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

Happy Sunday, February 1st, we have a 6-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and eight games on FanDuel.

We have a six game main slate on DraftKings and eight games on FanDuel. It's an interesting slate because there are stars everywhere and good matchups in every direction as well. We have three games of 230 implied points or more as the Bulls/Heat are running it back again, Toronto/Utah go to battle, and the Cavaliers/Trail Blazers lock arms on FanDuel's main slate. Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Cade Cunningham, and Donovan Mitchell are some of the stars taking the floor.

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, February 1st

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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

• Michael Porter is OUT
• Without MPJ, Noah Clowney & Ziaire Williams: Danny Wolf; 19.4% USG, 1.1 FP/min // Cam Thomas; 34.3% USG, 1.02 FP/min // Egor Demin; 24.4% USG, .97 FP/min
• Domantas Sabonis has been downgraded to OUT
• We saw Maxime Raynaud start in Sabonis' place the other day & played 36 mins. Dylan Cardwell played 27.5 off the bench.
• I have a LOT of interest in SAC: Maxime Raynaud, Malik Monk, DeMar DeRozan, Dylan Cardwell, Zach LaVine, Nique Clifford
• Alex Sarr is OUT
• If Marvin Bagley starts, he's firmly in play. Good FP/min player.

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 2/1

• Nikola Jokic - PROB
• Cade Cunningham - IN
• James Harden - OUT
• Deni Avdija - QUEST
• Jamal Murray - PROB
• Keyonte George - OUT
• Michael Porter - OUT
• Alex Sarr - OUT
• Josh Giddey - OUT
• Devin Booker - OUT
• Evan Mobley - OUT
• Austin Reaves - QUEST
• Jusuf Nurkic - IN
• Nikola Vucevic - IN
• Coby White - IN
• Russell Westbrook - OUT
• Norman Powell - OUT
• Tyler Herro - OUT
• Jalen Williams - OUT
• Jalen Smith - OUT
• Darius Garland - OUT
• Jrue Holiday - OUT
• Tre Jones - OUT
• Noah Clowney - OUT
• Ajay Mitchell - OUT
• Tre Johnson - OUT
• Dennis Schroder - OUT
• Davion Mitchell - OUT
• De'Andre Hunter - OUT
• Miles McBride - OUT
• Malik Monk - IN
• Jalen Green - OUT
• Keegan Murray - OUT
• Jakob Poeltl - OUT
• Robert Williams - QUEST
• Ziaire Williams - OUT
• Christian Braun - DOUBT
• Alex Caruso - OUT
• Craig Porter - QUEST
• Keon Ellis - OUT
• Kevin Love - IN
• Kevin Huerter - OUT
• Nikola Jovic - OUT
• Domantas Sabonis - 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, Scottie Barnes, Kawhi Leonard, Donovan Mitchell (FD)

Mid

• Bam Adebayo, Brandon Ingram, Kyshawn George, Jusuf Nurkic, DeMar DeRozan, Dillon Brooks, RJ Barrett, Jaime Jaquez., Ayo Dosunmu, Jaylon Tyson (FD), Jarrett Allen (FD), Bub Carrington, Matas Buzelis

Value

• Malik Monk, Maxime Raynaud, Dylan Cardwell, Marvin Bagley, Sam Merrill (FD), Nae'Qwan Tomlin (FD), Patrick Williams

Stacks

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