Rounding Up the Top Plays for Today’s 8-Game NBA Slate

Quick Look At The NBA Matchups For 02-01-2023

We have a total of 9 games today with the first tip off scheduled for 08:00 PM EST when the Wizards take on the Pistons at Little Caesars Arena. Early projections are for the Kings and Spurs to lead the day in total points scored while Nets and Celtics should be one of the bottom with the lowest over of the day.

DraftEdge Top Stand Outs Headed Into The Slate

Ja Morant (PG)

DK Proj: 55.5 FD Proj: 53.7

Morant put up 27 points, 15 assists, and 10 rebounds while shooting 8 for 15 from the field in 42 minutes against the Pacers. Today he faces the Trail Blazers ranked #11 in the league against the PG, allowing an average of 46.5 over 48 minutes of play which is -1.3 less compared to the league average. Over the last 3 games he is averaging 59.5DK and 57.9FD which puts him at a 3 game rolling value of 3.4 on DraftKings and 3.3 on FanDuel.

Damian Lillard (PG)

DK Proj: 52.7 FD Proj: 50.0

Lillard put up 42 points, 6 assists, and 2 rebounds while shooting 5 for 9 from the field in 38 minutes against the Hawks. Today he faces the Grizzlies ranked #24 in the league against the PG, allowing an average of 52.0 over 48 minutes of play which is +4.2 more compared to the league average. Over the last 3 games he is averaging 61.2DK and 58.0FD which puts him at a 3 game rolling value of 3.4 on DraftKings and 3.2 on FanDuel.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (SG)

DK Proj: 53.9 FD Proj: 54.5

Gilgeous-Alexander put up 31 points, 7 assists, and 4 rebounds while shooting 9 for 22 from the field in 37 minutes against the Warriors. Today he faces the Rockets ranked #28 in the league against the SG, allowing an average of 47.9 over 48 minutes of play which is +3.6 more compared to the league average. Over the last 3 games he is averaging 56.5DK and 57.6FD which puts him at a 3 game rolling value of 5.3 on DraftKings and 5.4 on FanDuel.

Anthony Edwards (SG)

DK Proj: 50.7 FD Proj: 49.4

Edwards put up 33 points, 5 assists, and 8 rebounds while shooting 10 for 16 from the field in 41 minutes against the Kings. Today he faces the Warriors ranked #13 in the league against the SG, allowing an average of 43.9 over 48 minutes of play which is -0.4 less compared to the league average. Over the last 3 games he is averaging 55.1DK and 53.0FD which puts him at a 3 game rolling value of 5.8 on DraftKings and 5.6 on FanDuel.

Klay Thompson (SF)

DK Proj: 41.5 FD Proj: 38.9

Thompson put up 28 points, 3 assists, and 7 rebounds while shooting 4 for 7 from the field in 37 minutes against the Thunder. Today he faces the Timberwolves ranked #10 in the league against the SF, allowing an average of 40.0 over 48 minutes of play which is -1.4 less compared to the league average. Over the last 3 games he is averaging 42.0DK and 39.0FD which puts him at a 3 game rolling value of 5.1 on DraftKings and 4.8 on FanDuel.

Pascal Siakam (PF)

DK Proj: 47.9 FD Proj: 46.8

Siakam put up 19 points, 1 assists, and 3 rebounds while shooting 6 for 13 from the field in 38 minutes against the Suns. Today he faces the Jazz ranked #4 in the league against the PF, allowing an average of 43.1 over 48 minutes of play which is -3.5 less compared to the league average. Over the last 3 games he is averaging 30.6DK and 29.2FD which puts him at a 3 game rolling value of 3.3 on DraftKings and 3.1 on FanDuel.

Joel Embiid (C)

DK Proj: 61.3 FD Proj: 61.2

Embiid put up 30 points, 5 assists, and 11 rebounds while shooting 10 for 17 from the field in 33 minutes against the Magic. Today he faces the Magic ranked #21 in the league against the C, allowing an average of 56.8 over 48 minutes of play which is +3.0 more compared to the league average. Over the last 3 games he is averaging 63.1DK and 62.8FD which puts him at a 3 game rolling value of 5.6 on DraftKings and 5.6 on FanDuel.

