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

It's Tuesday, February 3rd, and we have a 8-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel. 

We have a fun eight-game slate with two games of at least 237 implied points and the Heat/Hawks made it up to 240. There's stars everywhere we turn as Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic, Jalen Johnson, and Cade Cunningham are taking the floor. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, and Austin Reaves are the notable names that check in as questionable.

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 3rd

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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

• Adding Jalen Smith & Patrick Williams to player pool after Nikola Vucevic trade
• Jusuf Nurkic is NOT starting. Unplayable.

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 2/3

• Giannis Antetokounmpo - OUT
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - QUEST
• Anthony Davis - OUT
• Trae Young - OUT
• Keyonte George - OUT
• Chet Holmgren - QUEST
• Austin Reaves - IN
• Franz Wagner - OUT
• Jusuf Nurkic - IN
• Josh Giddey - OUT
• Onyeka Okongwu - OUT
• Kevin Porter - OUT
• Jalen Williams - OUT
• Aaron Gordon - OUT
• Tyler Herro - OUT
• Norman Powell - OUT
• P.J. Washington - OUT
• Jalen Smith - IN
• Tre Johnson - OUT
• Cameron Johnson - OUT
• Kristaps Porzingis - IN
• Tre Jones - Available, but unlikely to play
• Miles McBride - OUT
• Brandon Williams - OUT
• Isaiah Hartenstein - QUEST
• Ajay Mitchell - OUT
• Noah Clowney - IN
• Christian Braun - IN
• Jaylin Williams - QUEST
• Kevin Huerter - OUT (traded)
• Nikola Jovic - IN
• Mitchell Robinson - OUT
• Ziaire Williams - IN
• Alex Caruso - QUEST, upgrade
• Andrew Wiggins - OUT
• Micah Potter - OUT
• Aaron Nesmith - OUT
• Andrew Nembhard - OUT
• T.J. McConnell - OUT
• Pascal Siakam - OUT
• Bennedict Mathurin - OUT
• Bobby Portis - OUT
• Caris LeVert - IN
• Kevin Love - 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, Nikola Jokic, Jalen Johnson, Cade Cunningham, Jaylen Brown

Mid

• Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, Bam Adebayo, Lauri Markkanen, Isaiah Collier, Coby White, Josh Hart, OG Anunoby, Jaime Jaquez., Jalen Smith, Ayo Dosunmu, Pelle Larsson

Value

• Jarace Walker, Jay Huff, Isaiah Jackson, Johnny Furphy, Quenton Jackson, Patrick Williams, Kam Jones

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