Happy Sunday, January 4th! We have a solid 5-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel tonight.

The landscape of the league has certainly shifted this season seeing. The news we're sifting through is headlined by the Sacramento Kings backcourt, where Zach LaVine is questionable, and the Memphis Grizzlies, who are sweating out the status of Ja Morant.

The Grizzlies vs. Lakers game is the best on the board with a massive 240.5 implied total, promising plenty of fireworks between Luka and (hopefully) Ja. Despite the smaller slate, we have elite star power with Giannis Antetokounmpo, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Anthony Edwards, and a red-hot Zion Williamson all taking the floor.

Before diving into the meat and potatoes, welcome to the NBA DFS season. If this is your first time reading our column, I just want to welcome you and give you a few tips and tricks on what you should be looking for each night.

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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.

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NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 1/4

Domantas Sabonis - OUT (Knee)

Austin Reaves - OUT

Jaime Jaquez. - OUT (Ankle)

Isaiah Hartenstein - OUT

Jalen Green - OUT (Hamstring)

Herbert Jones - OUT

Saddiq Bey - OUT

Dejounte Murray - OUT

Kyshawn George - OUT (Hip)

Cam Whitmore - OUT (DVT)

Terry Rozier - OUT

Taurean Prince - OUT

Zach LaVine - QUEST (Ankle)

Ja Morant - QUEST (Calf)

Trey Murphy - QUEST

Santi Aldama - QUEST

Tyler Herro - AVAILABLE (But not expected to play/limited)

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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