Happy Tuesday, April 8th, we have an eight-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and 10 games on FanDuel.

We are getting down to the nitty gritty, so make sure bankroll management is top-of-mind with all of the antics that typically unfold during the final days of the regular season.

 

 

 

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 8th

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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.

UPDATE - 5:30 p.m. ET

  • Luka Doncic - P
  • LeBron James - P
  • Austin Reaves - P
  • Dorian Finney-Smith - P
  • Gabe Vincent - P
  • Pascal Siakam - IN
  • Ben Sheppard - OUT
  • Josh Giddey - OUT
  • Nikola Vucevic - OUT

UPDATE - 6:30 p.m. ET

  • Miles Bridges - IN
  • Pat Connaughton - OUT

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

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 4/8

  • Damian Lillard - OUT
  • Kevin Durant - OUT
  • Donovan Mitchell - OUT
  • D'Angelo Russell - OUT
  • Coby White - OUT
  • Cam Johnson - OUT
  • Keon Johnson - OUT
  • Jeremy Sochan - OUT
  • Kevin Huerter - OUT
  • Al Horford - OUT
  • Rui Hachimura - OUT
  • Josh Green - OUT
  • Khris Middleton - OUT
  • Lonzo Ball - OUT
  • Damion Baugh - OUT
  • Amir Coffey - OUT
  • Tristan Vukcevic - OUT
  • Richaun Holmes - OUT
  • Jayson Tatum - Q
  • Josh Giddey - Q
  • Nikola Vucevic - Q
  • Jaylen Brown - Q
  • Luka Doncic - Q
  • LeBron James - Q
  • Kawhi Leonard - Q
  • Miles Bridges - Q
  • Pascal Siakam - Q
  • Kristaps Porzingis - Q
  • Austin Reaves - Q
  • Dorian Finney-Smith - Q
  • Gabe Vincent - Q
  • Ben Sheppard - Q
  • Gary Payton - Q
  • Pat Connaughton - Q
  • Bruce Brown - Q

 

 

 

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

  • Paolo Banchero, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Evan Mobley, Franz Wagner (FD)

Mid

  • Darius Garland, Zach Collins, Matas Buzelis, Jose Alvarado (better on FD), Carlton Carrington, Yves Missi

Value

  • Jalen Smith, Ty Jerome (better on DK), Talen Horton-Tucker, Jevon Carter, Max Strus, Drew Timme, De'Andre Hunter (better on FD), T.J. McConnell (large GPP), Dalen Terry (large GPP)

Stacks

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