This Sunday, and all other Sundays that coincide with the NFL season, there will not be any game breakdowns.

There’s a five-game preseason slate tonight, highlighted by a showdown in the city so nice they named it twice. The games between the Celtics/Hornets and Heat/Timberwolves will not be covered in this article because they are not on the FanDuel main slate.

If I missed any late updates initially, they’ll be updated as they happen.

Brooklyn Nets @ New York Knicks

Jeremy Lin (rest) and Luis Scola (rest) are OUT for tonight’s game. I’m not sure which way the Nets are going at point guard as of this writing, but three different guys played point guard on Thursday and none of them were Isaiah Whitehead. Brook Lopez doesn’t have the greatest matchup against Kristaps Porzingis, but he should be taking a ton of shots with Lin out. The Nets did say that they wanted to bring Bojan Bogdanovic slowly along in the preseason after the whirlwind summer that he had, but I’d hope they put him on the court tonight. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson has been putting in significant time to his offensive game this offseason; with Lin out this may be a perfect time for the Nets to see what he looks like as a dominant ball handler.

Sean Kilpatrick (0-for-7 FG) had an awful preseason debut; let’s hope this isn’t a sign of things to come and he bounces back strong against the cross-town rivals. He’s always going to take a ton of shots, but with Lin out tonight, I think that’s one of the night’s safest assumptions.

All in all, it’s going to be difficult to pinpoint where the minutes are going to for the Nets tonight. Stay tuned for updates to clarify this messy situation.

All but one of the Knicks’ starters got 20+ minutes (O’Quinn- 18 mins) in a situation where they were getting blown out. They do have a new coach in Jeff Hornacek so I’m sure he wanted to see his key pieces in motion against the Rockets’ starters, but tonight they’ll be going against a watered-down lineup of the Nets. You have to wonder if the starters will see the type of minutes they did in the preseason opener.

I absolutely love Porzingis in this matchup against Lopez. In Thursday’s preseason opener against the Pistons, Lopez allowed Andre Drummond to have his way in the paint as he scored 17 points to go along with 21 rebounds. I don’t think The Zingis will reach those heights in fewer minutes tonight, but he won’t be far off; I mean, he did have 22 points, four rebounds, two blocks and a steal himself on Tuesday against the Rockets.

Other than Porzingis, there wasn’t much to be excited about in the opener. Carmelo Anthony gets a favorable matchup tonight against RHJ, who will be a solid defender in this league one day, and he’ll benefit from getting torn apart on nights like this down the road. Derrick Rose is OUT tonight which gives Brandon Jennings a clear path to 20+ minutes.

This could be a good night for the Knicks bench to get in on the mix so Lance Thomas, Justin Holliday, Sasha Vujacic or Willy Hernangomez could sporadically have a decent night.

Philadelphia 76ers @ Cleveland Cavaliers

The Sixers have a whole litany of injuries so listen up: Nerlens Noel (groin), Jahlil Okafor (knee), Nik Stauskas (hamstring), Anthony Barber (wrist/hand), Jerryd Bayless (wrist) and Brandon Paul (hip) are all OUT for tonight’s game.

Now that that’s all said and done, this should open up some solid minutes for a lot of these Sixers. Dario Saric and Joel Embiid have been fantastic, despite not getting over 20 minutes in either preseason start. With all these injuries, I really like Saric to finally break that barrier tonight; Embiid should stay around 12-15 minutes. Richaun Holmes has been solid in this preseason and he’s certainly worthy of being rostered tonight; he double-doubled on Thursday in addition to having two blocks and steals each. The battle for backup PG is a “fist fight” as described by head coach Brett Brown; TJ McConnell and Sergio Rodriguez have both shown they are worthy of the job. McConnell has gotten more minutes up to this point, but you have to wonder if Rodriguez’s dazzling performance last game will earn him more minutes tonight. Robert Covington, Jerami Grant and Hollis Thompson are all viable GPP darts.

