
11/12/2026 NBA DFS Playbook: DraftKings and FanDuel Picks
NBA DFS picks for Thursday: Jaylen Brown leads cash with LeBron James out, and Cooper Flagg is the low-owned pivot in Mavericks at Timberwolves.
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NBA DFS picks for Thursday: Jaylen Brown leads cash with LeBron James out, and Cooper Flagg is the low-owned pivot in Mavericks at Timberwolves.

NBA DFS picks for Wednesday: Jamal Murray leads cash in Denver at Memphis, and Donovan Mitchell is the low-owned pivot in Cavaliers at Knicks.

NBA DFS picks for Tuesday: Darryn Peterson runs Utah with Keyonte George out, and Darius Garland is the low-owned pivot in Clippers at Suns.

NBA DFS picks for Monday: Luka Doncic is the GPP pivot in Lakers at Hawks, and Naz Reid and RJ Barrett join a cash core built around a short Charlotte.

NBA DFS picks for Sunday: Domantas Sabonis is the low-owned pivot in Miami at Sacramento, and Michael Porter Jr. and Danny Wolf lead the cash core.

NBA DFS picks for Saturday: Mario Hezonja is the $4,300 cash lock with Cleveland short three players, and Orlando at Golden State is the quiet GPP game.

NBA DFS picks for Friday: Grayson Allen and Rudy Gobert anchor cash with Edwards and Knueppel out, and Joel Embiid is the low-owned pivot.

NBA DFS picks for Wednesday: with Jayson Tatum out, Paul George and Baylor Scheierman anchor cash, and Zion Williamson is the low-owned pivot.

NBA DFS picks for Monday: Jarace Walker leads a cheap Pacers cash core, and Cameron Boozer is the low-owned pivot in Pelicans at Grizzlies.

NBA DFS picks for Sunday: Andrew Nembhard runs Indiana with Haliburton out, and Luka Doncic is the low-owned GPP pivot in Raptors at Lakers.

NBA DFS picks for Saturday: Darius Acuff Jr. anchors cash, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the low-owned GPP pivot as Oklahoma City visits Houston.

NBA DFS picks for Friday: Paul Reed and Bobby Portis anchor cash, and Giannis is the under-owned GPP play in the top-total Miami game.

NBA DFS picks for Thursday: Domantas Sabonis has the Kings frontcourt to himself, and Donovan Mitchell is the low-owned pivot in Atlanta.

NBA DFS picks for Wednesday: Kevin Durant is the cash anchor with Sengun out, and Nikola Jokic is the low-owned GPP play in New Orleans.

Deni Avdija is the NBA DFS cash anchor with Shaedon Sharpe out, and Victor Wembanyama is the low-owned GPP pivot as the Spurs host the Kings.

NBA DFS picks for Monday: Jay Huff is the cash lock with Zubac out, and Minnesota at Cleveland is the low-owned GPP game.

Raptors at Timberwolves is the low-owned GPP game with a 228.5 total, and Paul Reed starts at center for Detroit with Jalen Duren out.

Flagg and Aldama are out, so Naji Marshall and PJ Washington are the Dallas chalk. Washington at Chicago is the 244.5 total GPP game.

Knueppel and Coby White are out, so the cheap Hornets are chalk. Dallas at Indiana is the cash game and Pistons at Heat is the low-owned GPP spot.

Minnesota at Miami is tonight's low-owned GPP game, Siakam is the chalk in the Indiana spot and Charlotte at Brooklyn is the game to fade.

Knicks vs 76ers has the top total and the least ownership on a three-game opening night slate. Plus the Wembanyama chalk call and a cheap Spurs forward.

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