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

Happy Sunday, December 7th, we have a 4-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and 6 games on FanDuel.

It's a very interesting slate because there is SO many key pieces that are popping on the injury report and we're unsure if they're going to play. Anthony Edwards, Devin Booker, Joel Embiid, Zion Williamson, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker are all questionable for today's slate. Even if they don't play, the likes of Luka Doncic, Jalen Johnson, Stephen Curry, and LeBron James are suiting up.

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, December 14th

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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.

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

• Adding Terrence Shannon Jr. as a pivot away from Bones Hyland. Played 30 minutes after Hyland left the other day. It's possible he starts if the Wolves are at all worried about Hyland here.

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 12/14

• Giannis Antetokounmpo - OUT
• Tyrese Maxey - OUT
• Anthony Edwards - OUT
• Devin Booker - QUEST
• Austin Reaves - OUT
• Zion Williamson - QUEST
• Joel Embiid - IN
• Domantas Sabonis - OUT
• Trae Young - OUT
• Kristaps Porzingis - OUT
• Coby White - IN
• Nickeil Alexander-Walker - IN
• Dillon Brooks - QUEST
• Jrue Holiday - OUT
• Donovan Clingan - QUEST
• Jalen Green - OUT
• Cam Thomas - OUT
• Ayo Dosunmu - OUT
• Robert Williams - QUEST
• Kelly Oubre - OUT
• Dennis Schroder - QUEST (upgrade)
• Kevin Huerter - IN
• AJ Green - OUT
• Keon Ellis - IN
• Al Horford - OUT
• Ben Saraf - OUT
• Mike Conley - OUT
• Bones Hyland - IN
• Yang Hansen - QUEST
• Drew Eubanks - OUT

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 (FD), Jalen Johnson, Josh Giddey

Mid

• Kevin Porter, Stephen Curry (FD), LeBron James (FD), Michael Porter, Julius Randle, Joel Embiid, Paul George, VJ Edgecombe, Quentin Grimes, Naz Reid, Donte DiVincenzo, Rudy Gobert

Value

• Bobby Portis, Kyle Kuzma, Marcus Smart (FD), Bones Hyland, Maxime Raynaud, Gary Trent, Terrence Shannon Jr. (GPP)

Stacks

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