The Cavs really dumbed down their minutes in the preseason opener and I’d expect more of the same in this one. Guys like Jordan McRae, DeAndre Liggins, Cory Jefferson and Kay Felder were the only ones over 20 minutes. I really like McRae and Felder the most in this spot.

Indiana Pacers @ Chicago Bulls

These two teams just played each other in their last game, so this should be the easiest of the games to figure out. If you read the column on Thursday, I said this track meet would be the most profitable game on the DFS slate. But will it be that way again tonight?

Paul George has already been listed OUT, so give the immediate bump to Jeff Teague and Thaddeus Young– both of whom, had massive (preseason) games on Thursday. The up-tempo setting has really fit the Pacers well as they’ve scored 113 and 115 in their first two test runs. Monta Ellis should probably draw Jimmy Butler and that makes me want to look elsewhere; I’ll definitely take a look at Butler, though. With PG13 out, look for Rodney Stuckey, LaVoy Allen, Georges Niang and Glenn Robinson III to get some extra minutes for production tonight. Myles Turner is slated for 12-15 minutes, making him less valuable.

The Pacers run fast and they don’t have an overload of options tonight- this is preseason good.

The aforementioned Butler should have a great night with PG13 out of the way. However, he did get his minutes clipped short after there being some confusion from Fred Hoiberg as to what his role would be in that game. Rajon Rondo always excels in the up-tempo settings so he is certainly intriguing and it is Bobby Portis’s turn to get the start tonight, making him an interesting play for about 24 minutes tonight. Nikola Mirotic got the start last game and received 24 minutes, while Taj Gibson got 22 minutes when he started in the preseason debut. Sensing a trend here?

With the Bulls on the back-end of a home-and-home series with the Pacers, there is a very real possibility that some of the lesser known players get some more exposure in this game. Doug McDermott, Tony Snell and Spencer Dinwiddie could all receive a healthy number of minutes.

Atlanta Hawks @ San Antonio Spurs

Same Hawks injury report as last game- Paul Millsap (knee), Jarrett Jack (knee), Tiago Splitter (hamstring) and Mike Scott (knee) are all OUT. This makes things a little easier in terms of what to expect.

Walter Tavares double-doubled for the Hawks against a strong team in the Grizzlies. He is the only center on the roster besides Dwight Howard, so I would really consider going this route again since he was so efficient going 7-for-8 from the field with 10 rebounds (four offensive) and no turnovers.

We never know what’s going on with the Spurs lineup, even when we think we know what’s going on with the Spurs lineup. The best two guys I can advocate using for tonight are Kawhi Leonard and Kyle Anderson. As you would see with the minutes from last game, pretty much everyone got in on the mix, but one guy I am intrigued by in Bryn Forbes. He did struggle from the field in his last game going 3-for-12, but he did have seven rebounds, four steals and two assists. Not a bad GPP dart to throw out there tonight.

Dallas Mavericks @ Milwaukee Bucks

Dirk Nowitzki (rest), Devin Harris (toe) and Salah Mejri (knee) are all OUT for the Mavs tonight. Deron Williams could make his preseason debut tonight and that would muddle some of the minutes in the frontcourt, so I’m not sure I want to put myself in that situation. Justin Anderson and Dwight Powell remain great options for the Mavs though.

We’re finally going to see the debut of Thon Maker and no one but Mr. Sconnie is as excited for this as I am. This guy is an absolute studly individual that can do ANYTHING on the court, all while standing at seven feet tall, is slated for 20-25 minutes. I’m not sure that he’s a slam dunk (pun intended) play tonight with so many power forwards in line for big nights; but for GPP purposes, you bet your ass.

With Maker in the lineup, Greg Monroe should still do fine but I also think that this takes away from him being the top center of the night. Michael Carter-Williams and Matthew Dellavedova are both excellent options at the point, and I’d be remiss if I forgot to mention Giannis Antetokounmpo– he’s pretty damn good at basketball.