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DFS NBA Full Court Press: FanDuel & DraftKings Main Slate – Jan. 26th, 2023

Main Slate Breakdown for NBA DFS 1/26:

Jan 23, 2023; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun (28) reacts after a made basket against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the second quarter at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports

Welcome to another year of the DFS Army NBA Full Court Press! Members had a ton of success using the Full Court Press along with various articles and tools that DFS Army provides last season, so we are glad to be back with another year of the all-inclusive article. You have to start your research somewhere, and oftentimes going game by game and breaking down every matchup and its key players is the first step in our process. My name is Mike aka @MadnessDFS on Twitter, make sure to give me a follow as I’ll occasionally make updates to the advice in the article. But, you’ll mostly find me in our VIP coaching forums where I provide detailed lineup maneuvers and answer all lineup questions. With that said, let’s get it started!

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Before I get started, I need to shoutout VIP Member “Kanger” on taking home over $43k last night including a 2nd place finish in the NBA $350k fadeaway… on a single bullet! Congrats man!

New York Knicks @ Boston Celtics

Vegas Total: 224.5

Vegas Spread: Bos -8.5

We’ll kick this slate off by starting with the Knicks, Mitchell Robinson is going to miss the next few weeks after undergoing surgery on his thumb as well. Jericho Sims should continue to start in his place, but Isaiah Hartenstein had the better fantasy game last time out. They’re both going to be GPP options, but I still think I would rather take Sims. Julius Randle has at least 52 DraftKings points in four of his last five games and is going to make sense again here even in a tougher matchup. Jalen Brunson’s price tag has come way up, but it’s warranted due to his production as of late. That said, it’s trending in the wrong direction as of late, and is probably more of a secondary guy for me in a tough matchup. RJ Barrett is playing absolutely massive minutes right now and will make sense as well. Immanuel Quickley is a GPP-only guy as well, as his production is fairly volatile as of late. From the Celtics, Marcus Smart will continue to be out but it sounds like Malcolm Brogdon should return. Both Brogdon and Derrick White are going to look great with Smart out again. Jayson Tatum bounced back nicely last time out, but that price tag is way up there with the likes of Luka… that said, he’s still going to look like a solid option in all formats. Jaylen Brown should return here as well after missing their game against Miami, I wouldn’t have an issue with him either. For whatever reason, I don’t get to Brown as much as I do Tatum, but he’ll continue to look good as well. Robert Williams got over the 30-minute mark last time out and is going to be a great option moving forward, he averages 1.09 fantasy points per minute on the season, so minutes are king with him. Then Al Horford is just not a guy I’ve gotten to a whole lot this season, I don’t see the need to go there in this one either.

5-star play: Julius Randle, Jayson Tatum

4-star play: Jalen Brunson, RJ Barrett, Jaylen Brown, Robert Williams, Malcolm Brogdon, Derrick White

Deeper Value: Jericho Sims, Isaiah Hartenstein

GPP Sleeper: Jerich Sims, Isaiah Hartenstein, Immanuel Quickley, Al Horford


Chicago Bulls @ Charlotte Hornets

Vegas Total: 233.5

Vegas Spread: Chi -6.0

Starting with the Bulls, Zach LaVine, Nikola Vucevic, and DeMar DeRozan are all in a similar price range and are all in solid form as of late… outside of the dud LaVine threw out there last time out. I love the matchup with a Hornets team that is pretty terrible defensively. I don’t know that I have a true preference between the three of them, but Vucevic does get the best matchup as the Hornets continue to give up the most fantasy points per game to opposing big men. That said, it may be hard to stomach the price tag as we’re used to seeing them in the mid-$7k range outside of DeRozan, but the matchup is great. The rest of this team is a different story, I suppose you could make a case for Patrick Williams and Alex Caruso who have been playing well, but I would hope we get better value to open up on a good-sized slate. From the Hornets, LaMelo Ball comes in as questionable while Kelly Oubre Jr. will be out again. I’ll assume Ball returns here and will look like a  solid option yet again as long as he’s going to stay under this $10k price tag. The price tag on FanDuel is even lower than it is on DraftKings, he’s going to look good in all formats. Keep an eye on the Breaking News Feed for updates on him as we get closer to lock. Terry Rozier would continue to fill in for Ball if he was forced to miss and will likely look like a solid play nonetheless. Mason Plumlee came down to Earth a little last time out but has been sneaky great this season and I like the matchup with this Bulls team, so I’ll go right back to the well with him. PJ Washington hasn’t been in good form over his last two games but would be a solid GPP option at the very least in a nice matchup. Lastly, Gordon Hayward and Jalen McDaniels are tournament options as well, but not guys I want to go too crazy on.

