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

Published: Jan 25, 2026

It's Sunday, January 25th, and we have a 5-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel.

It actually appears we are going to be down to four games, as the Mavericks are unable to get out of Dallas, and tonight's game in Milwaukee is expected to be postponed. In addition to the postponement, we have several injury situations that will impact our roster decisions. 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 25th

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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

6:20 PM ET UPDATE

Trey Murphy - AVAILABLE
Jose Alvarado - AVAILABLE
Luke Kornet - AVAILABLE
Aaron Wiggins - AVAILABLE
Davion Mitchell - OUT
Norman Powell - Probable (upgrade)
Kasparas Jakucionis - AVAILABLE
Jalen Green - OUT
Immanuel Quickley - AVAILABLE

6:00 PM ET UPDATE

Collin Murray-Boyles - OUT
Ja'Kobe Walter - AVAILABLE

4:00 PM ET UPDATE

MAVERICKS-BUCKS POSTPONED - The Mavericks are stuck in Dallas due to inclement weather, and tonight's game against Milwaukee is expected to be postponed.
Noah Clowney - OUT
MIA:
- Norman Powell - Questionable
- Davion Mitchell - Doubtful
- Kasparas Jakucionis - Questionable
- Andrew Wiggins - Probable
- Tyler Herro - OUT
- Kel'el Ware - OUT

2:00 PM ET UPDATE

Trey Murphy - Probable (downgrade)

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 1/25

DAL:
Yet to submit
MIL:
AJ Green - Questionable
Gary Trent - Probable
Giannis Antetokounmpo - Out
Taurean Prince - Out
Kevin Porter - Out
TOR:
Immanuel Quickley - Questionable
Collin Murray-Boyles - Questionable
Ja'Kobe Walter - Questionable
Jakob Poeltl - Out
OKC:
Aaron Wiggins - Questionable
Ajay Mitchell - Out
Alex Caruso - Out
Isaiah Hartenstein - Out
Jalen Williams - Out
Nikola Topic - Out
Thomas Sorber - Out
NOP:
Jose Alvarado - Questionable
Dejounte Murray - Out
SAS:
Devin Vassell - Said he'll play
Luke Kornet - Questionable
MIA:
Yet to submit
PHX:
Jalen Green - Questionable
Devin Booker - Out
BKN:
Noah Clowney - Doubtful
Cam Thomas - Out
Nolan Traore - Out
Haywood Highsmith - Out
LAC:
Kawhi Leonard - Questionable
Derrick Jones - Out
Bogdan Bogdanovic - Out
Bradley Beal - 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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