NBA DFS Picks, Projections, Lineups, Injuries & More Today: Tuesday Playbook

Happy Tuesday, February 11th, we have a four-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel.

The stars are out as Cade Cunningham, Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid, and Devin Booker are taking the floor. Some names that are questionable are Joel Embiid, OG Anunoby, and Myles Turner.

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, February 11th

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Pre/Post-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.

5:50 pm ET

• Myles Turner has been ruled OUT through the All-Star break.
• W/ Turner off the floor;
• Tyrese Haliburton 22.8% USG, 1.2 FP/min
• Pascal Siakam 24% USG, 1.19 FP/min
• Thomas Bryant 17.8% USG, 1.08 FP/min
• Obi Toppin 19.7% USG, 1.05 FP/min

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 2/11

• Joel Embiid - IN
• Josh Hart - IN
• RJ Barrett - OUT
• Bradley Beal - OUT
• Jakob Poeltl - OUT
• OG Anunoby - OUT
• Myles Turner - OUT
• Ayo Dosunmu - IN
• Lonzo Ball - OUT
• Grayson Allen - PROB
• Jonathan Mogbo - IN
• Vasilije Micic - QUEST
• Gradey Dick - IN
• Eric Gordon - OUT
• Kyle Lowry - OUT

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.

New York Knicks vs. Indiana Pacers

• Total: 240
• Spread: NYK -2.5
• Knicks are 24th in pace, Pacers are 6th in pace
• Knicks are 17th in DRtg, Pacers are 19th in DRtg 

Memphis Grizzlies vs. Phoenix Suns

• Total: 244
• Spread: MEM -3.5
• Grizzlies are 1st in pace, Suns are 22nd in pace 
• Grizzlies are 7th in DRtg, Suns are 25th in DRtg

Detroit Pistons vs. Chicago Bulls

• Total: 237
• Spread: DET -4.5
• Pistons are 17th in pace, Bulls are 3rd in pace
• Pistons are 12th in DRtg, Bulls are 27th in DRtg

Toronto Raptors vs. Philadelphia 76ers

• Total: 224.5
• Spread: PHI -9
• Raptors are 14th in pace, 76ers are 28th in pace
• Raptors are 26th in DRtg, 76ers are 24th 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.

High

• Cade Cunningham, Joel Embiid, Devin Booker, Kevin Durant

Mid

• Jalen Brunson, Jaren Jackson, Ja Morant (FD), Coby White, Jalen Duren, Immanuel Quickley, Tobias Harris, Pascal Siakam, Tyrese Haliburton (GPP)

Value

• Tyus Jones, Ausar Thompson, Matas Buzelis, Gradey Dick, Thomas Bryant, Obi Toppin, Ayo Dosunmu (GPP pivot off Buzelis)

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