Happy Tuesday, January 28th! While we have a small, 4-game slate on tap for tonight, there are still a bunch of injuries affecting how we'll have to play our cards. Just about half of the slate is on the first or second leg of a back-to-back set, so we certainly can't rule out a few more surprises as we get closer to 7:30 ET. 

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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 28th

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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 - 4:08 p.m. ET

  • Jordan Clarkson - OUT
  • John Collins - OUT
  • Lauri Markkanen - OUT
  • Walker Kessler - OUT
  • Johnny Juzang - OUT

UPDATE - 5:20 p.m. ET

  • Trae Young - IN
  • Bogdan Bogdanovic - OUT

UPDATE - 5:32 p.m. ET

  • Zaccharie Risacher - Q
  • Steven Adams - OUT

UPDATE - 5:42 p.m. ET

  • Zaccharie Risacher - OUT

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 1/28

  • Jalen Johnson - OUT
  • Joel Embiid - OUT
  • Paul George - OUT
  • Andre Drummond - OUT
  • Caleb Martin - OUT
  • Tari Eason - OUT
  • Gabe Vincent - OUT
  • Cody Williams - OUT
  • Trae Young - Q
  • Walker Kessler - Q
  • John Collins - Q
  • Cam Whitmore - Q
  • AJ Green - Q
  • Bobby Portis - Doubtful

 

 

 

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.

Philadelphia 76ers vs. L.A. Lakers

  • Total: 218.5
  • Spread: LAL -4.5

Atlanta Hawks vs. Houston Rockets

  • Total: 226
  • Spread: HOU -6

Golden State Warriors vs. Utah Jazz

  • Total: 229.5
  • Spread: GSW -12

Portland Trail Blazers vs. Milwaukee Bucks

  • Total: 229
  • Spread: MIL -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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High

  • Anthony Davis, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Tyrese Maxey, Alperen Sengun

Mid

  • Amen Thompson, Damian Lillard (DK), Stephen Curry, Andrew Wiggins, Kelly Oubre (more so DK), Collin Sexton

Value

  • Isaiah Collier, Svi Mykhailiuk, Vit Krejci (FD), Drew Eubanks (more so DK), Brandin Podziemski (more so DK), Justin Edwards, RIcky Council, Kyle Filipowski, Cam Whitmore (if active, GPP)

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