Receipts: JAN 31 26 – Ask Bruce™

Bruce DFS Tip Sheet Results – Jan 31, 2026

Legend:
💥 Explosion = Outperformed projection by 5+ FPTS •
✅ Checkmark = Finished within ±5 FPTS of projection •
👟 Wrong Shoes = Fell short by more than 5 FPTS •

About the grading: A five‑point swing in NBA DFS isn’t wild variance — it’s a couple of shots, a few rebounds, or one extra trip to the free‑throw line. Our goal isn’t to call every bounce perfectly, but to consistently identify the players with real upside while staying grounded in how basketball actually plays out.

Point Guards (PG)

#	Player	Proj	DK Pts	Grade
1	Tyrese Maxey	48.3	39.75	👟
2	Ayo Dosunmu	36.5	56.50	💥
3	Amen Thompson	39.1	48.50	💥
4	Trey Murphy III	38.6	36.75	✅
5	Dyson Daniels	35.8	30.50	👟

Shooting Guards (SG)

#	Player	Proj	DK Pts	Grade
1	Anthony Edwards	44.3	44.00	✅
2	Kevin Durant	42.0	35.25	👟
3	Ayo Dosunmu	36.5	56.50	💥
4	Nickeil Alexander‑Walker	32.4	37.75	💥
5	VJ Edgecombe	32.3	28.75	✅

Small Forwards (SF)

#	Player	Proj	DK Pts	Grade
1	Kevin Durant	42.0	35.25	👟
2	Naji Marshall	31.6	21.00	👟
3	Kevin Huerter	31.5	28.25	✅
4	Jaime Jaquez Jr.	32.0	42.50	💥
5	Isaac Okoro	22.1	28.25	💥

Power Forwards (PF)

#	Player	Proj	DK Pts	Grade
1	Jalen Johnson	50.6	73.00	💥
2	Alperen Sengun	45.2	42.50	✅
3	Pascal Siakam	41.2	38.50	✅
4	Matas Buzelis	37.6	36.50	✅
5	Patrick Williams	24.4	25.50	✅

Centers (C)

#	Player	Proj	DK Pts	Grade
1	Joel Embiid	50.0	66.25	💥
2	Alperen Sengun	45.2	42.50	✅
3	Pascal Siakam	41.2	38.50	✅
4	Bam Adebayo	39.6	38.75	✅
5	Patrick Williams	24.4	25.50	✅

*** BRUCE GRADE: This slate played clean — no major blowouts, solid scoring environments across the board. Bruce flagged the right ceiling outcomes (Johnson, Embiid, Dosunmu, Jaquez Jr.), while several others landed right where basketball variance lives. We track it all, good and bad, because trust is built in the open.