NBA DFS Picks, Projections, Lineups, Injuries & More Today: Friday Playbook

It's Friday, March 27th, and we have a 7-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel. 

It's an incredibly fun Friday slate across the NBA and the stars are OUT! Nikola Jokic, Jayson Tatum, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Johnson, and Kawhi Leonard are all taking the floor. There are some critical injuries we're going to have to pay attention to as Jaylen Brown, Trey Murphy, Dejounte Murray, and Derrick White are all questionable.

Before actually diving into the meat and potatoes, welcome to the NBA DFS season. If this is your first time reading our column on NBA DFS picks, I just want to welcome you and give you a few tips and tricks on what you should be looking for each night.

• News outlets: reliable sources that give us injury news & starting lineups
• Pace of play: who's playing fast vs. who's playing slow. Which teams get a pace-up spot (more possessions) vs. pace-down (fewer possessions)
• Usage rates: is a percentage of how many plays that player is being used in
• NBA DFS Projections
• Lineup Generator
• NBA Ownership

NBA DFS Picks & Daily Fantasy Playbook Today, March 27th

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Pre/Post-Lock Update Section

This section will be used for anything that changes from the morning until right up to roster lock. 

Injury updates, players we’re higher on than we were in the morning and so much more.

All status updates after contest roster lock will be made in the Fantasy Alarm Discord: https://discord.gg/2yATJxXe8G

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 3/27

• Jaylen Brown - OUT
• Chet Holmgren - OUT
• Lauri Markkanen - OUT
• Isaiah Collier - OUT
• Dejounte Murray - OUT
• Trey Murphy - OUT
• Keyonte George - OUT
• Kyle Filipowski - IN
• Ty Jerome - OUT
• Derrick White - IN
• Jarrett Allen - IN
• Immanuel Quickley - OUT
• Nikola Vucevic - OUT
• Jaime Jaquez. - IN
• Neemias Queta - IN
• Anfernee Simons - OUT
• Jordan Miller - IN
• Jalen Smith - OUT
• Nick Richards - QUEST
• Guerschon Yabusele - QUEST
• Jaden Ivey - OUT
• Aaron Nesmith - IN
• Jahmai Mashack - DOUBT
• Jaylon Tyson - OUT
• Dean Wade - OUT
• Jaylen Wells - OUT
• Rob Dillingham - PROB
• Isaac Okoro - PROB
• Obi Toppin - IN
• Jock Landale - OUT

NBA DFS Slate & Game Overviews

In the section below, I’m listing the most notable things we need to look at in Las Vegas, including notable O/U and spreads. Not every game is listed, but every game listed has the pace and defensive numbers listed.

NBA DFS Core Player Pool & Lineup Picks

Here are the core players I’m looking at for my NBA DFS picks tonight. You can see the full analysis of tonight’s NBA DFS projections and player pool below or skip ahead to building the best lineups possible by locking these into the aforementioned lineup generator now.

High

• Nikola Jokic, Kawhi Leonard, Donovan Mitchell, Jayson Tatum, Alperen Sengun, Scottie Barnes

Mid

• Darius Garland, Amen Thompson, Pascal Siakam, Brandon Ingram, RJ Barrett, Zion Williamson, Derrick White, Payton Pritchard, Neemias Queta, Andrew Nembhard, Reed Sheppard, Kennedy Chandler, GG Jackson

Value

• Jamal Shead, Jeremiah Fears, Cam Spencer, Derik Queen (GPP), Obi Toppin, T.J. McConnell

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