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

Published: Mar 03, 2026

It's Tuesday, March 3rd, and we have an 8-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel.

Five of the games have a double-digit spread, and only two games have a total above 230 points. Still, we have multiple injury situations that should lead to plenty of value, allowing us to spend up for studs like Victor Wembanyama, Tyrese Maxey, Anthony Edwards, and Paolo Banchero. 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 3rd

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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.

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UPDATE 4:00 PM ET

Anthony Gill - OUT
- Julian Reese added to Core Plays

UPDATE 1:00 PM ET

Anthony Black - Questionable (downgrade, unlikely to play)
Kelly Oubre - OUT
Andrew Wiggins - Probable (downgrade)
Klay Thompson - Doubtful (downgrade)
P.J. Washington - Probable (upgrade)
Kyshawn George - OUT
Tristan Vukcevic - OUT
Anthony Gill - Questionable
Jamir Watkins - OUT
Nic Claxton - AVAILABLE

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 3/3

DAL:
P.J. Washington - Questionable
Klay Thompson - Questionable
Caleb Martin - Probable
Cooper Flagg - Doubtful
Naji Marshall - Out
Dereck Lively - Out
Kyrie Irving - Out
Marvin Bagley - Out
CHA:
Coby White - Out
DET:
None
CLE:
Dean Wade - Questionable
Donovan Mitchell - Out
Max Strus - Out
WAS:
Yet to submit
ORL:
Anthony Black - Probable
Franz Wagner - Out
BKN:
Nic Claxton - Probable
Egor Demin - Out
MIA:
Davion Mitchell - Questionable
Norman Powell - Out
Nikola Jovic - Out
NYK:
Deuce McBride - Out
TOR:
Collin Murray-Boyles - Out
MEM:
Ty Jerome - Questionable
Santi Aldama - Questionable
Cedric Coward - Questionable
Ja Morant - Out
Brandon Clarke - Out
Zach Edey - Out
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope - Out
Taj Gibson - Out
MIN:
None
OKC:
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - Out
Isaiah Hartenstein - Out
Jalen Williams - Out
Ajay Mitchell - Out
Thomas Sorber - Out
CHI:
Patrick Williams - Out
Jalen Smith - Out
Anfernee Simons - Out
Jaden Ivey - Out
Zach Collins - Out
Noa Essengue - Out
SAS:
Mason Plumlee - Out
PHI:
Joel Embiid - Out
Paul George - Suspended

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.

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