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

It's Saturday, March 28th, and we have a three-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and four games on FanDuel. 

We have two completely different slates between the two sites, with the DK slate starting at 7:30 pm ET and the FD slate starting at 5:30 pm ET. 

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 28th

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Pre/Post-Lock Update Section

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 7:20 PM ET 

• Walter Clayton - Available 
• Taj Gibson - OUT
• Taylor Hendricks - OUT
• Jahmai Mashack - Available
• Cam Spencer - OUT
• Mouhamed Gueye is starting 

UPDATE 6:00 PM ET 

• Tyrese Maxey - Available
• Jock Landale - Available
• Dyson Daniels - OUT

UPDATE 4:30 PM ET 

• Jalen Duren - Available
• Ausar Thompson - Available
• Duncan Robinson - Available
• Tobias Harris - Available

UPDATE 3:00 PM ET 

• MEM:
  • Santi Aldama - Out
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope - Out
  • Brandon Clarke - Out
  • Walter Clayton - Questionable
  • Zach Edey - Out
  • Taj Gibson - Doubtful
  • Taylor Hendricks - Questionable
  • Ty Jerome - Out
  • Jahmai Mashack - Questionable
  • Ja Morant - Out
  • Scotty Pippen - Out
  • Cam Spencer - Doubtful
  • Jaylen Wells - Out 
• CHI: 
  • Zach Collins - Out
  • Noa Essengue - Out
  • Jaden Ivey - Out
  • Nick Richards - Out
  • Anfernee Simons - Out
  • Jalen Smith - Out
  • Guerschon Yabusele - Out
• ATL: 
  • Dyson Daniels - Questionable
  • Jonathan Kuminga - Out
  • Jock Landale - Questionable
  • Onyeka Okongwu - Out
• UTA: 
  • Isaiah Collier - Out
  • Keyonte George - Out
  • Jaren Jackson - Out
  • Walker Kessler - Out
  • Lauri Markkanen - Out
  • Jusuf Nurkic - Out

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 3/28

• DET:
  Jalen Duren - Available
  Ausar Thompson - Available
  Duncan Robinson - Available
  Tobias Harris - Available
  Caris LeVert - Available
  Marcus Sasser - Available
  Cade Cunningham - Out
  Isaiah Stewart - Out
• MIN:
  Ayo Dosunmu - Out
  Anthony Edwards - Out
  Jaden McDaniels - Out
• PHI:
  Kelly Oubre - Said he'll play
  Tyrese Maxey - Questionable
• CHA:
  Tidjane Salaun - Out
• SAC:
  Killian Hayes - Available
  Nique Clifford - Available
  Keegan Murray - Out
  Russell Westbrook - Out
  De'Andre Hunter - Out
  Domantas Sabonis - Out
  Drew Eubanks - Out
  Zach LaVine - Out
• ATL:
  Yet to submit
• CHI:
  Yet to submit
• MEM:
  Yet to submit
• UTA:
  Yet to submit
• PHX:
  Haywood Highsmith - Out
  Mark Williams - Out
  Dillon Brooks - Out

h/t @UnderdogNBA 

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

• Jalen Johnson, Josh Giddey, Devin Booker

Mid

• Jalen Green, Matas Buzelis, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, CJ McCollum, Collin Gillespie, Tre Jones, GG Jackson, Devin Carter, Javon Small, Oso Ighodaro, Cedric Coward

Value

• Royce O'Neale, Collin Sexton, Olivier-Maxence Prosper, Jordan Goodwin, Walter Clayton, Tyler Burton, Jock Landale, DeJon Jarreau, Zaccharie Risacher, Mouhamed Gueye 

FandDuel Specific Plays: 

• Jalen Duren, Julius Randle, Brandon Miller, Kon Knueppel, Miles Bridges, Naz Reid, Donte DiVincenzo, Bones Hyland, Kyle Anderson 

Stacks

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