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

Happy Sunday, March 8th, we have a 5-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and 7 on FanDuel.

FanDuel is including the 6 pm ET games on the main slate while DraftKings cut them off. There are stars everywhere we turn on each platform as Victor Wembanyama, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Paolo Banchero, Kevin Durant, and Cade Cunningham take the floor. There are a LOT of big time names on the injury report, so lock in with the news throughout the day!

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 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.

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

• Marcus Sasser starting alongside Cade Cunningham. Adding to core plays (FD slate only)
• Adding Malik Monk to player pool with DeMar DeRozan downgraded to OUT. Adding Daeqwon Plowden as well.

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 3/8

• Cade Cunningham - IN
• Giannis Antetokounmpo - OUT
• Deni Avdija - IN
• Kevin Porter - OUT
• Josh Giddey - IN
• Cooper Flagg - IN
• Brandon Ingram - IN
• Pascal Siakam - PROB
• Matas Buzelis - IN
• Andrew Nembhard - QUEST
• Norman Powell - OUT
• Anthony Black - OUT
• Ausar Thompson - OUT
• Andrew Wiggins - OUT
• Franz Wagner - OUT
• Ivica Zubac - OUT
• Marvin Bagley - IN
• Tristan Vukcevic - OUT
• Aaron Nesmith - PROB
• Keegan Murray - OUT
• Kyshawn George - OUT
• Collin Murray-Boyles - OUT
• Jamir Watkins - OUT
• Jalen Smith - IN
• Dwight Powell - IN
• Anfernee Simons - OUT
• Dylan Cardwell - OUT
• Kris Murray - IN
• Harrison Barnes - OUT
• Simone Fontecchio - OUT
• Patrick Williams - IN
• Caris LeVert - OUT
• Jonathan Isaac - OUT
• Kyle Kuzma - OUT
• DeMar DeRozan - 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

• Victor Wembanyama, Paolo Banchero, Cade Cunningham (FD) 

Mid

• Bam Adebayo (FD), Josh Giddey, Ryan Rollins, Trey Murphy, Zion Williamson, Tyler Herro (FD), Dejounte Murray, Jalen Suggs, Stephon Castle (GPP), Russell Westbrook, Kel'el Ware (FD), Jaime Jaquez (FD), Bobby Portis, Precious Achiuwa

Value

• Ousmane Dieng, Julian Champagnie, Jay Huff, Tre Jones, Jalen Smith (FD), Khris Middleton (FD), Marcus Sasser (FD), Malik Monk, Daeqwon Plowden, Tristan da Silva

Stacks

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