The 1/31 NBA DFS Game Previews look at each of the seven games on Friday’s slate. However, no game will have more focus upon it than the Trail Blazers-Lakers matchup, as Los Angeles plays its first game since the tragic passing of franchise icon Kobe Bryant.
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Friday NBA DFS Schedule
Toronto at Detroit, 7:00 PM Eastern
Raptors at a Glance: 12th in scoring (112.4), 5th in scoring defense (105.3), 15th in offensive rating (110.9), 2nd in defensive rating (104.8), 12th in pace (100.5).
Stud: PF/C Pascal Siakam ($8200/DK). Dud: SF/PF OG Anunoby ($4500/DK). Sleeper: C Serge Ibaka ($6900/DK).
Pistons at a Glance: 20th in scoring (109.3), 17th in scoring defense (111.5), 19th in offensive rating (109.8), 21st in defensive rating (112), 20th in pace (98.9).
Stud: C Andre Drummond ($9300/DK). Dud: PG Reggie Jackson ($4800/DK). Sleeper: PF/C Christian Wood ($4500/DK).
Dallas at Houston, 7:30 PM Eastern
Mavericks at a Glance: 3rd in scoring (116.1), 14th in scoring defense (110), 1st in offensive rating (117), 18th in defensive rating (110.8), 24th in pace (98.6).
Stud: PF Kristaps Porzingis ($6400/FD). Dud: C Willie Cauley-Stein ($4200/FD). Sleeper: SG Delon Wright ($4200/FD).
Rockets at a Glance: 2nd in scoring (118.5), 24th in scoring defense (114.6), 3rd in offensive rating (113.7), 15th in defensive rating (109.1), 2nd in pace (103.8).
Stud: PG Russell Westbrook ($11,000/FD). Dud: SG James Harden ($10,100/FD). Sleeper: SF Eric Gordon ($4900/FD).
Chicago at Brooklyn, 7:30 PM Eastern
Bulls at a Glance: 25th in scoring (105.7), 10th in scoring defense (107.8), 27th in offensive rating (105.5), 9th in defensive rating (107.6), 17th in pace (99.6).
Stud: SG Zach LaVine ($8500/DK). Dud: PF Thaddeus Young ($5000/DK). Sleeper: PG/SF Kris Dunn ($5100/DK).
Nets at a Glance: 19th in scoring (107.7), 19th in scoring defense (112), 24th in offensive rating (106.3), 13th in defensive rating (108.5), 10th in pace (101.8).
Stud: PG Kyrie Irving ($9000/DK). Dud: PG/SG Spencer Dinwiddie ($7500/DK). Sleeper: C Jarrett Allen ($6100/DK).
Memphis at New Orleans, 8:00 PM Eastern
Grizzlies at a Glance: 8th in scoring (113.5), 26th in scoring defense (115.5), 18th in offensive rating (109.8), 20th in defensive rating (111.4), 4th in pace (103.2).
Stud: PG Ja Morant ($7400/FD). Dud: C Jonas Valanciunas ($7000/FD). Sleeper: SF Jae Crowder ($4400/FD).
Pelicans at a Glance: 6th in scoring (114.7), 28th in scoring defense (117.3), 17th in offensive rating (110.1), 22nd in defensive rating (112.6), 5th in pace (103.1).
Stud: SF Brandon Ingram ($7700/FD). Dud: PF Derrick Favors ($5600/FD). Sleeper: PF Zion Williamson ($6500/FD).
Denver at Milwaukee, 9:00 PM Eastern
Nuggets at a Glance: 22nd in scoring (109.1), 4th in scoring defense (105.9), 12th in offensive rating (111.3), 11th in defensive rating (108), 29th in pace (97.2).
Stud: C Nikola Jokic ($9400/DK). Dud: SF/PF Michael Porter ($5400/DK). Sleeper: PF/C Jerami Grant ($5700/DK).
Bucks at a Glance: 1st in scoring (120), 9th in scoring defense (107.2), 2nd in offensive rating (114.2), 1st in defensive rating (102), 1st in pace (104.8).
Stud: PF Giannis Antetokunmpo ($11,700/DK). Dud: C Brook Lopez ($4600/DK). Sleeper: PG Eric Bledsoe ($7100/DK).
Oklahoma City at Phoenix, 9:00 PM Eastern
Thunder at a Glance: 17th in scoring (110.5), 11th in scoring defense (107.9), 13th in offensive rating (111.1), 12th in defensive rating (108.4), 22nd in pace (98.7).
Stud: SG Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ($7700/FD). Dud: SF Danilo Gallinari ($6200/FD). Sleeper: C Steven Adams ($5300/FD).
Suns at a Glance: 10th in scoring (113.1), 20th in scoring defense (113.5), 16th in offensive rating (110.2), 17th in defensive rating (110.6), 9th in pace (102).
Stud: C Deandre Ayton ($8200/FD). Dud: SF Mikal Bridges ($4800/FD). Sleeper: PG Ricky Rubio ($5500/FD).
Portland at LA Lakers, 10:30 PM Eastern
Trail Blazers at a Glance: 11th in scoring (113), 25th in scoring defense (114.8), 11th in offensive rating (111.5), 26th in defensive rating (113.2), 11th in pace (101).
Stud: PG Damian Lillard ($9900/DK). Dud: C Hassan Whiteside ($8400/DK). Sleeper: PG/SG CJ McCollum ($6400/DK).
Lakers at a Glance: 9th in scoring (113.5), 7th in scoring defense (106.3), 4th in offensive rating (112.7), 3rd in defensive rating (105.5), 13th in pace (100.5).
Stud: PG/SF LeBron James ($10,3000/DK). Dud: PG Rajon Rondo ($3600/DK). Sleeper: C Dwight Howard ($4600/DK).
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