NBA Slates Available For Optimization

Multi Game Slates
DraftKings	02/01 07:00 PM	Classic		9 Games
FanDuel	02/01 07:00 PM	League	Main	9 Games
DraftKings	02/01 08:00 PM	Classic	Turbo	3 Games
DraftKings	02/01 09:00 PM	Classic		2 Games
FanDuel	02/01 09:00 PM	League	After Hours	2 Games
Single Game Slates
DraftKings	02/01 07:00 PM	Showdown Captain Mode	POR vs MEM	1 Game
DraftKings	02/01 07:30 PM	Showdown Captain Mode	BKN vs BOS	1 Game
FanDuel	02/01 07:30 PM	League	BKN @ BOS	1 Game
DraftKings	02/01 08:00 PM	Showdown Captain Mode	GSW vs MIN	1 Game
DraftKings	02/01 10:00 PM	Showdown Captain Mode	ATL vs PHX	1 Game
FanDuel	02/01 10:00 PM	League	ATL @ PHO	1 Game

Today's NBA Matchups

Washington Wizards -7.0

#19

Offense

#19

Defense

24-26

Season

7-3

Last 10

Detroit Pistons +7.0

#28

Offense

#22

Defense

13-39

Season

2-8

Last 10

Pistons hit the over 31% 31 out of the last 100 and 7 out of the last 15 for 40%

Wizards hit the over 24% 24 out of the last 100 and 4 out of the last 15 for 27%

Orlando Magic +9.5

#30

Offense

#25

Defense

20-31

Season

5-5

Last 10

Philadelphia 76ers -9.5

#14

Offense

#5

Defense

32-17

Season

8-2

Last 10

76ers hit the over 33% 33 out of the last 100 and 10 out of the last 15 for 67%

Magic hit the over 32% 32 out of the last 100 and 8 out of the last 15 for 53%

Joel Embiid is one of our top projected C's today at 61.3 points

Portland Trail Blazers +5.5

#21

Offense

#21

Defense

24-26

Season

5-5

Last 10

Memphis Grizzlies -5.5

#1

Offense

#17

Defense

32-18

Season

5-5

Last 10

The Grizzlies get up a ton of shots ranking #1 in the league with 92.8 per game which is 5.4% above the NBA avg

The Grizzlies can crash the boards ranking #2 in the league with 47.8 per game which is 8.3% above the NBA avg

The Grizzlies are the NBA leaders at stealing the ball causing a turnover 9.1 per game which is 21.3% above the NBA avg

Grizzlies hit the over 28% 28 out of the last 100 and 6 out of the last 15 for 40%

Trail Blazers hit the over 27% 27 out of the last 100 and 6 out of the last 15 for 33%

Ja Morant is one of our top projected PG's today at 55.5 points

Damian Lillard is one of our top projected PG's today at 52.7 points

Brooklyn Nets +9.0

#8

Offense

#14

Defense

31-19

Season

4-6

Last 10

Boston Celtics -9.0

#10

Offense

#4

Defense

36-15

Season

7-3

Last 10

The Nets run a quick pace ranking #2 in the league with 115.0 per game which is 2.9% above the NBA avg

Celtics hit the over 54% 54 out of the last 100 and 9 out of the last 15 for 53%

Nets hit the over 53% 53 out of the last 100 and 9 out of the last 15 for 53%

Oklahoma City Thunder -5.5

#25

Offense

#29

Defense

24-26

Season

6-4

Last 10

Houston Rockets +5.5

#24

Offense

#30

Defense

12-38

Season

2-8

Last 10

Rockets hit the over 41% 41 out of the last 100 and 6 out of the last 15 for 40%

Thunder hit the over 39% 39 out of the last 100 and 7 out of the last 15 for 47%

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one of our top projected PG's today at 53.9 points

Sacramento Kings -7.5

#17

Offense

#23

Defense

28-21

Season

7-3

Last 10

San Antonio Spurs +7.5

#13

Offense

#24

Defense

14-37

Season

1-9

Last 10

The Spurs get up a ton of shots ranking #2 in the league with 91.8 per game which is 4.3% above the NBA avg

Spurs hit the over 23% 23 out of the last 100 and 6 out of the last 15 for 40%

Kings hit the over 25% 25 out of the last 100 and 6 out of the last 15 for 40%

Domantas Sabonis is one of our top projected C's today at 51.1 points

Golden State Warriors -3.5

#2

Offense

#12

Defense

26-24

Season

6-4

Last 10

Minnesota Timberwolves +3.5

#4

Offense

#26

Defense

27-26

Season

6-4

Last 10

Daily Fantasy Point Alert: The Warriors rank #2 in the league at generating fantasy points (235.8/gm) while the Timberwolves rank #26 in the league at defending against them at (234.7/gm).

Timberwolves hit the over 41% 41 out of the last 100 and 5 out of the last 15 for 33%

Warriors hit the over 32% 32 out of the last 100 and 9 out of the last 15 for 60%