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The NBA week begins with an adjusted schedule due to weather concerns across the country. The Pacers-Hawks and Hornets-76ers matchups were moved to maximize attendee safety, leaving a slim five-game DFS main slate on DraftKings.
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DraftKings Main Slate NBA Games Today
ORL at CLE: Magic on three-game slide, 9-11 on road; Cavaliers on three-game winning streak, 15-11 at home
LAL at CHI: Lakers 15-9 on road; Bulls on four-game winning streak, 15-9 at home
POR at BOS: Trail Blazers 10-12 on road; Celtics 13-7 at home
MEM at HOU: Grizzlies 8-11 on road; Rockets 15-3 at home
GS at MIN: Warriors 9-14 on road; Timberwolves on five-game slide, 15-8 at home
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NBA Injury Report Today
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ORL - Franz Wagner (ankle): OUT
CLE - De'Andre Hunter (knee): Questionable; Sam Merrill (personal), Darius Garland (toe): OUT
LAL - Austin Reaves (calf), Adou Thiero (knee): OUT
CHI - Tre Jones (hamstring): Doubtful; Zach Collins (toe): OUT
POR - Deni Avdija (back), Robert Williams (knee): Questionable; Duop Reath (foot), Blake Wesley (foot), Scoot Henderson (hamstring), Kris Murray (back), Matisse Thybulle (knee/thumb): OUT
BOS - Neemias Queta (illness), Luka Garza (illness), Josh Minott (ankle): Questionable
MEM - Santi Aldama (knee): Questionable; Jock Landale (personal), Ty Jerome (calf), Brandon Clarke (calf), Ja Morant (elbow), Scotty Pippen (toe), Zach Edey (ankle): OUT
HOU - Aaron Holiday (back): Probable; Steven Adams (ankle): OUT
GS - Stephen Curry (knee), Draymond Green (back), LJ Cryer (hamstring): Questionable; Al Horford (toe), De'Anthony Melton (knee), Seth Curry (back), Jonathan Kuminga (knee): OUT
MIN - Leonard Miller (back): Questionable; Terrence Shannon (foot): OUT
Elite NBA DFS Players
Guards
Donovan Mitchell, Cavaliers 
($9,900) vs. Magic
With Darius Garland (toe) sidelined the last five games, Mitchell has taken on increased playmaking duties, averaging 25.0 points, 7.6 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 1.6 steals per tilt during that span. He has recorded 34.5 or more DK points in six straight outings, including 59.3 in a win over Orlando on Saturday.
Amen Thompson, Rockets 
($8,200) vs. Grizzlies
Thompson has been productive of late, contributing 42.0 or more DK points in four straight outings. During that span, the third-year guard has averaged 17.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 2.8 combined steals-plus-blocks in 40.3 minutes per game. In a win over Memphis on Nov. 5, the 22-year-old racked up 28 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and two steals, finishing with 56.0 DK points.
Forwards/Centers
Jaylen Brown, Celtics 
($9,700) vs. Trail Blazers
Brown has been a stat-stuffing machine of late, generating 51.3-plus DK points in five straight games. He has notched two double-doubles and a triple-double over that stretch, during which he has averaged 32.6 points, 9.0 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.2 steals across 37.2 minutes per game. In a loss to Portland on Dec. 28, the star forward scored 37 points in 37 minutes and notched 49.8 DK points.
Alperen Sengun, Rockets ($9,200) vs. Grizzlies
Although Sengun finished with just 29.3 DK points in a win over Detroit on Friday, he had recorded at least 38.8 in each of his previous seven. Over that eight-game stretch, the star big man has averaged 19.3 points, 9.1 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.7 combined steals-plus-blocks across 33.9 minutes per contest. In a win over Memphis on Nov. 5, Sengun supplied a double-double and 53.0 DK points.
LeBron James, Lakers 
($8,800) at Bulls
James has been highly productive so far this month and will have a strong chance to remain hot against Chicago. The superstar has registered at least 38.5 DK points in 11 of his 12 January appearances, during which he has averaged 24.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 1.9 combined steals-plus-blocks across 34.1 minutes per tilt.
Expected NBA DFS Chalk
Luka Doncic, Lakers ($12,000) at Bulls
Doncic has a favorable matchup against the Bulls, who rank 24th in the league in defensive rating (116.7) this season. The 26-year-old continues to produce elite numbers on a nightly basis and has logged 42.5 or more DK points in each of his last 15 appearances. During that span, the superstar point guard has averaged 32.5 points, 8.7 assists, 6.7 rebounds and 1.6 steals in 36.3 minutes per contest.
Mid-Range NBA DFS Picks
Donte DiVincenzo, Timberwolves 
($6,300) vs. Warriors
DiVincenzo is fresh off posting 33.3 DK points in a loss to the Warriors on Sunday and has closed with at least 27.0 in nine straight outings. During that stretch, the 28-year-old guard has averaged 14.9 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 3.8 three-pointers and 1.6 steals while shooting 41.5 percent from beyond the arc in 34.7 minutes per tilt.
Cedric Coward, Grizzlies 
($5,900) at Rockets
Coward faces a tough challenge against the Rockets, though he managed to put up 27.8 DK points in a loss to Houston on Nov. 5, during which he shot only 2-for-10 from the field. The rookie first-rounder has tallied at least 26.3 DK points in five of his last six games, averaging 15.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.5 three-pointers, 2.3 assists and 1.2 combined steals-plus-blocks while shooting 42.9 percent from beyond the arc across 26.0 minutes per game during that period.
NBA DFS Value Picks
Sam Hauser, Celtics ($5,200) vs. Trail Blazers
Hauser has been shooting the ball extremely well from three-point range of late, knocking down 49.3 percent of his attempts from downtown over his last eight outings. He hasn't logged fewer than 20.0 DK points over that stretch, during which he has averaged 16.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 30.3 minutes per contest.
Moses Moody, Warriors 
($4,700) at Timberwolves
Moody dropped 38.0 DK points against the Timberwolves in Sunday's win and has logged 20.3 or more in six of his last seven outings. During that span, the 23-year-old forward has averaged 14.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.4 combined steals-plus-blocks in 25.1 minutes per tilt.
Reed Sheppard, Rockets ($4,500) vs. Grizzlies
Sheppard has provided a spark off the bench of late, averaging 15.6 points, 3.2 three-pointers, 2.4 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.2 rebounds while shooting 43.2 percent from deep across 22.8 minutes per game over his last five outings. The second-year guard has ended with 18.3-plus DK points in all five of those outings and has recorded at least 21.0 in each of his last three.
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