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

It's Wednesday, December 31st, and we have a 5-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel. 

Despite it being only five games, we have stars everywhere as Giannis Antetokounmpo, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama, and Deni Avdija are taking the floor. It's New Years Eve and we have a game with 248.5 implied points with a two-point spread. This is a fun slate, so let's get into everything!

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, December 31st

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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

• Biggest news we're waiting for is the Stephon Castle news. If Castle were to sit, here's some numbers for the Spurs (also without Devin Vassell);
• Victor Wembanyama; 29% USG, 1.3 FP/min // De'Aaron Fox; 30.2% USG, 1.2 FP/min // Dylan Harper; 29.8% USG, 1.13 FP/min // Keldon Johnson; 20.4% USG, 1.04 FP/min 
• Adding Cason Wallace to core plays & player pool

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 12/31

• Nikola Jokic - OUT
• Josh Giddey - OUT
• Josh Hart - OUT
• Stephon Castle - QUEST
• Aaron Gordon - OUT
• Jrue Holiday - OUT
• Jerami Grant - OUT
• Kyshawn George - OUT
• Coby White - OUT
• Isaiah Hartenstein - OUT
• Cameron Johnson - OUT
• Devin Vassell - OUT
• Jakob Poeltl - OUT
• Mitchell Robinson - OUT
• Kris Murray - QUEST
• Herbert Jones - OUT
• Corey Kispert - OUT
• Jose Alvarado - OUT
• Tyler Kolek - IN
• Zach Collins - OUT
• Jaylin Williams - 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

• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama, Jamal Murray

Mid

• Scottie Barnes, Chet Holmgren, Zion Williamson, Nikola Vucevic, De'Aaron Fox

Value

• Jonas Valanciunas, Jordan Poole (GPP), Ayo Dosunmu, Tre Jones, Jalen Smith, Kevin Huerter, Matas Buzelis, Bruce Brown, Cason Wallace, Keldon Johnson

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