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

It's Monday, April 6th, and we have a 4-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and five games FanDuel. 

Boy would it fun to play Nikola Jokic but alas! You can only do that on FanDuel as DraftKings cut that game off the main slate. There are stars everywhere as Victor Wembanyama, Jalen Johnson, Joel Embiid, and Jalen Brunson are all taking the floor. There are a lot of important games on this slate as the regular season comes to a close this week.

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, April 6th

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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

• Paul Reed is starting alongside Jalen Duren. Definitely a big bump to Reed.

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 4/6

• Evan Mobley - IN
• Donovan Mitchell - OUT
• James Harden - OUT
• Cade Cunningham - OUT
• Ty Jerome - OUT
• Jarrett Allen - IN
• Tobias Harris - OUT
• Franz Wagner - OUT
• GG Jackson - IN
• Jerami Grant - OUT
• Cedric Coward - IN
• Anthony Black -   IN
• Cam Spencer - IN
• Javon Small - OUT
• Max Strus - OUT
• Shaedon Sharpe - OUT
• Peyton Watson - OUT
• Sam Merrill - IN
• Duncan Robinson - DOUBT, downgrade
• Isaiah Stewart - DOUBT, upgrade
• Jahmai Mashack - OUT
• Jaylon Tyson - OUT
• Dean Wade - OUT
• Thomas Bryant - OUT
• Bruce Brown - PROB
• Cameron Payne - OUT
• Taj Gibson - DOUBT
• Taylor Hendricks - DOUBT

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 (FD), Victor Wembanyama, Jalen Johnson, Jalen Brunson, Deni Avdija

Mid

• Evan Mobley, Stephon Castle, Jalen Suggs, Josh Hart, Dyson Daniels, De'Aaron Fox, Onyeka Okongwu, Jarrett Allen (GPP), Aaron Gordon (FD), Cedric Coward

Value

• Sam Merrill, Keon Ellis, Kevin Huerter, Dariq Whitehead, Dennis Schroder, Ronald Holland, Paul Reed, Craig Porter

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