NBA DFS Matchup: Nuggets-Wizards (2024-01-21)

Tonight’s NBA DFS basketball showdown (Sun, January 21st, 6:00 PM EST) features the Denver Nuggets, currently ranking 3rd in the Northwest Division, going head-to-head with the Washington Wizards, situated at 5th spot in the Southeast Division. The game will be hosted by Capital One Arena based in Washington, DC. The Nuggets bring to the court an away-match winning record of 17-4, and a total of 29 victories out of 43 matches. The Wizards, on the other hand, hold a home-win record of 3-15, and an overall scoring total of 7-34. Presiding over the Nuggets is Coach Michael Malone who will be missing 3 players for tonight’s game, while the Wizards will be under the guidance of Coach Wes Unseld Jr., who has 1 player less in his squad for the match.

The following data represents respective team performances for the season until the present day.

Nuggets-Wizards NBA DFS Matchup

The Nuggets enter the match boasting 4,987 points, 1,887 rebounds, 1,259 assists, and a field goal percentage of 49.9%. In contrast, the Wizards hold 4,742 points, 1,639 rebounds, 1,139 assists, with a field goal percentage standing at 47.7%.

Status & Injury Report

No.	Player Name	Team	Status	Issue
21	Daniel Gafford	Washington Wizards	Day-To-Day	Concussion (Head)
50	Aaron Gordon	Denver Nuggets	Day-To-Day	Sprain (Arm)
3	Julian Strawther	Denver Nuggets	Out	Sprain (Leg)
31	Vlatko Cancar	Denver Nuggets	Out	Surgery (Leg)

Denver Nuggets Roster

No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
15	Nikola Jokic
		Center		Active		$11,100		$11,700		46.32
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		30.9	1.0	6.8	0.7	7.9	3.8	20.6	10.6	1.2	2.9
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
27	Jamal Murray
		Point Guard		Active		$8,300		$8,100		29.99
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		30.6	2.1	4.3	0.3	6.3	2.5	17.2	3.7	1.0	2.0
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
50	Aaron Gordon
		Power Forward		Day-To-Day		$6,200		$6,200		27.36
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		29.3	1.1	2.6	0.6	5.1	2.2	13.4	6.3	0.7	1.5
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
6	DeAndre Jordan
		Center		Active		$3,000		$4,400		27.07
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		26.0	0.0	0.9	1.5	3.6	1.7	8.9	10.1	0.5	1.3
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
1	Michael Porter Jr.
		Small Forward		Active		$6,500		N/A		26.87
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		27.1	2.4	1.1	0.6	5.8	1.4	15.4	6.1	0.6	1.1
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
7	Reggie Jackson
		Point Guard		Active		$4,000		$4,900		23.18
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		25.4	1.4	4.2	0.1	4.8	1.8	12.7	2.9	0.7	1.8
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
5	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
		Shooting Guard		Active		$5,000		$5,000		21.42
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		29.6	1.7	1.8	0.3	4.1	1.6	11.4	3.1	1.2	1.0
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
9	Justin Holiday
		Small Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		16.76
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		23.5	1.6	1.4	0.4	2.9	0.8	8.2	2.8	0.9	0.8
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
0	Christian Braun
		Guard		Active		$3,400		$3,900		12.36
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		16.8	0.5	1.0	0.3	2.2	0.8	5.8	2.8	0.5	0.6
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
8	Peyton Watson
		Forward		Active		$3,700		$4,300		12.36
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		14.1	0.5	0.8	0.7	2.1	0.8	5.6	2.3	0.4	0.4
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
3	Julian Strawther
		Guard		Out		N/A		N/A		11.05
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		13.9	1.1	1.1	0.2	2.2	0.5	5.9	1.5	0.5	0.5
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
22	Zeke Nnaji
		Power Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		9.8
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		12.7	0.5	0.4	0.4	1.7	0.7	4.7	2.5	0.3	0.5
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
11	Braxton Key
		Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		9.41
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		9.3	0.3	0.7	0.4	1.4	0.5	3.6	2.3	0.4	0.4
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
30	Jay Huff
		Center		Active		N/A		N/A		8.02
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		7.9	0.4	0.8	0.3	1.1	0.9	3.4	1.6	0.3	0.4
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
31	Vlatko Cancar
		Small Forward		Out		N/A		N/A		7.99
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		10.7	0.5	0.9	0.2	1.3	0.5	3.5	1.7	0.3	0.5
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
21	Collin Gillespie
		Guard		Active		N/A		N/A		4.38
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		6.9	0.3	0.6	0.0	0.8	0.3	2.1	0.4	0.4	0.4
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
24	Jalen Pickett
		Guard		Active		N/A		N/A		4.09
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		6.0	0.5	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.1	2.1	0.7	0.2	0.4
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
4	Hunter Tyson
		Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		1.07
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		2.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.6	0.0	0.0