5-star play: Nikola Vucevic, LaMelo Ball

4-star play: Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, Terry Rozier, Mason Plumlee

Deeper Value: None

GPP Sleeper: Patrick Williams, Alex Caruso, PJ Washington, Gordon Hayward, Jalen McDaniels


Detroit Pistons @ Brooklyn Nets

Vegas Total: 233.5

Vegas Spread: Bkn -7.5

Starting with the Pistons, Isaiah Stewart comes in as questionable while Marvin Bagley will continue to miss this one which is fairly big news for Jalen Duren who was one of my core plays last time out. Assuming Stewart is out again, Duren should start and see all the minutes he can handle, which may be the case anyway in a great matchup with the Nets. I have no issue going back to Bojan Bogdanovic here as well, he always has the ability to get hot from behind the three-point line. Jaden Ivey has caught up to Killian Hayes in terms of a price tag, both are going to look like solid secondary options at the very least in a great matchup. Ivey is probably a bit more volatile, but the ceiling is great as well. Saddiq Bey has been on a heater with at least 30 DraftKings points in five straight games and has a 25.0% usage rate and 1.16 fantasy points per minute over the last two weeks, it’ll be hard to ignore that type of production in this one. From the Nets, they’ll continue to be without Kevin Durant who sounds like he’ll be out for the next few weeks, so expect to see Joe Harris back in the starting lineup. Below is how this team operates with Durant off of the court this season:

Kyrie Irving has been in elite form with at least 58 FanDuel points in three of his last four and is a guy I’ll like going right back to here in a great matchup. Nic Claxton is another guy that has been in great form and was able to hand with Embiid pretty well last night, the same can be said for Ben Simmons, who hasn’t been in as good of form… but is solid for tournaments.

5-star play: Jalen Duren, Kyrie Irving, Nic Claxton

4-star play: Bojan Bogdanovic, Killian Hayes, Jaden Ivey, Saddiq Bey, Ben Simmons, Royce O’Neale

Deeper Value: None

GPP Sleeper: Joe Harris, TJ Warren, Seth Curry

Quick shoutout to VIP member “Cenzamatic” on a massive $20k win last season! Sometimes paying up for double studs works, and Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Durant brought it home for him with the help of some Stanley Johnson and Pistons value. Good work and congrats man!


Cleveland Cavaliers @ Houston Rockets

Vegas Total: 221.0

Vegas Spread: Cle -7.0

Starting with the Cavs, it feels like Donovan Mitchell is going to be on the doubtful side of questionable in this one after re-aggravating that groin injury late in their game against the Knicks. I’ll operate under the assumption that he’s out again here, but obviously keep an eye on the Breaking News Feed for updates surrounding his status. If he does miss again, I would expect Caris LeVert to jump right back into the starting lineup and would be a guy I like going right back to. He’s averaging 32.5 FanDuel points per game with Mitchell out this season. Darius Garland would look great as well, he filled in nicely for Mitchell last week and gets an elite matchup with the Rockets here. Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley continue to float around the same price tag and will look like great options in a nice matchup here, I have no issue going right back to both of them in this one. From the Rockets, Kevin Porter Jr. will miss this game while Jabari Smith returned last night. Smith returned to play 29 minutes, so I would imagine he’s not limited moving forward and looks like a fine tournament option. Alperen Sengun has been in great form but the price tag has certainly come up which makes it a bit harder to get to him… but the toughest thing for him tonight is the matchup with Allen and Mobley down low. I won’t talk you off of him due to the form he’s been in, but it’s a tough spot. Jalen Green has at least 57 DraftKings points in two of his last four games and is a guy I love getting back to in this one, but again, more of a tournament option. Then guys like KJ Martin and Eric Gordon will look like solid secondary options with Porter Jr. continuing to be out.

