NBA DFS Core Plays LIVE: Saturday, February 3rd
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 Noto will mix it up in all different types of contests. So, who better to walk you through the madness of an NBA DFS slate? Core Plays LIVE 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, you’ve come to the right place.
Happy weekend! We’ve had a rather chaotic week when it comes to NBA injury news, so let’s see what wildness the weekend has in store. We’ve got 6 games on the NBA schedule for Saturday, though just 5 of them appear on the main slates on DraftKings and FanDuel. Also, note that the slates start at 7:30 ET.
We’ve got a couple of appealing high-total games that stand out above the rest, while there also appears to be plenty of value out there. How are things looking heading into Saturday night’s slate? We might as well dive right in.
NBA DFS Top Picks: Core Plays LIVE for Saturday, February 3rd
Slate Overview
- 5-game slate
- 7:30 PM ET – Golden State Warriors at Atlanta Hawks
- 8:00 PM ET – Sacramento Kings at Chicago Bulls
- 8:30 PM ET – Los Angeles Lakers at New York Knicks
- 8:30 PM ET – Milwaukee Bucks at Dallas Mavericks
- 8:30 PM ET – Cleveland Cavaliers at San Antonio Spurs
- Teams on the front end of a back-to-back: Bucks
- Teams on the back end of a back-to-back: Warriors, Hawks, Kings, Spurs
- NBA DFS Injury Report: The Situation Room
- Scroll to FanDuel and DraftKings Rankings & Core Plays
News Updates
Here’s where I’ll provide updates as news trickles in.
Team Previews
Golden State Warriors (at ATL): Four of the ten teams on tonight’s slate also played last night, including both teams in this game. The Warriors are listed as 2.5-point ‘dogs in Atlanta after their victory in Memphis last night. This game has the second-highest total on the board (246), trailing only MIL-DAL. We’re expecting Chris Paul, Dario Saric, Gary Payton, and Moses Moody to miss again tonight, so anybody else that pops up on the injury report later would be a surprise. Jonathan Kuminga is the standout here as he continues his breakout, and he’s even popping as a positive value all the way up at $7,400 on FanDuel tonight. He’s still cheap at $6,700 on DK, while you can say the same of Draymond Green in his new starting center role. Andrew Wiggins, Klay Thompson, and Stephen Curry feel like GPP dart throws on this slate.
Atlanta Hawks (vs. GSW): The Hawks picked up an impressive win over the Suns last night, and tonight they’re slight home favorites at home over the Warriors. De’Andre Hunter is due back after resting last night, while Saddiq Bey is expected to sit with an ankle issue. We’re not expecting full burn for Hunter amid his recent knee injury, so Jalen Johnson and Bogdan Bogdanovic could be ticketed for increased minutes here with Bey likely down. Trae Young (31.1% usage, 1.4 FP/minute) has been on a torrid pace of late, and I don’t see much reason to expect a slowdown against a struggling Golden State defense tonight. Even Dejounte Murray looks solid as an intriguing cheaper pivot to Trae in the $8,000 range, though he is currently pulling double-digit pOWN% on both DraftKings and FanDuel.
Sacramento Kings (at CHI): The Kings toppled the Pacers in a high-scoring affair in Indianapolis yesterday, and tonight they’re listed as 2-point road underdogs in Chicago. We don’t have any word on potential injuries yet, but that line does look a little fishy to me. Domantas Sabonis projects as the headliner again, but it’s worth noting the $8,200 DK tag on De’Aaron Fox tonight is the cheapest we’ve seen all season. Kevin Huerter and Harrison Barnes will again project as useful values in the $5,000 range, while we saw Malik Monk break out of his recent mini-slump in a big way last night. I don’t think the secondary pieces are bad targets tonight, but Sabonis is the only Sacramento player projected with a positive RGValue as of this writing.
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