NBA DraftKings & FanDuel DFS Primer: Wednesday (12/28)

PREMIUM

This slate has chaos written all over it. After some light days, we have eight games here. While that is a good amount for DFS, it’s frustrating because half of those are playing the second half of a back-to-back set. The teams in the back end of a B2B include Atlanta, Denver, Golden State, Los Angeles (Lakers), Orlando, Phoenix, Sacramento, and Washington. Having so many teams in this instance will surely lead to some rest, but it’s unclear exactly who it will be. With that in mind, let’s dive into the schedule and odds first!

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Schedule and Odds

• ORL at DET (ORL -1.5) O/U: 228.5
• PHX at WAS (PHX -1) O/U: NA
• BKN at ATL (BKN -4.5) O/U: 238.5
• LAL at MIA (MIA -7) O/U: NA
• MIN at NOP (NOP -7.5) O/U: 232
• MIL at CHI (MIL -4.5) O/U: 231
• UTA at GSW (UTA -3) O/U: NA
• DEN at SAC (DEN -3) O/U: 236

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

Injury Report

• Jalen Suggs (ankle) OUT
• Cade Cunningham (shin) OUT
• Devin Booker (groin) OUT
• Cameron Johnson (knee) Questionable
• Deni Avdija (back) Questionable
• Clint Capela (calf) Questionable
• Anthony Davis (foot) OUT
• LeBron James (B2B) Questionable
• Bam Adebayo (illness) Questionable
• Jimmy Butler (ankle) Questionable
• Karl-Anthony Towns (calf) OUT
• Kyle Anderson (back) Questionable
• Brandon Ingram (toe) OUT
• Zion Williamson (protocols) Questionable
• Khris Middleton (knee) Questionable
• Lonzo Ball (knee) OUT
• Kelly Olynyk (ankle) Questionable
• Stephen Curry (shoulder) OUT
• Andrew Wiggins (adductor) OUT
• Draymond Green (B2B) Questionable
• Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (wrist) Questionable
• Domantas Sabonis (hand) Questionable
• Chris Paul (B2B) Questionable
• Bradley Beal (B2B) Questionable
• Kristaps Porzingis (B2B) Questionable

Core Plays

Giannis Antetokounmpo (PF/C – MIL): $11,500 DraftKings, $11,700 FanDuel
If it weren’t for Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic, more people would be talking about Antetokounmpo’s absurd season. The former MVP has at least 36 DraftKings points in every game this season, falling just shy of a 60-point average. Chicago has been slumping over recent weeks too, and Giannis should annihilate them, scoring at least 55 DraftKings points in 10 of his last 12 meetings with the Bulls.