***The below assumes Donovan Mitchell is OUT***

5-star play: Darius Garland, Caris LeVert

4-star play: Jarrett Allen, Evan Mobley, Alperen Sengun, Jalen Green

Deeper Value: None

GPP Sleeper: Jabari Smith, KJ Martin, Eric Gordon, Kevin Love


Dallas Mavericks @ Phoenix Suns

Vegas Total: 222.5

Vegas Spread: Pho -1.5

Starting with the Mavs, Luka Doncic bounced back in a big way last time out and is pretty easily the top raw option on the slate if we can find the salary to get up to him tonight. Christian Wood will continue to be out, but we haven’t really seen anyone step up and take his minutes/production. It’s been a steady diet of Dorian Finney-Smith and Reggie Bullock seeing all the minutes they can handle and are solid options yet again in this one. We did see Dwight Powell get 34 minutes last time out and produced nicely, so he’s going to look like a decent value option. Spencer Dinwiddie is more of a GPP option as he fights for usage with Luka but we’ve seen him be fairly consistent as of late. The same can be said for Tim Hardaway Jr., but I think I’d prefer the price tag on him a bit more. From the Suns, Chris Paul was in my core plays last time out and is a guy that’s going to look great again here. We’re used to seeing him in the mid-$8k range with Devin Booker out, so he’s just underpriced, although I don’t love a slow-paced matchup in this one. It does sound like Deandre Ayton will be back for this one which may actually help Paul’s production as well, but at the very least we can get off of the Biyombo and Landale train with him back. If Ayton is a full go, as I would expect him to be, he’ll look good in this one. Mikal Bridges continues to play well and will play all the minutes he can handle and makes sense in all formats. Then guys like Damion Lee and Saben Lee are off of my radar with Paul and Cam Johnson back… speaking of Cam Johnson, he has at least 35 DraftKings points in two of his last three games and will look like a nice F option in this one.

5-star play: Luka Doncic, Chris Paul

4-star play: Spencer Dinwiddie, Tim Hardaway Jr., Dorian Finney-Smith, Mikal Bridges, Deandre Ayton, Cam Johnson

Deeper Value: Dwight Powell

GPP Sleeper: Dwight Powell, Spencer Dinwiddie, Tim Hardaway Jr., Reggie Bullock


San Antonio Spurs @ Los Angeles Clippers

Vegas Total: 232.0

Vegas Spread: Lac -12.5

Starting with the Spurs, Keldon Johnson has shown some nice consistency as of late and is a guy I like going right back to in a nice matchup here. That said, he has struggled a bit in this matchup averaging just 26.2 DraftKings points per game in three games against the Clippers this season. Tre Jones bounced back nicely last time out and has a 19.3% usage rate and 1.07 fantasy points per minute with Devin Vassell off of the court over the last two weeks. The minutes on Jakob Poeltl are all over the place lately which makes it hard to prioritize him, but makes plenty of sense as a GPP option. Then guys like Jeremy Sochan and Josh Richardson make sense as tournament options to round out the team. We do need to touch on Zach Collins, he drew ownership last night as he’s been stealing some of those Poeltl minutes, of course, he had a great game… if he’s chalk, I’m not going there. I can’t get behind a chalky backup center. From the Clippers, I can’t say I love the price tag on Kawhi Leonard, but he’s been a lot better as of late with at least 48 FanDuel points in four of his last five, and gets an elite matchup in a revenge game! Paul George would be my preferred option for cheaper, he has at least 42 DraftKings points in two of his last three games. Ivica Zubac was a guy I had an interest in last time out but he ended up not doing so hot, he’s going to be a GPP-only guy in a nice matchup. Norman Powell is probably more of a GPP option with both George and Kawhi back in there, but the minutes should be there. Then guys like Marcus Morris and Terance Mann are in a similar boat but more GPP darts than anything, we’ve seen Mann’s minutes trend in the wrong direction.

5-star play: None

4-star play: Keldon Johnson, Tre Jones, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George

Deeper Value: None

GPP Sleeper: Jakob Poeltl, Jeremy Sochan, Josh Richardson, Zach Collins, Norman Powell, Ivica Zubac, Marcus Morris

NBA Lock of the Day: Caris LeVert (DK – $5.6k; FD – $5.5k)

I’m going to operate under the assumption that Donovan Mitchell will be out for this game which should vault Caris LeVert right back into the starting lineup here. He has a 22.8% usage rate and 0.96 fantasy points per minute with Mitchell off of the court and is averaging  34.3 DraftKings/32.5 FanDuel points per game with him out this season. At this point in the day, I would think he makes my core, but check out our VIP Cheat Sheets as we get closer to lock for staff picks on Core plays, 8x locks of the day, and tiers notes as well!

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