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

Published: Apr 27, 2025
Happy Sunday, April 27th, we have a four-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel.
The stars are out as Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, Anthony Edwards, Paolo Banchero, and Jaylen Brown are taking the floor. Each series is a Game 4 as ALL FOUR series could be tied up after this one.
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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 27th
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Pre/Post-Lock Update
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Injury updates, players we’re higher on than we were in the morning and so much more.
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NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 4/27
- Luka Doncic - not on injury report, but has been sick and throwing up according to JJ Redick
- Jaylen Brown - QUEST
- Jrue Holiday - OUT
- Bennedict Mathurin - QUEST
- Mitchell Robinson - IN
- Isaiah Stewart - OUT
- Rob Dillingham - OUT
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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.
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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
Mid
- Jalen Brunson, Anthony Edwards, Karl-Anthony Towns, Franz Wagner, Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby (GPP), Bobby Portis
Value
- Mikal Bridges, Jaden McDaniels, Andrew Nembhard, Wendell Carter, Aaron Nesmith, Donte DiVincenzo, Dennis Schroder, AJ Green (GPP)
Stacks
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