It's Tuesday, November 18th, and we have a 4-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and a 6-gamer on FanDuel.

Despite the short slate, there is plenty of injury news to digest. Victor Wembanyama, Paolo Banchero, and Ja Morant are among the stars that have already ben ruled out. We also have a lengthy list of players listed questionable, including Cade Cunningham and the potential season debut of LeBron James. Lets dive into the slate!

 

 

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, November 18th

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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

6:30 PM ET UPDATE: 

6:00 PM ET UPDATE: 

2:00 PM ET UPDATE: 

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 11/18

GSW:
Buddy Hield - Probable
Jonathan Kuminga - Out
De'Anthony Melton - Out

ORL:
Jalen Suggs - Questionable
Paolo Banchero - Out
Moe Wagner - Out

BOS:
Jayson Tatum - Out

BKN:
Cam Thomas - Out
Haywood Highsmith - Out
Ben Saraf - Out

DET:
Yet to submit

ATL:
Kristaps Porzingis - Questionable
Zaccharie Risacher - Questionable
Onyeka Okongwu - Questionable
Trae Young - Out

MEM:
Ja Morant - Out
Javon Small - Out
Ty Jerome - Out
Scotty Pippen Jr. - Out
Brandon Clarke - Out

SAS:
Stephon Castle - Out
Jordan McLaughlin - Out
Victor Wembanyama - Out
Dylan Harper - Out

UTA:
Kyle Filipowski - Questionable
Taylor Hendricks - Questionable
Kyle Anderson - Questionable
Georges Niang - Out
Walker Kessler - Out

LAL:
LeBron James - Questionable
Gabe Vincent - Questionable

PHX:
Grayson Allen - Out
Jalen Green - Out

POR:
Jrue Holiday - Doubtful
Damian Lillard - Out
Scoot Henderson - Out
Matisse Thybulle - Out
Blake Wesley - 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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