Tuesday's four-game slate offers a compact but intriguing NBA DFS player pool, making lineup construction especially sensitive to the latest NBA injury report, projected NBA starting lineups and matchup data. With Luka Doncic sidelined, usage shifts will significantly impact NBA player projections and optimal builds in FanDuel contests. As you finalize rosters, lean on updated NBA lineups, depth charts and advanced NBA stats to identify leverage off expected chalk. Monitoring breaking NBA news and player injury updates is critical on smaller slates, where one absence can reshape the entire DFS landscape and separate sharp lineup optimizer decisions from the field.
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NBA Games Today
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Listed spreads/totals are from FanDuel Sportsbook and current as of Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 12:00 p.m. ET:
Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks (-12) (O/U: 225.5)
Los Angeles Clippers at Houston Rockets (-8.5) (O/U: 213.5)
Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns (-8) (O/U: 228.5)
San Antonio Spurs (-9) at Los Angeles Lakers (O/U: 227.5)
Betting metrics don't paint the rosiest picture for us as DFS players Tuesday, considering all four games are projected to be lopsided to a degree. We do have a trio of solid totals to work with, but it remains to be seen if the contributions to those numbers will be as one-sided as the spreads imply.
NBA Injury Report Today
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Luka Doncic, LAL (hamstring): OUT
With Luka sidelined, LeBron James and Austin Reaves should be in line for significant usage boosts, while Marcus Smart may draw a start at point guard.
OG Anunoby, NYK (toe): QUESTIONABLE
If Anunoby remains out, Mohamed Diawara could be a direct beneficiary in the form of another spot start at power forward.
Ivica Zubac, IND (ankle): QUESTIONABLE
If Zubac remains sidelined, Jay Huff should draw a start at center.
Other notable injuries:
Darius Garland, LAC (toe): OUT
Mitchell Robinson, NYK (ankle): OUT
Bennedict Mathurin, LAC (hand): QUESTIONABLE
T.J. McConnell, IND (hamstring): QUESTIONABLE
Elite NBA DFS Picks
We have three players with five-figure salaries that have a chance to play on Tuesday's slate – Victor Wembanyama ($11,700), Kawhi Leonard ($10,400) and Alperen Sengun ($10,100).
Wembanyama has exceeded 62 FD points in two of the last four games and he put up 49.8 FD points his last time facing the Lakers.
Leonard has already scored 56.3 and 63.6 FD points since James Harden was traded to the Cavaliers, and he should continue to see massive usage Tuesday.
Sengun has eclipsed 60 FD points in two of the last four games and has a matchup against a Clippers team that's much less imposing down low now that Ivica Zubac is in Indiana.
Expected NBA DFS Chalk
Other likely chalk plays include:
Cooper Flagg, DAL ($9,900)
Flagg had scored over 56 FD points in four straight games before a downturn against the Spurs last time out, but he should remain very popular given his upside.
LeBron James, LAL ($9,200)
LeBron has scored over 42 FD points in three of the last four games and will once again take the floor without Luka Doncic, which should lock in his popularity.
Jalen Brunson, NYK ($8,900)
Brunson has three games with over 41 FD points in his last five, including a 66.1 FD-point tally against the Nuggets, which should keep him highly rostered at his salary.
Austin Reaves, LAL ($8,400)
Reaves should also benefit from Doncic's absence and carries a salary he's proven capable of delivering on, which should ensure he's in plenty of lineups.
Stephon Castle, SAN ($7,700)
Castle just delivered a 40-point, 12-rebound, 12-assist triple-double in 31 minutes against the Mavericks, a performance that netted 78.4 FD points.
Key NBA DFS Values
Jabari Smith, HOU vs. LAC ($6,300)
Smith comes into Tuesday in the midst of an extended stretch of strong production, as he's averaging 33.2 FD points over his last 12 games on averages 16.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.4 blocks across 35.9 minutes per game. Smith is shooting a blistering 39.5% from three-point range in that span, and he's even contributed a pair of double-doubles along the way. The Clippers have already allowed one 35 FD-point tally to Smith this season as well, and Los Angeles is a bit more vulnerable down low without Zubac. The Clippers have surrendered 45.1 FD points per game to PFs in the last 15 contests, and they rank in the bottom 10 with 14.3 made three-pointers surrendered per road game.
Mark Williams, PHO vs. DAL ($5,800)
Williams is an excellent spot for centers Tuesday, as the Mavericks have struggled with preventing rebounds and production in general down low. That sets up particularly well for Williams, who typically hangs out in the paint and comes into Tuesday with three consecutive double-doubles. Dallas already comes in surrendering the fourth-most FD points per game to centers in the last 15 contests (57.4), and while the Mavericks are surrendering an NBA-high 58.2 points in the paint per road game, Williams is scoring 78.4 percent of his points in that part of the floor. The big man is averaging a solid 28.7 FD points in the last 15 games as well, a stretch where he's exceeded 31 FD points on five occasions.
Yanic Konan Niederhauser, LAC at HOU ($4,000)
Niederhauser is likely best suited as a salary-saving tournament play, but the rookie big has impressed in the two games in which he's seen extended opportunity since Ivica Zubac's trade to the Pacers. Niederhauser has posted 22.6 and 27.2 FD points in that pair of contests, encouragingly logging 25 and 17 minutes in those games. The Clippers are fairly sizable underdogs Tuesday and Niederhauser could see some decent run again as a result, and the Rockets already check in conceding the fifth-most FD points to centers in the last 15 games (56.9).
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