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

It's Thursday, March 12th, and we have an 8-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel. 

This slate is absolutely loaded with everything, including two incredible matchups featuring four of the top contenders this season. There are a ton of stars to spend on and plenty of value to make it happen. Let's break it all down. 

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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UPDATE 6:30 PM ET

• Kevin Porter - AVAILABLE
• Bobby Portis - AVAILABLE
• Jericho Sims - AVAILABLE
• Andre Drummond - OUT
  • Boost for Jalen Duren on the other side of the matchup and whoever starts for Philadelphia 
• Klay Thompson - OUT 

UPDATE 6:00 PM ET

• Andrew Nembhard - AVAILABLE
• Aaron Nesmith - OUT
• T.J. McConnell - OUT
• Obi Toppin - OUT
• Ivica Zubac - AVAILABLE 
• Dyson Daniels - OUT
• Jonathan Kuminga - AVAILABLE 
• Grayson Allen - OUT
• Haywood Highsmith - AVAILABLE 

UPDATE 2:00 PM ET

• Adem Bona - OUT
• Andre Drummond - Questionable (downgrade)
• Caris LeVert - OUT
• Ziaire Williams - OUT
• Kel'el Ware - AVAILABLE
• Bub Carrington - AVAILABLE 
• Jordan Goodwin - AVAILABLE 
• Pascal Siakam - OUT
• Quenton Jackson - OUT 
• Jayson Tatum - OUT
• Payton Pritchard - AVAILABLE 
• Aaron Gordon - Questionable 
• Jamal Murray - Probable

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 3/12

• PHI:
  Adem Bona - Out
  Joel Embiid - Out
  Kelly Oubre - Out
  Paul George - Suspended
  Tyrese Maxey - Out
• DET:
  Caris LeVert - Out
  Ausar Thompson - Out
• PHX:
  Grayson Allen - Out
  Haywood Highsmith - Available
  Jordan Goodwin - Available
  Dillon Brooks - Out
  Mark Williams - Out
• IND:
  Aaron Nesmith - Out
  Andrew Nembhard - Available
  Ivica Zubac - Available
  T.J. McConnell - Out
  Pascal Siakam - Out
  Quenton Jackson - Out
  Johnny Furphy - Out
  Tyrese Haliburton - Out
• WAS:
  Bub Carrington - Available
  Anthony Davis - Out
  Cam Whitmore - Out
  Kyshawn George - Out
• ORL:
  Yet to submit
• BKN:
  Ziaire Williams - Out
  Day'Ron Sharpe - Out
  Egor Demin - Out
  Michael Porter - Out
  Nolan Traore - Out
• ATL:
  Dyson Daniels - Out
  Jonathan Kuminga - Available
• MIL:
  Bobby Portis - Questionable
  Jericho Sims - Questionable
  Kevin Porter - Questionable
• MIA:
  Kel'el Ware - Available
  Tyler Herro - Questionable
  Andrew Wiggins - Out
  Nikola Jovic - Out
  Norman Powell - Out
• DAL:
  Klay Thompson - Doubtful
  Dereck Lively - Out
  Kyrie Irving - Out
• MEM:
  Cam Spencer - Questionable
  Cedric Coward - Doubtful
  Taj Gibson - Doubtful
  Ty Jerome - Doubtful
  Walter Clayton - Doubtful
  Brandon Clarke - Out
  Ja Morant - Out
  Kentavious Caldwell-Pope - Out
  Santi Aldama - Out
  Scotty Pippen Jr. - Out
  Zach Edey - Out
• DEN:
  Yet to submit
• SAS:
  Harrison Barnes - Questionable
  Victor Wembanyama - Questionable
• BOS:
  Derrick White - Questionable
  Jayson Tatum - Out
  Payton Pritchard - Available
  Nikola Vucevic - Out
• OKC:
  Isaiah Hartenstein - Out
  Jalen Williams - Out
  Thomas Sorber - 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

• Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama, Cade Cunningham, Jalen Johnson, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bam Adebayo, Paolo Banchero, Jamal Murray

Mid

• Devin Booker, Jalen Duren, Desmond Bane, Stephon Castle, Jalen Suggs, De'Aaron Fox, Jalen Green, GG Jackson, Javon Small, Wendell Carter, Cam Spencer

Value

• Daniel Gafford, Taylor Hendricks, Tristan da Silva, Olivier-Maxence Prosper, Jaylen Wells, Danny Wolf, Jahmai Mashack, Rayan Rupert, Dominick Barlow, Marvin Bagley, Trendon Watford, Jabari Walker, Ochai Agbaji

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