NBA DFS Cheat Sheet Today: PrizePicks NBA Picks for Monday 1/6
A nine-game NBA slate kicks off the week on Monday, with two games on NBA TV. In the PrizePicks NBA Cheat Sheet, we’ll give you the top picks for NBA DFS on PrizePicks today, plus the two games to target.
On national television, the Phoenix Suns take on the 76ers in Philadelphia, followed by the Miami Heat taking on the Kings in Sacramento without SG Jimmy Butler, who was recently suspended for conduct detrimental to the team.
Outside of those games, three of the most fantasy-friendly teams are in action with the Chicago Bulls, Portland Trail Blazers, and Toronto Raptors. With these teams in action, these games will be the ones we target in DFS, and you can find those games to target for NBA DFS below.
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NBA DFS Cheat Sheet for Monday: Picks for PrizePicks
Find game previews, NBA DFS projections, and PrizePicks NBA picks below for NBA on Monday, January 6. You can find all of today’s NBA DFS Projections on the PrizePicks app.
Games to Target for NBA DFS
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- Pistons G Cade Cunningham vs. Blazers: 35.5 Pts+Asts— More
- Raptors G Immanuel Quickley vs. Bucks: 21.5 Pts+Rebs — More
- Spurs G Devin Vassell vs. Bulls: 23.5 Pts+Rebs — More
- Bulls C Nikola Vucevic vs. Spurs: 2.5 Assists — More (Goblin)
Bucks vs. Raptors: How To Watch, Preview
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
How to Watch: NBA League Pass
The second meeting between these two teams will likely go much different than the first. In their first meeting, both teams shot horrendously from the field, as neither team shot better than 40 percent overall. That game was also missing several players who will feature in this game such as Damian Lillard, Scottie Barnes, and Immanuel Quickley.
Toronto is one of the most fantasy-friendly teams out there, allowing the seventh-most fantasy points total. Centers have feasted particularly against the Raptors, who allow the second-most fantasy points to opposing centers.
All but opposing power forwards have done particularly well against Toronto, with the remaining positions ranking in the top-10 or top-5 in terms of fantasy points allowed.
Both teams rank in the top half of the league in pace, and the Raptors allow the fifth-most points per game this season. With both teams fully healthy, this game should see a lot of points.
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Spurs vs. Bulls: How To Watch, Preview
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
How to Watch: NBA League Pass
The last time these two teams met had fireworks with teams combining for 263 points and both teams totalling 120-plus. Chicago is allowing the third-most fantasy points to their opposition and love to run up and down the floor. They are second in the league in pace and all those possessions have led to a top-five scoring offense and the second-worst scoring defense in the league.
San Antonio will have to run to keep up with the Bulls’ tempo. This time around, the Spurs will have Victor Wembanyama who missed the last meeting with a back injury
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Below, you’ll find the top NBA DFS picks today for PrizePicks for Monday, January 6.
Pistons G Cade Cunningham vs. Blazers: 35.5 Pts+Asts — More
This is the first of two meetings between these teams, and Detroit players will love this matchup. The Trail Blazers currently allow the eighth-most points per game and are allowing the fourth-most fantasy points overall in the league.
Guards specifically have dominated the Blazers all year, ranking in the top-five of fantasy points allowed to both the point guard and shooting guard positions. Pistons PG Cade Cunningham will look to continue to push for his first All-Star appearance with another big game in a plus matchup.
Portland gives up the fourth-most points and sixth-most assists to opposing point guards. Various guards have torched Portland, including D’Angelo Russell who went for 28 points and 14 assists off the bench. Look for Cunningham to exploit the matchup of either Anfernee Simons, Shaedon Sharpe, or Scoot Henderson defending him.
Raptors G Immanuel Quickley vs. Bucks: 21.5 Pts+Rebs — More
After missing a couple of months due to a partial UCL tear, Raptors G Immanuel Quickley has been stuffing the stat sheet. He now gets one of the best matchups against the Bucks who allow the seventh-most fantasy points to opposing point guards.
Since his return, Quickley has put up back-to-back double-doubles against the Nets and Magic respectively. The Bucks are allowing the second-most points and rebounds to opposing point guards this season. Guards such as Josh Giddey and Scoot Henderson have gone for 15 and 7 rebounds respectively against Milwaukee.
Quickley’s shooting has been inefficient since his return — 33% from the field and 25% from three — but he will likely still see similar volume in a high-paced game.
Spurs G Devin Vassell vs. Bulls: 23.5 Pts+Rebs — More
Last meeting between these teams, Spurs SG Devin Vassell came off the bench and combined for 20 points and rebounds in 25 minutes. Since coming back in the starting lineup, Vassell has seen a minutes increase to the 35-39 range.
That alone should give the confidence that he could hit this 23.5 Pts+Rebs projection, given he got to 20 in 25 minutes last time around, and has averaged 25.5 over his last two games. His matchup against the Bulls should provide even more confidence.
Chicago is allowing the fifth-most points and second-most rebounds to opposing shooting guards. While Josh Hart is more of an outlier in terms of rebounding shooting guards, others such as Payton Pritchard, Josh Green, Desmond Bane, Isaiah Wong, and many more have had excellent rebounding games against Chicago.
Bulls C Nikola Vucevic vs. Spurs: 2.5 Assists — More (Goblin)
This Bulls-Spurs game is the game to target on Monday given how things played in their last meeting and due to how the Bulls play. Chicago is the second-fastest team in the league and they score plus give up tons of points.
With Victor Wembanyama returning for this matchup, that makes Nikola Vucevic’s assists much more appealing. With Wemby as the primary defender on Vuc, the Montenegrin center won’t likely see a 16-for-22 shooting night again like their last meeting.
In their last meeting, Vucevic finished with five assists, clearing both his Goblin and Demon assist projections that are set for this game. San Antonio is allowing the fourth-most assists to opposing centers this season.
Taking the Goblin on assists here will allow a safety net with other players such as Zach LaVine, Coby White, Lonzo Ball, and Josh Giddey seeing a good amount of usage on-ball as well.
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Some of the best teams to target for NBA DFS are in action tonight. These teams are likely to have some of the highest-scoring games of the evening, so be sure to tune in for some potential offensive fireworks.
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