Core Plays LIVE: NBA DFS Picks for Monday, December 30th

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2024-12-30 23:13:49 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 Monday!

I hope everyone had a great weekend. While I love having football games nearly every day of the week, I’m excited that we only have 2 NFL slates to worry about this week. I’m also excited about the NBA schedule, as we have at least 6 games every single day of the week. And I’m even more excited that golf is back this week. It’s not only back, but we finally have a good field for the first time in months. Other than the PGA DFS show, we’ll have our full schedule of content for The Sentry.

For tonight’s NBA slate, there are 7 games on the schedule. We don’t have any teams playing on the second half of a back-to-back and only 2 teams playing on the front half of a back-to-back (Clippers, Cavaliers). I don’t want to jinx it, but I am hoping for a fairly light day of injury news. Let’s dive into the team previews.

NBA DFS Picks: Core Plays LIVE for Monday, December 30th

• 7-game slate
  - 7:00 PM ET – Chicago Bulls at Charlotte Hornets
  - 7:00 PM ET – New York Knicks at Washington Wizards
  - 8:00 PM ET – Los Angeles Clippers at New Orleans Pelicans
  - 9:00 PM ET – Denver Nuggets at Utah Jazz
  - 10:00 PM ET – Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State Warriors
  - 10:00 PM ET – Philadelphia 76ers at Portland Trail Blazers
  - 10:00 PM ET – Dallas Mavericks at Sacramento Kings
• Front end of a back-to-back: Clippers, Cavaliers
• Back end of a back-to-back: None
• NBA DFS Optimizer
• NBA Starting Lineups
• NBA DFS Injury Report: The Situation Room
• Scroll to FanDuel and DraftKings Rankings & Core Plays

News Updates

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

Team Previews

Chicago Bulls (at CHA)

We open the slate with the Bulls, who always provide a solid game environment for fantasy production. They head to Charlotte to take on the Hornets, who are close to the league average in points allowed per game and defensive rating. On the injury front, Ayo Dosunmu is listed as doubtful, while Jalen Smith is listed as questionable. I won’t be prioritizing the Bulls on this slate, but I’m certainly fine getting exposure to Zach LaVine (50+ fantasy points in 2 of his last 5 games), Nikola Vucevic (exploitable matchup), and Patrick Williams (should see 28-30 minutes at a cheap price point) as lineup fillers.

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