There are nine games for the 1/2 NBA DFS Game Previews & Prop Plays to break down. New year, same focus: let’s get paid. All signs point to Mavericks PG Luka Doncic being in the lineup, making him a strong NBA DFS anchor.
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Thursday’s NBA DFS Schedule
Denver at Indiana, 7:00 PM Eastern
Nuggets at a Glance: 21st in scoring (108.2), 2nd in scoring defense (103.9), 12th in offensive rating (110), 9th in defensive rating (105.7), 29th in pace (97.4).
Stud: C Nikola Jokic ($9100/DK). Dud: PF/C Jerami Grant ($4100/DK). Sleeper: PF/C Paul Millsap ($5000/DK).
Pacers at a Glance: 18th in scoring (109.1), 6th in scoring defense (105.4), 16th in offensive rating (109.4), 8th in defensive rating (105.7), 24th in pace (98.8).
Stud: PF/C Domantas Sabonis ($8400/DK). Dud: SG/SF Jeremy Lamb ($5200/DK). Sleeper: C Myles Turner ($5000/DK).
Charlotte at Cleveland, 7:00 PM Eastern
Hornets at a Glance: 28th in scoring (103.8), 16th in scoring defensive (110.8), 24th in offensive rating (105.8), 27th in defensive rating (112.9), 27th in pace (97.5).
Stud: PG Terry Rozier ($6200/FD). NBA DFS Dud: C Cody Zeller ($5200/FD). Sleeper: SF Miles Bridges ($5000/FD).
Cavaliers at a Glance: 27th in scoring (104.3), 20th in scoring defense (113.3), 27th in offensive rating (105), 29th in defensive rating (114), 20th in pace (99.1).
Stud: C Tristan Thompson ($6400/FD). Dud: SF Cedi Osman ($4200/FD). Sleeper: PF Larry Nance ($4300/FD).
Toronto at Miami, 7:30 PM Eastern
Raptors at a Glance: 13th in scoring (111.5), 8th in scoring defense (105.9), 13th in offensive rating (109.9), 3rd in defensive rating (104.4), 14th in pace (100.5).
Stud: PG Kyle Lowry ($8200/DK). Dud: PG/SG Fred VanVleet ($7900/DK). Sleeper: SF/PF Rondae Hollis-Jefferson ($4500/DK).
Heat at a Glance: 9th in scoring (112.4), 13th in defensive scoring (108.2), 8th in offensive rating (111.5), 13th in defensive rating (107.3), 21st in pace (99).
Stud: SG/SF Jimmy Butler ($8600/DK). Dud: PG/SG Kendrick Nunn ($4900/DK). Sleeper: SG/SF Duncan Robinson ($4300/DK).
Utah at Chicago, 8:00 PM Eastern
Jazz at a Glance: 22nd in scoring (108), 7th in scoring defense (105.8), 18th in offensive rating (108.3), 10th in defensive rating (106.1), 17th in pace (99.8).
Stud: C Rudy Gobert ($8800/FD). Dud: SG Donovan Mitchell ($7700/FD). Sleeper: PF Royce O’Neale ($3900/FD).
Bulls at a Glance: 25th in scoring (105.9), 10th in scoring defense (107), 29th in offensive rating (104.5), 7th in defensive rating (105.5), 13th in pace (100.8).
Stud: SG Zach LaVine ($7900/FD). Dud: C Wendell Carter ($5300/FD). Sleeper: PG Kris Dunn ($5100/FD).
Golden State at Minnesota, 8:00 PM Eastern
Warriors at a Glance: 24th in scoring (105.9), 21st in scoring defense (113.4), 26th in offensive rating (105), 25th in defensive rating (112.4), 16th in pace (100).
Stud: SG/SF Damion Lee ($6600/DK). Dud: PG/SF Draymond Green ($6800/DK). Sleeper: PF/C Marquese Chriss ($5400/DK).
Timberwolves at a Glance: 12th in scoring (112), 26th in scoring defense (115.5), 22nd in offensive rating (106.5), 17th in defensive rating (109.9), 6th in pace (102.9).
Stud: PG/SG Shabazz Napier ($5900/DK). Dud: SF/PF Robert Covington ($5600/DK). Sleeper: PG/SG Jarrett Culver ($5000/DK).
Brooklyn at Dallas, 8:30 PM Eastern
Nets at a Glance: 16th in scoring (110.6), 19th in scoring defense (111.4), 23rd in offensive rating (106.5), 12th in defensive rating (107.2), 9th in pace (102.5).
Stud: PF Jarrett Allen ($5600/FD). Dud: PG Spencer Dinwiddie ($8400/FD). Sleeper: SF Joe Harris ($4700/FD).
Mavericks at a Glance: 3rd in scoring (116.3), 15th in scoring defense (108.8), 1st in offensive rating (116.2), 15th in defensive rating (108.6), 18th in pace (99.8).
NBA DFS Stud: PG Luka Doncic ($10,8000/FD). Dud: PF Kristaps Porzingis ($8400/FD). Sleeper: C Dwight Powell ($5100/FD).
Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8:30 PM Eastern
Thunder at a Glance: 20th in scoring (108.2), 11th in scoring defense (107.3), 17th in offensive rating (108.9), 14th in defensive rating (108), 26th in pace (98.4).
Stud: C Steven Adams ($6600/DK). Dud: SF/PF Danilo Gallinari ($6100/DK). Sleeper: C Nerlens Noel ($4500/DK).
Spurs at a Glance: 7th in scoring (113.4), 24th in scoring defense (114.9), 20th in defensive rating (111.7), 12th in pace (100.9).
Stud: PF/C LaMarcus Aldridge ($7600/DK). Dud: SF/PF Rudy Gay ($4500/DK). Sleeper: PG Dejounte Murray ($6000/DK).
Memphis at Sacramento, 10:00 PM Eastern
Grizzlies at a Glance: 15th in scoring (111.1), 27th in scoring defense (116.2), 20th in offensive rating (107.5), 26th in defensive rating (112.6), 4th in pace (103).
Stud: PG Ja Morant ($6300/FD). Dud: PF Brandon Clarke ($5100/FD). Sleeper: SG Dillon Brooks ($4800/FD).
Kings at a Glance: 26th in scoring (104.9), 14th in scoring defense (108.3), 21st in offensive rating (107.2), 18th in defensive rating (110.7), 30th in pace (96.7).
Stud: SG Buddy Hield ($6200/FD). Dud: PG De’Aaron Fox ($7200/FD). Sleeper: SG Bogdan Bagdonovic ($5200/FD).
Detroit at LA Clippers, 10:30 PM Eastern
Pistons at a Glance: 19th in scoring (108.3), 17th in scoring defense (110.9), 15th in offensive rating (109.4), 23rd in defensive rating (112.1), 22nd in pace (99).
Stud: C Andre Drummond ($9800/DK). Dud: PF/C Christian Wood ($5100/DK). Sleeper: PG/SG Bruce Brown ($4900/DK).
Clippers at a Glance: 5th in scoring (115), 12th in scoring defense (108.2), 7th in offensive rating (111.9), 5th in defensive rating (105.3), 8th in pace (102.5).
Stud: SF/PF Kawhi Leonard ($9500/DK). Dud: PG/SG Lou Williams ($6300/DK). Sleeper: PF/C Montrezl Harrell ($5700/DK).