NBA DFS Core Plays LIVE: Friday, November 18th

Andy Means (meansy53) will be bringing Premium subscribers his top NBA DFS plays to build around for the upcoming slate. A former Duke basketball walk-on, Meansy will also give you his thoughts on the slate as a whole from a macro perspective. On weekends, the GPP maestro you all know and love, STLCards, takes the reins.

GENERAL SLATE THOUGHTS

8:05 AM ET: Happy Friday, everyone! I will be in for Meansy today as he takes a break around the holidays. We have a fun eleven game slate on tap, and I would expect it to be a high scoring night.

Detroit is the only team playing on the second leg of a back-to-back set, so hopefully we don’t have too many shenanigans on that front. Some big names have already been ruled out, with Nikola Jokic (COVID), James Harden (foot), and Paolo Banchero (ankle) among the biggest names.

Here are the primary injuries that I will be keeping an eye on throughout the day:

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Justin Van Zuiden (stlcardinals84)

Justin Van Zuiden (aka stlcardinals84) is a longtime RotoGrinders contributor and show host. He’s appeared in numerous Live Finals, has logged countless 6-figure wins in a host of different sports (including 5 in PGA), and is a former DFS Writer of the Year Nominee by the Fantasy Sports Writers Association. You can find Justin’s ‘Covering The Bases’ series on weekends during the MLB season. He is also a main contributor of sports betting picks at our sister site, ScoresAndOdds, and is a co-host on the RotoGrinders Game Night show on SiriusXM. Follow Justin on X – @stlcardinals84