NBA DFS · Monday, November 9, 2026

NBA DFS picks for Monday, November 9, 2026

This slate locked Mon 7:00 PM ET. These are the picks StatWarrior published before lock, kept unchanged. The Actual column is each player's DraftKings fantasy points from the official box scores.

DraftKings · Main slate · 7 games.

How these picks scored

  • Top values: 5 of 10 met or beat their projection; they averaged 37.4 DraftKings points against 40.5 projected.
  • Highest projections: 5 of 8 met or beat their projection; they averaged 54.0 DraftKings points against 50.8 projected.

One day is a small sample; the track record grades every slate over the last 30 days.

Top values (points per $1K)

Best projected points per $1,000 of salary, as published before lock
PlayerSalaryProjValueActual
RJ Barrett
SG/SF · TOR vs MEM
$7,60044.85.90x27.8
Luka Doncic
PG · LAL vs ATL
$12,00066.85.57x71.0
Kyshawn George
SG · WAS vs DET
$6,40035.05.47x21.3
Alperen Sengun
PF/C · HOU vs DEN
$9,00049.15.46x52.0
Ja'Kobe Walter
SG/SF · TOR vs MEM
$5,30028.55.37x20.0
Walker Kessler
C · LAL vs ATL
$7,70040.65.28x43.0
Dyson Daniels
PG/SF · ATL vs LAL
$6,50033.75.18x37.5
Jamal Shead
PG/SG · TOR vs MEM
$5,50027.75.03x45.0
Cedric Coward
SG · MEM vs TOR
$6,20031.25.03x23.0
Cade Cunningham
PG · DET vs WAS
$9,50047.75.02x33.3

Highest projections

Highest projected points on the slate, as published before lock
PlayerSalaryProjCeilingActual
Luka Doncic
PG · LAL vs ATL
$12,00066.8108.871.0
Victor Wembanyama
C · SAS vs PHX
$11,30054.188.378.3
Alperen Sengun
PF/C · HOU vs DEN
$9,00049.180.552.0
Cooper Flagg
SF · DAL vs IND
$9,90048.779.973.0
Jalen Johnson
PF · ATL vs LAL
$9,70048.078.731.8
Cade Cunningham
PG · DET vs WAS
$9,50047.778.333.3
Nikola Jokic
C · DEN vs HOU
$11,80046.876.965.0
RJ Barrett
SG/SF · TOR vs MEM
$7,60044.874.527.8

Stack ideas

Teams whose top players projected the most points together
TeamProjectionImplied team total
LAL vs ATL128.6117.4
SAS vs PHX117.4—
HOU vs DEN115.3113.9
WAS vs DET115.0104.4
ATL vs LAL114.0119.0

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