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

It's Thursday, February 12th, and we have a much smaller 3-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel. 

The final slate before the NBA All-Star Break is upon us, and there will be a ton of news to digest despite just three games. All six teams have already ruled out at least one star player, with a few others still being listed as questionable. 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, February 12th

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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

UPDATE 7:10 PM ET 

• Myles Turner - OUT
  • Ousmane Dieng will start and is one of the top value plays on the slate 
• Isaiah Joe and Kenrich Williams starting for OKC 

UPDATE 6:30 PM ET 

• Kyle Kuzma - AVAILABLE 
• Ryan Rollins - OUT 
  • Bump for Kevin Porter, who was already a Core Play
  • Added Jericho Sims and Ousmane Dieng to Core Plays 

UPDATE 5:00 PM ET 

• Deandre Ayton - OUT 
• Naji Marshall - Probable (upgrade) 
• Caleb Martin - Doubtful (downgrade) 

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 2/12

• MIL: 
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo - OUT
  • Kyle Kuzma - AVAILABLE 
  • Taurean Prince - OUT
  • Ryan Rollins - OUT
  • Myles Turner - OUT
• OKC:
  • Branden Carlson - OUT
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - OUT
  • Isaiah Hartenstein - OUT
  • Ajay Mitchell - OUT
  • Thomas Sorber - OUT
  • Jalen Williams - OUT
• POR: 
  • Deni Avdija - Questionable 
  • Damian Lillard - OUT
  • Kris Murray - OUT
  • Shaedon Sharpe - OUT
  • Matisse Thybulle - OUT
  • Robert Williams - OUT
• UTA: 
  • Keyonte George - OUT
  • Jaren Jackson - OUT
  • Walker Kessler - OUT
  • Lauri Markkanen - OUT
• DAL:
  • Cooper Flagg - OUT
  • Kyrie Irving - OUT
  • Dereck Lively - OUT
  • Naji Marshall - Probable 
  • Caleb Martin - Doubtful 
• LAL:
  • Deandre Ayton - OUT
  • Luka Doncic - 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

• Deni Avdija (if active), LeBron James, Chet Holmgren

Mid

• Isaiah Collier, Kevin Porter, Austin Reaves, Donovan Clingan, Jerami Grant, Jrue Holiday, Naji Marshall, Ace Bailey, P.J. Washington 

Value

• Max Christie, Cam Thomas, Marvin Bagley, Isaiah Joe, Jaylin Williams, Jericho Sims, Vince Williams, Kenrich Williams, Cody Williams, Ousmane Dieng 

Stacks

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