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

Happy Monday, March 12th, we have a 7-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and 9 games on FanDuel.

The stars are out as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, James Harden, Ja Morant, and Jayson Tatum are taking the floor. Some names that are questionable are Jayson Tatum, Trae Young, Scottie Barnes, and P.J. Washington.

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 12th

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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.

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2:30 pm ET

• Just a thought with Phoenix listing both Grayson Allen & Nick Richards as DOUBT and the team going away from Bol Bol; Royce O'Neale has played 28+ minutes in three of four games and could make it four of five here.

7:15 pm ET

• Added a bunch of Toronto stuff to core plays.
• With P.J. Washington out, more interested in going back to Dallas stuff again. Naji Marshall, Brandon Williams (if starting), Klay Thompson, Kessler Edwards

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 3/12

• Nikola Jokic - PROB
• Jayson Tatum - IN
• Trae Young - IN
• Tyrese Maxey - OUT
• Scottie Barnes - IN
• Jaylen Brown - IN
• Jalen Williams - OUT
• Jamal Murray - PROB
• Kristaps Porzingis - OUT
• RJ Barrett - OUT
• Paul George - OUT
• Kelly Oubre - IN
• P.J. Washington - OUT
• Immanuel Quickley - OUT
• Lauri Markkanen - IN
• Fred VanVleet - IN
• Keyonte George - OUT
• Devin Vassell - QUEST
• Rudy Gobert - QUEST
• Andre Drummond - IN
• Aaron Gordon - DOUBT
• Santi Aldama - OUT
• Jordan Clarkson - IN
• Caris LeVert - IN
• Brandon Williams - IN
• Zach Edey - IN
• Jerami Grant - OUT
• Jeremy Sochan - QUEST
• Robert Williams - QUEST
• Brandon Clarke - IN
• Kai Jones - OUT
• Terry Rozier - PROB
• Jusuf Nurkic - QUEST
• Gradey Dick - OUT
• Ja'Kobe Walter - OUT
• Dante Exum - IN
• Ochai Agbaji - OUT
• Alex Caruso - OUT
• Matisse Thybulle - IN
• Grayson Allen - OUT
• Nick Richards - OUT
• Guerschon Yabusele - OUT
• Kawhi Leonard - OUT
• Clint Capela - 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.

High

• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, James Harden, Ja Morant, Nikola Jokic (FD), Karl-Anthony Towns (FD), Jayson Tatum

Mid

• Miles Bridges, Ivica Zubac, Desmond Bane, Mark Williams (GPP), Onyeka Okongwu, John Collins, Deni Avdija (FD), Julius Randle (FD), Naji Marshall

Value

• Keldon Johnson, Zach Edey, Brandon Williams, A.J. Lawson, Jared Rhoden, Jamal Shead, Vince Williams, Mason Plumlee, Dillon Brooks, Jamison Battle, Chris Boucher

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