Tuesday's NBA DFS slate features eight games, giving fantasy managers plenty of roster flexibility and multiple viable strategies. Despite a busy injury report that includes several high-usage stars, the expanded slate creates strong value opportunities across all salary tiers. With only one double-digit favorite and multiple contests projected to stay competitive, Tuesday sets up as an ideal night to balance elite spend-up options with mid-range and value plays.
Slate Overview
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Listed spreads/totals are from FanDuel Sportsbook and current as of Tuesday, Feb. 3 at 1:30 a.m. ET:
Denver Nuggets at Detroit Pistons (-4) (O/U: 228.5)
Utah Jazz at Indiana Pacers (-4) (O/U: 237.5)
New York Knicks (-14) at Washington Wizards (O/U: 228.5)
Los Angeles Lakers (-8.5) at Brooklyn Nets (O/U: 222.5)
Atlanta Hawks at Miami Heat (-4) (O/U: 239.5)
Boston Celtics (-8) at Dallas Mavericks (O/U: 222.5)
Chicago Bulls (-3) at Milwaukee Bucks (O/U: 225.5)
Orlando Magic at Oklahoma City Thunder (-7.5) (O/U: 218.5)
We have a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to betting metrics Tuesday. On the one hand, there's only one double-digit favorite and no other team with a projected advantage of greater than 8.5 points. However, there are only two games with projected totals over 230 points, albeit with both of those contests exceeding that threshold comfortably.
Injury Situations to Monitor
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC (finger): QUESTIONABLE
If SGA can't suit up, the remainder of the starting five will see a significant collective usage boost, while Cason Wallace could enter the starting five.
Josh Giddey, CHI (hamstring): OUT
With Giddey unavailable, Ayo Dosunmu is likely to remain in the starting five at point guard.
Keyonte George, UTA (ankle): OUT
In George's absence, Isaiah Collier is likely to remain in the starting five, while the likes of Lauri Markkanen and Ace Bailey could see usage increases.
Chet Holmgren, OKC (back): QUESTIONABLE
If Holmgren can't play Tuesday, Aaron Wiggins and Kenrich Williams could handle most of the starting power forward minutes.
Other notable injuries:
Giannis Antetokounmpo, MIL (calf): OUT
Onyeka Okongwu, ATL (mouth): OUT
Jusuf Nurkic, UTA (rest): OUT
Franz Wagner, ORL (ankle): OUT
Tyler Herro, MIA (ribs): OUT
Kevin Porter, MIL (oblique): OUT
P.J. Washington, DAL (head): OUT
Jalen Williams, OKC (hamstring): OUT
Tre Jones, CHI (hamstring): OUT
Norman Powell, MIA (personal): QUESTIONABLE
Kristaps Porzingis, ATL (Achilles): QUESTIONABLE
Austin Reaves, LAL (calf): QUESTIONABLE
Jalen Smith, CHI (calf): QUESTIONABLE
Brandon Williams, DAL (lower leg): QUESTIONABLE
Noah Clowney, BKN (back): PROBABLE
Elite Players
We have five players with five-figure salaries on Tuesday's slate – Luka Doncic ($12,600), Nikola Jokic ($11,900), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ($11,400), Jalen Johnson ($10,700) and Cade Cunningham ($10,500).
Doncic has eclipsed 60 FD points in five of the last seven games and has 57 in another contest during that span, making his slate-high salary very justified.
Jokic was down to 33.4 FD points in a tough matchup against the Thunder on Sunday, but he scored 60.9 in his first game back from his calf injury Friday and could be back over 30 minutes Tuesday.
If SGA can play through his finger injury, he'll look to eclipse 62 FD points for the fourth time in the last seven games.
Johnson compiled 66.2 FD points against the Pacers on Saturday, and he draws a favorable matchup against the fast-paced Heat on Tuesday.
Cunningham has scored over 45 FD points in four straight games, and he'll be in a particularly favorable matchup against the Nuggets on Tuesday.
Expected Chalk
Other likely chalk plays include:
Jaylen Brown, BOS ($9,900)
Brown is averaging 49.6 FD points over his last eight games, giving him the upside of a five-figure salary player.
Paolo Banchero, ORL ($9,200)
Banchero has scored over 45 FD points in three of the last four games, which should keep him a popular play despite the matchup against the Thunder.
Cooper Flagg, DAL ($9,100)
Flagg's tallies of 66.5 and 56.9 FD points in the last two games should lock in a very high roster rate Tuesday.
Jamal Murray, DEN ($9,000)
Murray has been exhibiting a floor of 40 FD points consistently this season, and the reliability he offers, combined with the likelihood of hefty playing time in a competitive game against the Pistons, should make him very popular.
Jalen Brunson, NYK ($8,700)
Brunson's high-usage role and the favorable matchup against the Wizards make him an appealing option Tuesday.
Key Values
Ayo Dosunmu, CHI at MIL ($6,200)
Dosunmu capitalized handsomely on his spot start opportunity Saturday against the Heat, recording 53.1 FD points. He was nowhere near that successful in Sunday's rematch with only 15.2 FD points, but given Dosunmu's overall body of work this season, that latter performance is arguably just as much of an outlier as the first performance. Dosunmu is averaging 25.6 FD points overall for the season, and he's exceeded 30 FD points on 15 occasions overall. The Bucks have been particularly vulnerable to point guards of late as well, allowing the third-most FD points to ones (54.1) in the last 15 games, including a league-high 4.5 made threes per contest to the position in that span.
Myles Turner, MIL vs. CHI ($6,100)
Turner was outstanding over the three games prior to Sunday's downturn against the Celtics, averaging 50.3 FD points via 23.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 4.7 blocks across 34.3 minutes per contest. The big man has been benefiting from the absences of Kevin Porter (oblique) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf), and he's averaging 37.7 FD points per 36 minutes with his teammates off the floor this season. Turner is averaging 18.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals in two games against the Bulls this season, shooting 52.2 percent, including 53.8 percent from behind the arc. Chicago is conceding a robust 54.2 FD points per game to centers in the last 15 contests as well, along with the fifth-highest offensive efficiency rating to the position for the season (35.6).
Bennedict Mathurin, IND vs. UTA ($5,600)
Mathurin went off for 37.3 FD points in a tough matchup against the Rockets on Monday, his fourth straight game over 21 FD points. The veteran guard draws an exponentially easier on-paper assignment Tuesday against the Jazz, which has allowed a Western Conference-high 27.1 offensive efficiency rating to shooting guards, along with 39.2 percent shooting from three-point range. Utah is also conceding an NBA-high 52.1 FD points per game to two-guards in the last 15 contests, making this a scenario where Mathurin could deliver over a 5x return on salary for the 13th time in 29 games.
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