NBA DFS Picks & Playbook for Today’s Games: March 22nd
Published: Mar 22, 2024
We have eight games on today's NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and five games on FanDuel.
On this Friday, March 22nd main slate, we have a lot of star power playing and a lot more questionable or out such as LeBron James, Jayson Tatum, Anthony Edwards, and Bam Adebayo being listed questionable while Brandon Ingram's already ruled out. That said, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama, and Tyrese Haliburton are taking the floor.
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Notable NBA Injury Updates
QUESTIONABLE
- LeBron James
- Jayson Tatum – OUT
- Anthony Edwards
- Bam Adebayo
- Jaylen Brown – IN
- Kristaps Porzingis – IN
- Rudy Gobert
- Naz Reid
- Tobias Harris
- Al Horford – OUT
- Scotty Pippen Jr.
- Norman Powell
- John Konchar
- Zach Collins – upgraded to probable
- Terance Mann
- Gary Trent Jr.
- Jake LaRavia
- Deandre Ayton
OUT
- Donovan Mitchell
- Immanuel Quickley
- Jrue Holiday
- Simone Fontecchio
- Brandon Ingram
- Taurean Prince
- Jalen Duren
DOUBTFUL
PROBABLE
Back-to-Backs
Pace (Post All-Star Break)
Pace definition: Pace is the total number of possessions a team uses in a game.
*key* Green is elite pace of play, Blue is decent pace of play, & Red is slow pace of play.
Green = Fast Paced team
Blue = Neutral Paced team
Red = Slow Paced team
- Raptors - 2nd (101.6)
- Thunder - 4th (101.4)
- Pacers - 5th (101.1)
- Spurs - 6th (101)
- Warriors - 8th (99.9)
- Pistons - 10th (99.5)
- Lakers - 11th (99.5)
- Pelicans - 14th (97.9)
- Timberwolves - 18th (96.8)
- Trail Blazers - 20th (96.4)
- Grizzlies - 21st (96.1)
- Celtics - 23rd (95.9)
- Clippers - 25th (95.8)
- Cavaliers - 26th (95.5)
- Heat - 27th (95.3)
- 76ers - 29th (94.3)
Defensive Ratings (Post All-Star Break)
- Los Angeles Lakers - 28th
- Toronto Raptors - 26th
- Los Angeles Clippers - 24th
- Portland Trail Blazers - 23rd
- Memphis Grizzlies - 21st
- San Antonio Spurs - 20th
- Detroit Pistons - 17th
- Cleveland Cavaliers - 16th
- Philadelphia 76ers - 15th
- Indiana Pacers - 13th
- Golden State Warriors - 12th
- Boston Celtics - 7th
- Miami Heat - 6th
- Oklahoma City Thunder - 5th
- Minnesota Timberwolves - 4th
- New Orleans Pelicans - 2nd
NBA Game Totals
- Indiana Pacers @ Golden State Warriors - 240.5 (GSW -4.5)
- Oklahoma City Thunder @ Toronto Raptors - 231.5 (OKC -15.5)
- Philadelphia 76ers @ Los Angeles Lakers - 224.5 (LAL -7.5)
- Boston Celtics @ Detroit Pistons - 222.5 (BOS -13.5)
Top Tier Core Plays
- Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
- Anthony Davis / LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers
- Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
- Zion Williamson, New Orleans Pelicans
Mid-Tier Core Plays
- Pascal Siakam, Indiana Pacers
- Derrick White, Boston Celtics
- Chet Holmgren / Jalen Williams, Oklahoma City (If you think this game stays close)
- Jonathan Kuminga, Golden State Warriors
- CJ McCollum & Trey Murphy III, New Orleans Pelicans
- GG Jackson, Memphis Grizzlies
Value Tier Core Plays
- Bruce Brown & Ochai Agbaji, Toronto Raptors
- Josh Giddey & Luguentz Dort, Oklahoma City Thunder
- Scoot Henderson, Portland Trail Blazers
- Payton Pritchard, Boston Celtics
- Scotty Pippen Jr., Jake LaRavia & John Konchar, Memphis Grizzlies
- Tosan Evbuomwan, Chimezie Metu & Troy Brown Jr., Detroit Pistons (whoever starts)
DFS NBA Lineup Lock Updates & Late-News Core Play Section
*Section for players we are considering “core plays” based on late-breaking news & research
- Derrick White, Boston Celtics – priority tonight
- Kristaps Porzingis, Boston Celtics – GPPs, can't fully trust the minutes, but anything close to 30 he could nuke
- Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics – nearly a 1.4 FP/min w/o Tatum
- Payton Pritchard, Boston Celtics – no reason to think 30 minutes isn't on the table here
- Troy Brown Jr., Detroit Pistons – starting, min salary
- Javon Freeman-Liberty, Toronto Raptors – starting, very cheap. Saw 20 minutes for short-handed Raps other day.
- Ochai Agbaji, Toronto Raptors
- James Wiseman, Detroit Pistons – Lock & load
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