The 75th NBA season tips off on Tuesday night and with it 5-1/2 months of nightly DFS joy and agony. The first few games of the season can be hard to build for - do you go off the preseason, last year's stats, or a combination of both?

It's a two game slate for the opener before tomorrow's jam packed 11-game card. Let's work out the kinks and knock out the cob webs together as we see what tonight has in store.

Today's Key NBA Matchups

Nets (-1.5) @ Bucks, O/U 233.5 7:30 PM ET

Milwaukee raises the 2021 championship banner tonight and sometimes teams come out flat with all the pomp and circumstance of the trophy celebration.

Notable Injuries Donte DiVincenzo and Bobby Portis are out for Milwaukee, Kyrie Irving is away from the Nets as well.

Warriors @ Lakers (-3.5), O/U 226 10:00 PM ET

Get your programs out for the Lakers game tonight as only Lebron James and Anthony Davis return from L.A's playoff roster. We'll have to watch how Russell Westbrook and James split usage and how Frank Vogel uses his new-look bench.

Notable Injuries: James Wiseman (knee) is out indefinitely. Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins are expected to be on minutes restrictions.

Tonight's Point Guard / Shooting Guard Notables

James Harden DK $9.3k | FD $10.6k

@Milwaukee

• Will see almost full-time ball-handling duties with Irving out.

• Took 17 shots in game 7 loss to Milwaukee last season

• Was $10k + most of last season

Steph Curry DK $9.4k | FD $9.8k

@Los Angeles

• Averaged career high 32.0 ppg last season

• Had 41 real points in preseason finale

• Warriors were 5-0 in preseason

• Had a ceiling of 50fp in four games vs. Lakers last season

Patty Mills DK $3.7k | FD $4.6k

@Milwaukee

• Usage increase with Irving out

• New to Nets after spending last 10 years with the Spurs

Grayson Allen DK $3.8k | FD $3.8k

vs. Boston

• Milwaukee debut after last two seasons with Memphis

• Expected to step into the starting lineup for DiVincenzo

• Middleton had 40+ fp in five straight vs. Boston at the SG spot last postseason.

Cameron Thomas DK $3k | FD $3.5k

@Milwaukee

• Great value IF the rookie can get his minutes

• Averaged 23 ppg in first and only season at LSU last year

Tonight's SF / PF Notables

Kevin Durant DK 9.9k | FD $10.8k

@ Milwaukee

• Revenge game as Milwaukee eliminated Brooklyn last season

• Had a 100fp game vs. the Bucks last postseason (49 points, 17 rebounds, 10 assists)

• Usage boost with Irving out

Khris Middleton DK $7.2k | FD $7.8k

vs. Brooklyn

• Closed out the Nets with a 70fp and 56fp game in last year's playoffs

• Had a career high in assists last season (5.4)

• Milwaukee (#6) and Brooklyn (#13) in top half in pace last season

Carmelo Anthony DK $3.9k | FD $5k

vs. Brooklyn

• Makes Lakers team debut tonight

• Golden State #4 in pace last season

• Green, Wiggins, on minutes restriction for Warriors

Tonight's Center Position Notables

Blake Griffin DK $5.4k | FD $5.2k

@ Milwaukee

• Moves into full-time starter role with Deandre Jordan off to Lakers

• Bigs vs. Milwaukee was a strategy last season

• Had a 46fp and a 37fp game vs. Bucks last playoffs

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