Happy Tuesday, January 21st! We have a five-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and on FanDuel.

We have a 7:30 p.m. ET lock and plenty of injury news that is sure to pop up between now and then, I wasn't in a huge rush to lock anyone into my lineups. Join us in our Discord before lock to hash it out more.

 

 

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 21st

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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 - 4:58 p.m. ET

  • Anthony Davis - P

UPDATE - 5:28 p.m. ET

  • Toumani Camara - Q

UPDATE - 5:39 p.m. ET

  • D'Angelo Russell - Available

UPDATE - 6:21 p.m. ET

  • Chris Boucher - OUT
  • Anfernee Simons - IN
  • Robert Williams - IN

UPDATE - 6:32 p.m. ET

  • Tyler Herro - OUT
  • Toumani Camara - OUT
  • Kris Murray - OUT

UPDATE - 6:59 p.m. ET

  • Josh Hart - IN
  • Karl-Anthony Towns - IN
  • Cole Anthony - OUT
  • Jonathan Isaac - IN

UPDATE - 7:03 p.m. ET

  • Gary Harris - OUT
  • Jett Howard - OUT

 

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 1/21

  • Tyler Herro - Q
  • Paul George - Q
  • Anthony Davis - Q
  • Anfernee Simons.- Q
  • Guerschon Yabusele - Q
  • Andre Drummond - Q
  • Cole Anthony - Q
  • Jonathan Isaac - Q
  • Robert Williams - Q
  • Kris Murray - Q
  • Chris Boucher - Q
  • Gary Harris - D
  • Joel Embiid - OUT
  • Goga Bitadze - OUT
  • Immanuel Quickley - OUT
  • Jalen Suggs - OUT
  • Ziaire Williams - OUT
  • Ben Simmons - OUT
  • Malcolm Brogdon - OUT
  • Caleb Martin - OUT
  • Ochai Agbaji - OUT
  • Kyle Lowry - OUT
 

 

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. Philadelphia 76ers

  • Total: 230.5
  • Spread: Den -12.5

LA Lakers vs. Washington Wizards

  • Total: 228.5
  • Spread: LAL -13

Toronto Raptors vs. Orlando Magic

  • Total: 212.5
  • Spread: ORL -1.5
  • Lowest total on the board, but by far the closest spread.

 

 

 

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: 6:49 p.m. ET

High

  • Nikola Jokic, Anthony Davis, LeBron James, Tyrese Maxey (large-field GPP)

Mid

  • Paolo Banchero (GPP), Austin Reaves, Jakob Poeltl, Wendell Carter Jr., D'Angelo Russell (DK only), Deni Avdija, Jaime Jaquez (large-field GPP), Nikola Jovic (large-field GPP)

Value

  • Kel'el Ware,  Anthony Black, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Duncan Robinson, Robert Williams (DK only GPP), Terry Rozier, Kelly Olynyk (very risky, large-field GPP)

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