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

It's Tuesday, March 24th, and we have a four-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel. 

Despite the shorter slate, there is still plenty of news to monitor. The Kings look like they will have just eight active players, and the Magic will be shorthanded again. That leaves plenty of value options that make spending up for Nikola Jokic a priority. 

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 24th

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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 6:00 PM ET

• Kon Knueppel - AVAILABLE 

UPDATE 4:00 PM ET

• Killian Hayes - OUT
• Precious Achiuwa - OUT
• Daeqwon Plowden - AVAILABLE 

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 3/24

• SAC:
  Killian Hayes - Out
  Precious Achiuwa - Out
  Daeqwon Plowden - Available
  De'Andre Hunter - Out
  Domantas Sabonis - Out
  Drew Eubanks - Out
  Keegan Murray - Out
  Nique Clifford - Out
  Russell Westbrook - Out
  Zach LaVine - Out
• CHA:
  Kon Knueppel - Available
  Tidjane Salaun - Out
• NOP:
  Bryce McGowens - Out
• NYK:
  Landry Shamet - Out
  Deuce McBride - Out
• ORL:
  Anthony Black - Out
  Franz Wagner - Out
  Jalen Suggs - Out
  Jonathan Isaac - Out
• CLE:
  Craig Porter - Out
  Jarrett Allen - Out
  Jaylon Tyson - Out
• DEN:
  Peyton Watson - Out
• PHX:
  Grayson Allen - Questionable
  Royce O'Neale - Probable
  Amir Coffey - Out
  Dillon Brooks - Out
  Haywood Highsmith - Out
  Mark Williams - 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, Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, Donovan Mitchell, Devin Booker, Evan Mobley, James Harden 

Mid

• Paolo Banchero, Jamal Murray, LaMelo Ball, Jalen Green, Trey Murphy, Brandon Miller, Dejounte Murray, Desmond Bane, Josh Hart, Moussa Diabate, Malik Monk, Daeqwon Plowden

Value

• Oso Ighodaro, Tristan da Silva, Coby White, Sam Merrill, Devin Carter, Yves Missi, Jevon Carter, Karlo Matkovic, Patrick Baldwin 

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