NBA DFS Expert Survey: Thursday, January 23rd

by Justin Bailey (Jbails26) Last Updated 2025-01-23 21:56:03 Premium Content Part of the product NBA DFS

Our panel of experts is here to give you their NBA DFS advice for the upcoming slate by answering a handful of questions to help you make crucial lineup-building decisions. Want to know headChopper’s favorite tournament play? Or Noto’s favorite salary saver? Find out below!

NBA DFS Picks: DraftKings & FanDuel Expert Survey for Thursday, January 23

Who is your favorite player to spend up for in cash games?

Notorious: Stephen Curry
headChopper: Nikola Jokic
Dean78904: James Harden (FD) / Scottie Barnes (DK)

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What is your preferred tournament format (e.g. large-field, single-entry) to play on this slate? How do you plan to beat that field of opponents? What tactic or strategy will set you apart?

Notorious: I prefer small-field tournaments. I want as much exposure to the TOR/ATL game as possible. This is the best game environment on the slate. Both teams are in the top 10 in pace and the bottom 5 in points allowed per game. Both teams have a team total that is at least 4 points higher than their season average.

headChopper: Small to mid-sized fields with limited entries are my focus tonight. I’ll stick to just a few lineups due to the spread-out nature of the slate and the uncertainty surrounding the 3 late games. With some bad 3-point defenses in action, I’m targeting jump shooters with lower pOWN% who can exploit those matchups. Nikola Jokic is pricey, but he’s the obvious #1 option on this slate, and early pOWN% suggests I’ll end up well overweight on him.

Dean78904: My main focus is single-entry and smaller-field GPP contests. It very much feels like a two-center day on DK. We have 7 teams playing the back half of a back-to-back, so the news flow should be hot and heavy. The trickiest part is that one of those teams is the Clippers, who play at 10:30 p.m. ET and take on the Wizards. I don’t know when they will report and confirm who is in/out, but there is a legit chance it will be revealed in the middle of the slate. You are going to need a plan for this when making lineups so you don’t get stuck if the news doesn’t go your way. This is especially true on FD where James Harden projects really well.

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