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

Published: Jan 29, 2025
Welcome to Wednesday’s NBA DFS Playbook for January 29th! We have a massive slate on tap, with nine games featured on DraftKings’ main slate and 11 games on FanDuel. With a loaded player pool and plenty of injury news to monitor, lineup construction will be key. Studs like Nikola Jokic, Victor Wembanyama, and Cade Cunningham could dominate, while value plays will emerge as teams rest players or adjust rotations. Be sure to keep an eye on late-breaking news, as it could shake up the slate. Let’s dive into the top plays and strategies for tonight’s action!
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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 29th
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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 - 5:50 PM ET
- Gradey Dick - OUT
- Kelly Olynyk - OUT
- Boost to Bruce Brown and Chris Boucher
- Andrew Nembhard - OUT
- Bennedict Mathurin - OUT
- Boost to TJ McConnell
- Coby White - ACTIVE
- Caleb Martin - OUT
- Boost to Justin Edwards / Ricky Council
NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 1/29
- LaMelo Ball - OUT
- Jayson Tatum - Questionable
- Mark Williams - Out
- Paul George - OUT
- Zach LaVine - OUT
- Josh Hart - Questionable
- Darius Garland - OUT
- Jimmy Butler - OUT
- Cameron Johnson - OUT
- Cam Thomas - OUT
- Immanuel Quickley - OUT
- Coby White - Questionable
- Malcolm Brogdon - OUT
- Andrew Nembhard - Questionable
- Alexander Sarr - OUT
- Andre Drummond - OUT
- Noah Clowney - OUT
- Naji Marshall - Questionable
- Cody Martin - Questionable
- Josh Green - OUT
- Gradey Dicky - Questionable
- Al Horford - Questionable
- Dean Wade - OUT
- Tre Mann - OUT
- Jordan Hawkins - OUT
- Caris LeVert - OUT
- Caleb Martin - OUT
- Khris Dunn - OUT
- Kelly Olynyk - Questionable
- Sam Merrill - Questionable
- Sam Hauser - Questionable
- Ben Mathurin - Questionable
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.
Toronto Raptors vs Washington Wizards
- Raptors -6
- Total: 230
Detroit Pistons vs Indiana Pacers
- Pacers -6.5
- Total: 231.5
Denver Nuggets vs New York Knicks
- Knicks -2.5
- Total: 242.5
Dallas Mavericks vs New Orleans Pelicans
- Mavericks -1
- Total: 233.5
Los Angeles Clippers vs San Antonio Spurs
- Clippers -4
- Total: 220.5
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.
High
Mid
- Jalen Brunson, Zion Williamson, Miles Bridges, DeAaron Fox, Evan Mobley, RJ Barrett, Josh Hart, Jaylen Brown, Norman Powell, Devin Vassell, Jamal Murray, Jordan Poole, Jakob Poeltl, Daniel Gafford, D'Angelo Russell, Myles Turner, Kelly Oubre, Chris Paul, Jonas Valanciunas
Value
- Bruce Brown, Ty Jerome, Christian Braun, Lonzo Ball, Josh Okogie, Stephon Castle, Malik Beasley, Jrue Holiday, Keegan Murray, Max Strus, Ricky Council, Eric Gordon, Justin Edwards
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