NBA DFS Picks & Playbook for Today’s Games: March 23
Published: Mar 23, 2024
Six games on Saturday's NBA DFS main slate with some fun matchups to take advantage of when building our lineups today. When it comes to injuries, the slate is rather clean with only a few names we are currently waiting for when it comes to knowing their availability for today's games.
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NBA Injury Report for Today, 3/23
Out
- LaMelo Ball
- Jaylen Brown
- Immanuel Quickley
- Jrue Holiday
- Kristaps Porzingis
- Lauri Markkanen
- RJ Barrett
- Jalen Johnson
- Jordan Clarkson
- Tyus Jones
- Mark Williams
- Bilal Coulibaly
- Cam Whitmore
- Caleb Martin
- Kevin Huerter
Questionable
- Jayson Tatum
- Jusuf Nurkic
- Coby White
- Jordan Poole
- John Collins
- Gary Trent
- Al Horford
- Onyeka Okongwu
- Alex Caruso
NBA Teams on Back-to-Backs Today
Second Leg
First Leg
- None
Pace Up Spots
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
- Sacramento Kings 12th vs Orlando Magic 26th
- Charlotte Hornets 20th vs Atlanta Hawks 4th
- Toronto Raptors 13th vs Washington Wizards 1st
- Boston Celtics 18th vs Chicago Bulls 28th
- Utah Jazz 10th vs Houston Rockets 14th
- Phoenix Suns 15th vs San Antonio Spurs 3rd
Notable NBA Game Totals Today, 3/23
- Sacramento Kings vs Orlando Magic -2.5 (218)
- Charlotte Hornets vs Atlanta Hawks -8 (213)
- Toronto Raptors vs Washington Wizards -5.5 (231.5)
- Boston Celtics vs Chicago Bulls +5 (218)
- Utah Jazz vs Houston Rockets -11 (228)
- Phoenix Suns vs San Antonio Spurs +10 (232)
Top-Price NBA DFS Core Plays
- Victor Wembanyama, C San Antonio Spurs
- Jayson Tatum, SF Boston Celtics
- Kyle Kuzma, PF Washington Wizards
- Dejounte Murray, PG Atlanta Hawks
Mid-Price NBA DFS Core Plays
- Derrick White, SG Boston Celtics
- Devin Vassell, SG San Antonio Spurs
- Deni Avdija, SF Washington Wizards
- Kelly Olynyk, C Toronto Raptors
- Gary Trent, SG Toronto Raptors
- Bogdan Bogdanovic, SG Atlanta Hawks
Value-Tier NBA DFS Core Plays
- Payton Pritchard, PG Boston Celtics
- Sam Hauser, SF Boston Celtics
- Jock Landale, C Houston Rockets
- Bruno Fernando, C Atlanta Hawks
Player Pool
| $ Tier | PG | SG | SF | PF | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High |  Dejounte Murray  $9,900 |  Devin Booker $9,300 |  Jayson Tatum $10,100 |  Victor Wembanyama $11,200 | |
| De'Aaron Fox $9,800 | Kevin Durant $9,400 |  Domantas Sabonis $11,100 | |||
| Medium |  Fred VanVleet $8,100 | Jalen Green $8,300 | DeMar DeRozan $8,300 |  Paolo Banchero $8,800 | Kelly Olynyk $6,900 |
 Tre Jones $6,300 | Derrick White $7,900 |  Deni Avdija $7,500 |  Miles Bridges $8,400 |  Clint Capela $6,800 | |
| Amen Thompson $7,700 | Franz Wagner $7,100 |  Kyle Kuzma $8,700 | |||
| Devin Vassell $7,500 | |||||
| Gary Trent $6,500 | |||||
| Low | Jalen Suggs $5,700 | Bruce Brown $5,900 | Keldon Johnson $5,800 | Luke Kornet $4,900 | |
| Payton Pritchard $5,400 |  De'Andre Hunter $5,700 | Jonathan Isaac $4,500 | Jock Landale $5,500 | ||
 Corey Kispert $5,400 |  Bruno Fernando $4,200 | ||||
| Sam Hauser $4,500 |