Squirrel’s Nuts & Bolts NBA - January 20th, 2026
Tuesday sees seven games on the NBA schedule, with all of them on the DFS slate on both FanDuel and DraftKings. The injury news will make an impact as always, with Joel Embiid, Kawhi Leonard, Lauri Markkanen, Brice Sensabaugh, Al Horford, R.J. Barrett, and Tyler Herro out, while Paul George, Mark Williams, Josh Giddey, Tari Eason, Kel’el Ware, Draymond Green, and Will Richard are listed as Questionable. The status of Paul George and Mark Williams should be known before the 7 PM ET lock time, as they play in the first game of the night. The status of Draymond Green and Will Richard could be impactful with Jimmy Butler going out for the season last night.
This is becoming a standard caveat for this article, but with so many injury situations, it will be absolutely critical to pay attention to the injury news and starting lineups. Even minor injuries can disrupt the slate when a minimum-priced player gets surprisingly elevated into the starting lineup, so with late swap, it’s essential to monitor the starting lineups on a slate this large with so many injury situations.
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