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

Published: Jan 10, 2026

It's Saturday, January 10th, and we have a 5-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel. Four of the games have a total above 230 points, and all of the games have a spread of less than eight points, so we should have some exciting basketball on tap.

It also appears there are multiple injury situations to navigate, with Dallas and Utah already ruling out impactful players. Cade Cunningham and Isaiah Stewart did not attend shootaround for Detroit. Let's break it all down.

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 10th

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Pre/Post-Lock Update Section

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.

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6:30 PM ET UPDATE

Cade Cunningham - OUT
Isaiah Stewart - OUT
- Daniss Jenkins and Paul Reed are Core plays. Boost for Jaden Ivey, Ausar Thompson, Ronald Holland, and Javonte Green also.
Jalen Smith - AVAILABLE
Kevin Huerter - AVAILABLE
Sam Hauser - OUT
Kawhi Leonard - AVAILABLE

6:00 PM ET UPDATE

Jaime Jaquez - AVAILABLE
Andrew Nembhard - AVAILABLE

3:00 PM ET UPDATE

Ryan Kalkbrenner - AVAILABLE
Grant Williams - AVAILABLE
Tidjane Salaun - AVAILABLE
Jusuf Nurkic - OUT
Jalen Smith - Probable (upgrade)

2:00 PM ET UPDATE

Kawhi Leonard - Questionable
Cade Cunningham and Isaiah Stewart were not at shootaround

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 1/10

MIA:
Jaime Jaquez. - Questionable
IND:
Andrew Nembhard - Questionable
Bennedict Mathurin - Out
Isaiah Jackson - Out
Obi Toppin - Out
Tyrese Haliburton - Out
LAC:
Yet to submit
DET:
Cade Cunningham - Questionable
Isaiah Stewart - Questionable
Jalen Duren - Out
Tobias Harris - Out
DAL:
P.J. Washington - Out
Brandon Williams - Out
Anthony Davis - Out
Dereck Lively - Out
Kyrie Irving - Out
Dante Exum - Out
CHI:
Kevin Huerter - Questionable
Jalen Smith - Questionable
Josh Giddey - Out
Zach Collins - Out
Noa Essengue - Out
SAS:
Julian Champagnie - Questionable
Devin Vassell - Out
BOS:
Yet to submit
CHA:
Ryan Kalkbrenner - Probable
Grant Williams - Probable
Tidjane Salaun - Probable
Mason Plumlee - Out
UTA:
Jusuf Nurkic - Questionable
Lauri Markkanen - Out
Ace Bailey - Out
Georges Niang - Out
Walker Kessler - Out

h/t @UnderdogNBA

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.

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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