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

It's Tuesday, January 6th, and we have a 5-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel. 

There are some really bad defenses on tonight's slate as Washington, Indiana, Los Angeles (LAL), and New Orleans are all playing. All five games on tonight's slate have 234.5 implied points or higher with a slate-high 244 points in the Lakers/Pelicans matchup. There are plenty of stars taking the floor as Luka Doncic, Victor Wembanyama, Paolo Banchero, and Anthony Edwards are playing.

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, January 6th

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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.

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NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 1/6

• Victor Wembanyama - IN, limited off bench
• Donovan Mitchell - OUT
• Austin Reaves - OUT
• Franz Wagner - OUT
• Ja Morant - DOUBT
• Tyler Herro - IN
• Jalen Suggs - OUT
• Zach Edey - OUT
• Bennedict Mathurin - OUT
• Kyshawn George - OUT
• Jaime Jaquez. - OUT
• Jarrett Allen - PROB
• Cedric Coward - OUT
• Saddiq Bey - OUT
• Devin Vassell - OUT
• Nikola Jovic - IN
• Vince Williams - PROB
• Herbert Jones - IN
• Rui Hachimura - OUT
• Isaiah Jackson - OUT
• Corey Kispert - OUT
• Dean Wade - IN
• Gabe Vincent - OUT
• Jaylon Tyson - IN
• Anthony Edwards - IN

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, Anthony Edwards, Paolo Banchero, LeBron James

Mid

• Pascal Siakam, Desmond Bane, Evan Mobley, Darius Garland, Anthony Black, Alex Sarr (GPP), Andrew Nembhard, Santi Aldama, Trey MurphyI

Value

• Wendell Carter, Jake LaRavia, Aaron Nesmith, Jock Landale, Sam Merrill, Micah Potter, T.J. McConnell, GG Jackson, Craig Porter, Tristan da Silva

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