There are plenty of stars on tonight's slate with Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, Victor Wembanyama, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander taking 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, December 3rd

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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.

 

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 12/3

 

 

 

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.

Memphis Grizzlies vs. Dallas Mavericks

  • Total: 243.5
  • Spread: DAL -4
  • Grizzlies are 3rd in pace, Mavericks are 9th in pace

Indiana Pacers vs. Toronto Raptors

  • Total: 238
  • Spread: IND -3
  • Pacers are 6th in pace, Raptors are 14th in pace
  • Pacers are 25h in DRtg, Raptors are 23rd in DRtg

Golden State Warriors vs. Denver Nuggets

  • Total: 237.5
  • Spread: DEN -5
  • Warriors are 5th in pace, Nuggets are 8th in pace
  • Nuggets are 19th in DRtg

Washington Wizards vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

  • Total: 234.5
  • Spread: CLE -16
  • Wizards are 4th in pace, Cavaliers are 7th in pace
  • Wizards are 30th 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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