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

It's Wednesday, March 18th, and we have a 8-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and nine games on FanDuel. 

It's a fun Wednesday slate as we have eight games on DraftKings and nine on FanDuel. We have four teams playing the second legs of a back-to-back, so we'll see if anyone on those teams sit out. We have plenty of star power taking the floor as Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Johnson, and Josh Giddey are available.

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 18th

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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

• Adding Kyle Anderson to player pool w/ Naz Reid being ruled out.

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 3/18

• Kawhi Leonard - QUEST
• Anthony Edwards - OUT
• Stephen Curry - OUT
• Michael Porter - OUT
• Dejounte Murray - IN
• Pascal Siakam - OUT
• Keyonte George - OUT
• Bennedict Mathurin - OUT
• Darius Garland - IN
• Lauri Markkanen - OUT
• Ja Morant - OUT
• Jalen Williams - OUT
• Ace Bailey - QUEST
• Isaiah Hartenstein - OUT
• Collin Sexton - QUEST
• Daniel Gafford - QUEST
• Brandon Williams - OUT
• Robert Williams - QUEST
• Gary Payton - PROB
• Al Horford - OUT
• Moses Moody - OUT
• Peyton Watson - OUT
• Jonathan Kuminga - QUEST
• Quinten Post - QUEST
• Jahmai Mashack - QUEST
• Ben Saraf - QUEST
• John Konchar - PROB, upgrade
• Collin Murray-Boyles - DOUBT
• Anfernee Simons - OUT
• Nolan Traore - IN
• Micah Potter - QUEST
• Shaedon Sharpe - OUT
• Vit Krejci - OUT
• Terance Mann - IN
• Isaac Okoro - DOUBT
• Quenton Jackson - QUEST
• Obi Toppin - OUT
• Ben Sheppard - QUEST
• T.J. McConnell - QUEST
• Aaron Nesmith - QUEST
• Ivica Zubac - QUEST
• Andrew Nembhard - QUEST
• Aaron Gordon - OUT
• Naz Reid - OUT
• Luguentz Dort - OUT
• Chet Holmgren - QUEST

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 Johnson, Josh Giddey, Kawhi Leonard, Luka Doncic

Mid

• Deni Avdija, Brandon Ingram, Julius Randle, Darius Garland, Dejounte Murray, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Rudy Gobert, Naji Marshall, De'Anthony Melton, Jakob Poeltl, Kristaps Porzingis (GPP), Jaden McDaniels, Donte DiVincenzo, P.J. Washington

Value

• Jalen Smith, Ayo Dosunmu, Daniel Gafford, Ajay Mitchell, Leonard Miller, Jordan Miller, Bones Hyland, Kyle Anderson

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