All 9 games on the November 13, 2026 main slate. The highest projected game is Hawks at Bulls at 245.6 points. Salaries and projections read DraftKings first and FanDuel second, and an n/a on either side means that player is not on that site's main slate. The best value among the big salaries belongs to Jeremiah Fears at 5.34x his DraftKings price. Starting lineups and late scratches land about 30 minutes before tip, so check the injury report before lock.

NBA DFS Picks and Lineups: November 13, 2026

November 13, 2026 · 9 games

Core Plays

EAT

Roster with confidence. The minutes and the matchup are there, so ownership is a price worth paying.

Player	Matchup	Salary	Proj	DK Value	Own
Jeremiah Fears	NOP vs MEM	$6,800 / $6,000	36.3 / 36.3	5.34x	32% / 44%
Donovan Mitchell	CLE vs MIA	$8,100 / $8,200	42.8 / 41.3	5.28x	29% / 39%
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	ATL vs CHI	$6,900 / $7,000	36.0 / 34.5	5.22x	29% / 28%

FADE

The least efficient of the popular plays. The field will be on them, and the salary goes further elsewhere.

Player	Matchup	Salary	Proj	DK Value	Own
Zach LaVine	SAC vs POR	$6,800 / $6,000	29.6 / 28.4	4.35x	13% / 30%
Keldon Johnson	SAS vs GSW	$4,800 / $4,400	21.1 / 20.9	4.40x	16% / 2%
Kris Dunn	LAC vs OKC	$5,300 / $5,200	23.3 / 23.9	4.40x	14% / 18%

Top Teams to Target

Hawks at 126.5 projected points

against Bulls, game total 245.6, favored by 7.5

Player	Pos	Salary	Proj	Min
Jalen Johnson	PF	$9,300 / $9,100	48.0 / 47.2	33
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	PG/SG	$6,900 / $7,000	36.0 / 34.5	31
Dyson Daniels	PG/SF	$6,600 / $7,500	33.7 / 34.9	31

Trail Blazers at 120.8 projected points

against Kings, game total 229.7, favored by 11.9

Player	Pos	Salary	Proj	Min
Deni Avdija	PG/SF	$9,000 / $8,800	44.2 / 43.4	33
Damian Lillard	PG/SG	$7,100 / $6,900	35.8 / 34.7	30
Donovan Clingan	C	$6,700 / $6,800	34.9 / 35.9	27

Value Plays

Players at 4,500 dollars or less on the DraftKings main slate and projected for at least 18 minutes, ranked by projected points per 1,000 dollars of salary, two per team at most.

Player	Pos	Team	Salary	Proj	Min	Val
Isaiah Stewart	PF/C	MEM	$3,900 / $4,000	22.8 / 23.5	25	5.85
Jaylon Tyson	SG/SF	CLE	$4,200 / $3,900	23.4 / 22.8	24	5.57
Dylan Cardwell	PF/C	SAC	$4,000 / $4,500	21.7 / 22.9	23	5.43
Jordan Poole	PG/SG	NOP	$4,000 / $3,800	20.1 / 19.1	20	5.02
Kelly Oubre Jr.	SG/SF	IND	$4,200 / $4,300	21.0 / 21.1	27	4.99

Injury Spots

Players picking up the most minutes tonight because a teammate is out, against their average over their recent games.

Player	Team	With Out	Min	Salary
Sidy Cissoko	POR	Chris Youngblood	31 +8	$4,300 / $3,800
Ryan Conwell	MIA	Pelle Larsson, Klay Thompson	21 +8	$3,600 / $3,700
Taylor Hendricks	MEM	Zach Edey, Quinten Post	15 +7	$3,400 / $3,600

The full list, with how each player actually did in the games those teammates missed, is on the NBA Usage Bump.

This is the free look: three players to build around, the popular plays to fade, two teams to target and five value plays. Every player's projection, ownership, simulated range and hit rates, the injury bumps and the optimizer pools are in FTA+.
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Value is projected fantasy points per 1,000 dollars of salary, so 5.00x on DraftKings means a player projected for 30 points at 6,000 dollars. Projected points for a team come from the same simulations that drive every player projection. An n/a in a salary or projection pair means the player is not on that site's main slate.

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