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

It's Wednesday, January 7th, and we have a 9-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and 12 games on FanDuel. 

There is going to be an overwhelming amount of injury news and moving parts on this big slate. So, stay tuned for updates leading up to roster lock. Updates will be provided both here and in the Fantasy Alarm Discord. 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, January 7th

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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 

• James Harden - AVAILABLE 
• Trey Murphy - OUT 
• Herbert Jones - OUT 
  • Boost for Zion Williamson, Derik Queen, and several other Pelicans. 
• Cade Cunningham - OUT 
  • Boost for all Pistons. Daniss Jenkins and Jaden Ivey (especially the starter) are the biggest beneficiaries, but Isaiah Stewart, Ausar Thompson, and Paul Reed get boosts as well. 
• Vince Williams - OUT 

6:00 PM ET UPDATE 

• Coby White - OUT 
• Matas Buzelis - AVAILABLE 
• Jaren Jackson - Questionable (downgrade)
• Onyeka Okongwu - OUT 
  • Porzingis is confirmed to still be on a minutes restriction. It will be interesting to see who starts. Asa Newell and Mouhamed Gueye are both intriguing options. 
• Nic Claxton and Cam Thomas are on a minutes restriction 
• Brandon Miller - OUT 
• Moussa Diabate - AVAILABLE
• Tidjane Salaun - AVAILABLE 
• Jamal Murray - AVAILABLE 
• Aaron Gordon - AVAILABLE 
• Christian Braun - AVAILABLE 
• Spencer Jones - AVAILABLE 
• Jalen Pickett - AVAILABLE 
• Tim Hardaway - AVAILABLE 
• Kelly Oubre - AVAILABLE 
• Trendon Watford - AVAILABLE 
• Corey Kispert - OUT

4:00 PM ET UPDATE 

• LeBron James - Questionable 
• Ja Morant - Questionable
• Jaren Jackson - Probable
• Cedric Coward - OUT
• Santi Aldama - Questionable
• Vince Williams - Questionable
• Victor Wembanyama - Questionable
• Kris Murray - OUT
• Draymond Green - Probable (upgrade)
• Spencer Jones - Probable (downgrade) 

1:00 PM ET UPDATE 

• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - Questionable (downgrade)
• Matas Buzelis - Probable (upgrade) 
• Onyeka Okongwu - Questionable (downgrade) 
• James Harden - Probable (upgrade) 
• Jamal Murray - Probable (upgrade) 
• Aaron Gordon - Probable (upgrade)
• Christian Braun - Probable (upgrade)
• Tim Hardaway - Probable (upgrade)
• Jalen Pickett - Probable (downgrade) 
• Brandon Miller - Questionable (downgrade) 
• Tidjane Salaun - Probable (upgrade)
• Cade Cunningham - Questionable (downgrade)   
• Herbert Jones - Questionable 
• CJ McCollum - OUT
• Khris Middleton - OUT
• Joel Embiid - Probable (upgrade) 
• Trey Murphy - Questionable 
• Saddiq Bey - OUT
• Jose Alvarado - OUT
• Trae Young - OUT
• Kelly Oubre - Probable (upgrade) 
• Trendon Watford - Probable (upgrade) 

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 1/7

• CHI:
  Coby White - Questionable
  Matas Buzelis - Questionable
  Jalen Smith - Out
  Josh Giddey - Out
  Zach Collins - Out
  Noa Essengue - Out
• DET:
  Cade Cunningham - Probable
  Duncan Robinson - Probable
  Caris LeVert - Probable
  Jalen Duren - Out
  Tobias Harris - Out
• DEN:
  Jamal Murray - Questionable
  Aaron Gordon - Questionable
  Christian Braun - Questionable
  Tim Hardaway - Questionable
  Cameron Johnson - Out
  Nikola Jokic - Out
  Jonas Valanciunas - Out
• BOS:
  Jayson Tatum - Out
• TOR:
  Jakob Poeltl - Out
• CHA:
  Brandon Miller - Probable
  Moussa Diabate - Probable
  Tidjane Salaun - Questionable
  Ryan Kalkbrenner - Out
  Mason Plumlee - Out
  Grant Williams - Out
• WAS:
  Yet to submit
• PHI:
  Joel Embiid - Questionable
  Kelly Oubre - Questionable
  Trendon Watford - Questionable
• LAC:
  James Harden - Questionable
  Derrick Jones - Out
  Bogdan Bogdanovic - Out
  Bradley Beal - Out
• NYK:
  Josh Hart - Out
  Landry Shamet - Out
• NOP:
  Yet to submit
• ATL:
  Trae Young - Questionable
• ORL:
  Jalen Suggs - Out
  Franz Wagner - Out
  Moe Wagner - Out
• BKN:
  Nic Claxton - Available
  Haywood Highsmith - Out
• PHX:
  Jamaree Bouyea - Out
  Jalen Green - Out
• MEM:
  Yet to submit
• UTA:
  Ace Bailey - Questionable
  Kevin Love - Out
  Georges Niang - Out
  Walker Kessler - Out
• OKC:
  Isaiah Hartenstein - Out
  Alex Caruso - Out
  Jaylin Williams - Out
  Ousmane Dieng - Out
  Nikola Topic - Out
  Thomas Sorber - Out
• LAL:
  Yet to submit
• SAS:
  Yet to submit
• HOU:
  Alperen Sengun - Out
  Fred VanVleet - Out
• POR:
  Kris Murray - Doubtful
  Jerami Grant - Out
  Scoot Henderson - Out
  Matisse Thybulle - Out
  Blake Wesley - Out
  Jrue Holiday - Out
  Damian Lillard - Out
• MIL:
  Taurean Prince - Out
• GSW:
  Draymond Green - Questionable
  Gary Payton - Questionable
  Seth Curry - 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.

High

• Cade Cunningham, Jalen Johnson, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Kawhi Leonard, Tyrese Maxey, Jamal Murray, Joel Embiid 

Mid

• Scottie Barnes, Devin Booker, Zion Williamson, Derrick White, Nikola Vucevic, Brandon Ingram, Jalen Williams, Trey Murphy, Alex Sarr, VJ Edgecombe, Derik Queen, RJ Barrett, Matas Buzelis, Isaiah Stewart, Moussa Diabate, Bilal Coulibaly, 

Value

• Paul Reed, Mark Williams, Tre Johnson, Jock Landale, Ajay Mitchell, Justin Champagnie, Collin Murray-Boyles, Jordan Goodwin, Bub Carrington, Mitchell Robinson, Herbert Jones, Aaron Wiggins

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