NBA DFS Picks, Projections, Lineups, Injuries & More Today: Thursday Playbook
Published: Mar 06, 2025
Happy Thursday, March 6th, we have a six-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel.
The stars are out as Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Jayson Tatum and Trae Young are taking the floor. Some names that are questionable are Jayson Tatum, Paul George, and Josh Giddey.
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 6th
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4:20 pm ET
- I still think the Justin Edwards news matters for Lonnie Walker & Jared Butler, but both have picked up a LOT of ownership. They both should have enough of a role to be viable. If Edwards is ruled out, then both of their roles will greatly expand.
- Added Justin Edwards to core plays.
6:10 pm ET
- INDY Section
- Tyrese Haliburton & Bennedict Mathurin are OUT. We should see Ben Sheppard into the starting lineup.
- T.J. McConnell - 1.24 FP/min, 27% USG
- Pascal Siakam - 1.08 FP/min, 22.7% USG
- Aaron Nesmith - .97 FP/min
- Andrew Nembhard - .57 FP/min (small sample)
- BOST Section
- Jayson Tatum is IN, elite play.
- Luke Kornet is chalky, and is FINE. Payton Pritchard is a priority for me.
7:10 pm ET
- Neemias Queta is starting. Great value. Adding to core plays.
- Jarace Walker is starting. Great value. Adding to core plays.
NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 3/6
- Luka Doncic - PROB
- LeBron James - PROB
- Jayson Tatum - IN
- Trae Young - IN
- Tyrese Maxey - OUT
- Tyrese Haliburton - OUT
- Josh Giddey - IN
- Kristaps Porzingis - OUT
- Nikola Vucevic - OUT
- Paul George - OUT
- Austin Reaves - PROB
- Jalen Suggs - OUT
- Fred VanVleet - OUT
- OG Anunoby - QUEST
- Jonathan Kuminga - OUT
- Rui Hachimura - OUT
- Precious Achiuwa - QUEST
- Cole Anthony - IN
- Bennedict Mathurin - OUT
- Jrue Holiday - OUT
- Lonzo Ball - OUT
- Al Horford - OUT
- Noah Clowney - OUT
- Vit Krejci - OUT
- Kevin Huerter - IN
- Patrick Williams - OUT
- Justin Edwards - OUT
- Mitchell Robinson - QUEST
- Gary Payton - IN
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
Mid
- Tyrese Haliburton, Paolo Banchero, Jalen Green (GPP), Derrick White, Onyeka Okongwu, Myles Turner, Quentin Grimes, Kelly Oubre, Pascal Siakam
Value
- Payton Pritchard, Caris LeVert, Andre Drummond, Guerschon Yabusele, Aaron Nesmith, Luke Kornet, Justin Edwards, T.J. McConnell, Neemias Queta, Jarace Walker
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