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

Happy Monday, March 31st, we have a 7-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and 8-games on FanDuel.

The stars are out as Luka Doncic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Jayson Tatum are taking the floor. Some names that are questionable are Jaylen Brown, Josh Giddey, Chet Holmgren, and Isaiah Hartenstein.

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 31st

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Pre/Post-Lock Update

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, 3/31

• Anthony Davis - PROB
• LeBron James - PROB
• Josh Giddey - QUEST
• Kawhi Leonard - PROB
• Jaylen Brown - QUEST
• Mark Williams - QUEST
• Daniel Gafford - PROB
• Chet Holmgren - QUEST
• Isaiah Hartenstein - QUEST
• Cameron Johnson - QUEST
• Andrew Wiggins - OUT
• Lauri Markkanen - OUT
• John Collins - OUT
• Walker Kessler - OUT
• Dereck Lively - QUEST
• Collin Sexton - QUEST
• Kevin Huerter - OUT
• Jordan Clarkson - OUT
• Kyshawn George - OUT
• Aaron Wiggins - OUT
• Bennedict Mathurin - OUT
• Cole Anthony - QUEST
• Khris Middleton - OUT
• Lonzo Ball - DOUBT
• Noah Clowney - OUT
• Jaylin Williams - QUEST
• Malcolm Brogdon - OUT
• Nikola Jovic - OUT
• Day'Ron Sharpe - OUT
• Alec Burks - PROB
• Duncan Robinson - OUT
• Jake LaRavia - 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.

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Value

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