Happy Wednesday, April 2nd! We have an 8-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and 9 games on FanDuel.

We are in peak late-season NBA mode, with plenty of out, questionable, and doubtful designations. Be sure to check out the 5 p.m. live show and check out our Discord before lineup lock. Let's dive into it.

 

 

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 2nd

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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

UPDATE - 4:14 p.m. ET

  • Nikola Jokic - Q
  • Charles Bassey - OUT
  • Keldon Johnson - Q
  • Jeremy Sochan - OUT
  • Devin Vassell - OUT
  • Trae Young - P
  • Mitchell Robinson - OUT
  • Deuce McBride - OUT
  • Karl-Anthony Town - P
  • Christian Braun - Q
  • Peyton Watson - Q

UPDATE - 5:26 p.m. ET

  • Fred VanVleet - Q
  • Bennedict Mathurin - OUT
  • Myles Turner - IN

UPDATE - 6:04 p.m. ET

  • PJ Washington - OUT
  • Dean Wade - OUT
  • Miles Bridges - IN
  • Nick Smith Jr. - OUT
  • Taj Gibson - OUT

UPDATE - 6:38 p.m. ET

  • Jaylen Brown - IN
  • Kristaps Porzingis - OUT
  • Jrue Holiday - OUT
  • Al Horford - OUT
  • Colby Jones - OUT
  • Fred VanVleet - OUT
  • Karl-Anthony Towns - IN

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 4/2

  • Jalen Brunson - OUT
  • Andrew Wiggins - OUT
  • Kyshawn George - OUT
  • Duncan Robinson - OUT
  • Cody Williams - OUT
  • Jordan Hawkins - OUT
  • Khris Middleton - OUT
  • Ty Jerome - OUT
  • Marcus Smart - OUT
  • Aaron Wiggins - OUT
  • Isaiah Stewart - OUT
  • Ron Holland - OUT
  • Amir Coffey - OUT
  • Devin Carter - OUT
  • Jake LaRavia - OUT
  • Miles McBride - OUT
  • Cam Payne - OUT
  • Cade Cunningham - D
  • Aaron Gordon - D
  • Jeremy Sochan - D
  • Al Horford - D
  • Mitchell Robinson - D
  • Myles Turner - Q
  • Jaylen Brown - Q
  • Jamal Murray - Q
  • Miles Bridges - Q
  • Jrue Holiday - Q
  • Kristaps Porzingis - Q
  • Michael Porter Jr. - Q
  • Bennedict Mathruin - Q
  • Nick Smith - Q
  • Dereck Lively - Q
  • Dean Wade - Q
  • Alex Caruso - Q
  • Jaylin Williams - 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 (updated 6:44 p.m. ET)

  • Nikola Jokic (if active), Trae Young, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jayson Tatum (large GPP), Domantas Sabonis

Mid

  • Stephon Castle, Tari Eason, Alex Sarr, Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley, Naji Marshall (better on FD), Dyson Daniels (FD GPP), DeMar DeRozan (FD)

Value

  • Julian Champagnie, Sandro Mamukelashvili, Chris Paul (better on DK), Harrison Barnes, Paul Reed (large GPP), Bismack Biymbo (large GPP), Jaden Hardy (large GPP), Tristan Vukcevic (large GPP)

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