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

It's Saturday, January 24th, and we have a 4-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel. 

Miami stands out as the primary spot for value on the slate, with Tyler Herro and Kel'el Ware ruled out, and Davion Mitchell not expected to play. Jusuf Nurkic got a midday upgrade from doubtful to questionable, so that is another situation to monitor. 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 24th

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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.

All status updates after contest roster lock will be made in the Fantasy Alarm Discord: https://discord.gg/2yATJxXe8G

6:00 PM ET UPDATE 

• De'Andre Hunter - Questionable (downgrade) 

2:00 PM ET UPDATE 

• Jusuf Nurkic - Questionable (upgrade)
• Josh Giddey - AVAILABLE
• Patrick Williams - AVAILABLE
• Sam Merrill - OUT
• Lauri Markkanen - OUT 
• Davion Mitchell not expected to play 
• Pelle Larsson - AVAILABLE
• Jaylen Brown - Probable
• Neemias Queta - Probable 
• Moussa Cisse - Doubtful (downgrade) 

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 1/24

• CLE:
  Yet to submit
• ORL:
  Jalen Suggs - Probable
  Franz Wagner - Out
• BOS:
  Yet to submit
• CHI:
  Josh Giddey - Probable
  Patrick Williams - Probable
  Tre Jones - Out
  Zach Collins - Out
  Noa Essengue - Out
• LAL:
  Austin Reaves - Out
• DAL:
  Daniel Gafford - Will play
  Moussa Cisse - Questionable
  Anthony Davis - Out
  Dereck Lively - Out
  Kyrie Irving - Out
  Dante Exum - Out
• MIA:
  Pelle Larsson - Probable
  Norman Powell - Questionable
  Davion Mitchell - Questionable
  Kel'el Ware - Out
  Tyler Herro - Out
• UTA:
  Lauri Markkanen - Questionable
  Jusuf Nurkic - Doubtful
  Kevin Love - 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.

High

• Luka Doncic, Jaylen Brown, Donovan Mitchell, Paolo Banchero, LeBron James

Mid

• Keyonte George, Bam Adebayo, Jusuf Nurkic (only if starting), Norman Powell, Jarrett Allen, Andrew Wiggins, Jaime Jaquez, Neemias Queta

Value

• Pelle Larsson, Daniel Gafford, Brandon Williams, Luka Garza, Simone Fontecchio, Dru Smith 

Stacks

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