NBA DFS Primer: Thursday (12/9)

Yesterday was wild. We had to navigate through 13 games, and it made for one of the highest-scoring slates of the season. I had an average day, but the article went pretty well. We’re back to a much smaller slate here, so let’s go ahead and get into it!

We have another three-game slate for this Thursday’s card. If you read Tuesday’s article, you know these short slates are my favorite. This one is perfect, and I feel like I have a great read on what’s going on. There’s a lot to discuss, though, so let’s go ahead and get into it!

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Schedule and Odds

  • UTA at PHI (UTA -2.5) O/U: 217
  • LAL at MEM (LAL -2.5) O/U: 222.5
  • DEN at SAS (DEN -1.5) O/U: 214

Check out our consensus game odds as well as the odds from each sportsbook at BettingPros

Injury Report

Core Plays

Nikola Jokic (C – DEN): $11,800 DraftKings, $11,100 FanDuel
Joker is quite simply the best player in fantasy. He led the NBA with nearly 60 DraftKings points per game last season and is backing it up with a 57-point average this year. That makes him the easiest choice on a three-game slate, especially with Jokic dropping at least 53 fantasy points in 11 of his last 12 games. We also don’t mind that San Antonio plays at the fifth-fastest pace in the NBA, either.

 

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