Core Plays LIVE: NBA DFS Picks for Friday, November 29th

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2024-11-29 23:49:34 Premium Content Part of the product NBA DFS

A daily fantasy sports OG, Notorious has been roaming the DFS streets ever since they were invented. He has racked up multiple live final seats and several six-figure tournament wins in his DFS career and has long been one of the top NBA DFS minds in the industry. On weekends, Taylor Smith takes the reins. Their Core Plays LIVE article will zoom out on the slate as a whole, zoom in on the best NBA DFS picks, and constantly update as news breaks. Whether you are diving into the slate 5 hours before it starts or 5 minutes before it starts, Core Plays LIVE has everything you need for your DraftKings and FanDuel lineups.

Happy Friday!

I hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving. I am still feeling the after-effects of eating so much food yesterday. We successfully conquered two Thanksgivings that were three hours apart and made some great memories along the way. There are technically 10 games on the schedule today, but we will focus our attention on the 7-game main slate that FanDuel and DraftKings have to offer. Since there weren’t any games yesterday, no team is playing on the second half of a back-to-back. It’s wishful thinking, but hopefully, we will have a relatively light day of injury news.

Let’s dive into the slate.

NBA DFS Picks: Core Plays LIVE for Friday, November 29th

• 7-game slate
  - 7:30 PM ET – Orlando Magic at Brooklyn Nets
  - 7:30 PM ET – Los Angeles Clippers at Minnesota Timberwolves
  - 8:00 PM ET – Detroit Pistons at Indiana Pacers
  - 8:00 PM ET – Toronto Raptors at Miami Heat
  - 8:00 PM ET – Boston Celtics at Chicago Bulls
  - 10:00 PM ET – Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Lakers
  - 10:00 PM ET – Sacramento Kings at Portland Trail Blazers
• Front end of a back-to-back: Hawks, Hornets, Pistons
• Back end of a back-to-back: None
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• NBA DFS Injury Report: The Situation Room
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h3=. News Updates

This section will be updated as injury news is released throughout the day.

Team Previews

Orlando Magic (at BKN)

We start the slate with the Magic, who travel to Brooklyn to take on the slowest-paced team in the NBA. While this projects to have the slowest pace of any game on the main slate, the matchup is still appealing, as the Nets are 20th in points allowed per game and 25th in defensive rating. The Magic are still without Paolo Banchero and Gary Harris, yet their team total is a point higher than their season average. Franz Wagner has averaged 47 fantasy points per game with Banchero out this season and has topped 50 fantasy points in 5 of his last 9 games. He’s the only player with a positive RGValue. Jalen Suggs is the interesting pivot in large-field tournaments. The frontcourt can be avoided for now with too many bodies splitting minutes.

Brooklyn Nets (vs. ORL)

The Nets have a lengthy injury report heading into tonight’s game. Cam Thomas, Day’Ron Sharpe, Dennis Schroder, Noah Clowney, and Bojan Bogdanovic have all been ruled out, while Nic Claxton, Dorian Finney-Smith, and Cameron Johnson are all listed as questionable. Let’s see who has benefited the most this season with Schroder and Thomas off the floor:

As it stands right now, with the three questionable players in the projections, nobody is popping as a great value play. I do have interest in Ben Simmons in tournaments, as he put up 38 fantasy points in a similar spot the other night. If Claxton, Finney-Smith, and/or Johnson end up being out, perhaps some value will open up here.

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