Washington Wizards Roster

No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
33	Kyle Kuzma
		Small Forward		Active		$8,200		$7,900		29.68
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		31.1	2.0	2.6	0.5	6.4	2.1	17.0	6.4	0.6	2.1
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
35	Marvin Bagley III
		Power Forward		Active		$5,500		N/A		25.03
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		24.2	0.5	0.9	0.7	5.2	2.1	13.0	6.9	0.5	1.2
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
13	Jordan Poole
		Shooting Guard		Active		$6,000		$6,800		24.82
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		26.7	2.2	3.4	0.2	5.4	3.0	15.9	2.6	0.7	2.1
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
8	Deni Avdija
		Small Forward		Active		$6,200		$6,400		21.72
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		25.2	1.0	2.4	0.4	3.3	1.4	8.8	5.6	0.8	1.2
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
21	Daniel Gafford
		Center		Day-To-Day		$5,800		$6,600		20.47
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		19.0	0.0	0.9	1.4	3.4	1.4	8.3	5.1	0.5	0.9
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
0	Bilal Coulibaly
		Shooting Guard		Active		$4,000		$4,800		19.66
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		26.2	1.1	1.8	0.8	3.0	1.2	8.3	4.3	0.8	1.3
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
55	Delon Wright
		Shooting Guard		Active		$3,700		$4,800		19.49
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		21.1	0.7	3.1	0.4	2.6	1.2	7.1	3.2	1.2	0.9
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
5	Tyus Jones
		Point Guard		Active		$6,300		$6,700		18.03
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		19.9	0.8	4.1	0.1	2.8	0.7	7.2	1.9	1.0	0.8
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
9	Hamidou Diallo
		Guard		Active		N/A		N/A		16.91
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		18.6	0.3	1.1	0.3	3.4	1.4	8.6	3.8	0.8	1.1
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
24	Corey Kispert
		Small Forward		Active		$3,900		$4,200		16.02
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		25.0	1.9	1.2	0.2	3.6	1.0	10.0	2.6	0.4	0.8
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
20	Landry Shamet
		Shooting Guard		Active		N/A		N/A		14.79
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		22.3	2.0	1.7	0.2	2.9	1.0	8.9	1.7	0.5	0.7
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
12	Isaiah Livers
		Power Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		12.97
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		21.8	1.3	0.9	0.4	2.1	0.6	6.2	2.6	0.6	0.6
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
97	Eugene Omoruyi
		Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		11.01
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		12.3	0.5	0.7	0.1	2.1	1.1	5.9	2.3	0.6	0.7
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
1	Johnny Davis
		Guard		Active		N/A		N/A		9.21
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		12.2	0.4	0.7	0.2	1.9	0.4	4.5	1.8	0.4	0.4
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
4	Jared Butler
		Shooting Guard		Active		N/A		N/A		9.18
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		8.7	0.7	1.6	0.2	1.6	0.4	4.2	0.9	0.5	0.7
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
16	Anthony Gill
		Power Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		7.21
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		9.5	0.2	0.5	0.2	1.2	0.8	3.4	1.8	0.2	0.3
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
7	Patrick Baldwin Jr.
		Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		7
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		7.5	0.9	0.4	0.2	1.3	0.3	3.7	1.5	0.2	0.4
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
19	John Butler Jr.
		Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		6.98
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		11.6	0.4	0.6	0.5	0.9	0.2	2.4	0.9	0.4	0.1
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
9	Ryan Rollins
		Guard		Active		N/A		N/A		6.1
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		5.8	0.2	0.8	0.2	0.9	0.9	2.9	1.0	0.4	1.0
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
14	Jules Bernard
		Guard		Active		N/A		N/A		1.11
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		5.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.3
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
56	Trey Jemison
		Center		Active		N/A		N/A		0
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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