NBA DFS Picks & Playbook for Today’s Games: March 25th
Published: Mar 24, 2024
We have nine games on today's NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel.
On this Monday, March 25th 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
- Nikola Jokic – “on-track on play”
- Victor Wembanyama – OUT
- Jamal Murray – OUT
- Desmond Bane – “on-track to play”
- Deandre Ayton – OUT
- Lauri Markkanen – IN
- Cade Cunningham – OUT
- Derrick White – OUT
- Anfernee Simons – OUT
- Jalen Duren – OUT
- Jordan Poole – IN
- Jordan Clarkson – IN
- Alex Caruso – IN
- Max Strus – OUT
- Simone Fontecchio – OUT
- Jake LaRavia – IN
- Alec Burks – OUT
- Aaron Gordon – OUT
- Michael Porter Jr. “on-track on play”
OUT
- Donovan Mitchell
- LaMelo Ball
- Immanuel Quickley
- Kyle Kuzma
- Jrue Holiday
- Jabari Smith Jr.
- Onyeka Okongwu
- Tyus Jones
- OG Anunoby
- Cameron Johnson
- Mark Williams
- Luke Kennard
- Kris Dunn
- Jontay Porter
- Xavier Tillman
- Cam Thomas
- Deni Avdija
DOUBTFUL
- Jerami Grant – OUT
- Vince Williams Jr. – OUT
- John Konchar – OUT
PROBABLE
- Coby White – IN
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
- Washington Wizards - 1st (102)
- Toronto Raptors - 3rd (101.7)
- Houston Rockets - 4th (101.5)
- San Antonio Spurs - 6th (101.1)
- Dallas Mavericks - 8th (100.2)
- Utah Jazz - 10th (99.7)
- Detroit Pistons - 11th (99.4)
- Phoenix Suns - 12th (99.1)
- Denver Nuggets - 15th (97.2)
- Chicago Bulls - 17th (97)
- Memphis Grizzlies - 18th (96.7)
- Portland Trail Blazers - 20th (96.6)
- Atlanta Hawks - 21st (96.3)
- Charlotte Hornets - 22nd (95.8)
- Boston Celtics - 23rd (95.7)
- Brooklyn Nets - 25th (95.6)
- Cleveland Cavaliers - 26th (95.1)
- New York Knicks - 30th (92.1)
Defensive Ratings (Post All-Star Break)
- Jazz - 30th
- Wizards - 29th
- Bulls - 27th
- Raptors - 25th
- Mavericks - 24th
- Trail Blazers - 23rd
- Pistons - 22nd
- Spurs - 21st
- Suns - 20th
- Cavaliers - 19th
- Hornets - 18th
- Hawks - 16th
- Grizzlies - 15th
- Nets - 11th
- Rockets - 9th
- Celtics - 8th
- Nuggets - 7th
- Knicks - 3rd
NBA Game Totals
- Dallas Mavericks @ Utah Jazz - 237.5 (DAL -8.5)
- Phoenix Suns @ San Antonio Spurs - 233.5 (PHX -12.5)
- Washington Wizards @ Chicago Bulls - 225.5 (CHI -12.5)
- Boston Celtics @ Atlanta Hawks - 224.5 (BOS -10.5)
- Portland Trail Blazers @ Houston Rockets - 224.5 (HOU -12.5)
Top Tier Core Plays
- Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks
- Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets
- Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
- Dejounte Murray, Atlanta Hawks
Mid-Tier Core Plays
- Jalen Green & Fred VanVleet, Houston Rockets
- Jordan Poole, Washington Wizards
- Kelly Olynyk & Gary Trent Jr., Toronto Raptors
- Scoot Henderson, Portland Trail Blazers
Value Tier Core Plays
- Payton Pritchard, Boston Celtics
- Daniel Gafford, Dallas Mavericks
- Miles McBride, New York Knicks
- Bruno Fernando, Atlanta Hawks
DFS NBA Lineup Lock Updates & Late-News Core Play Section
*Section for players we are considering “core plays” based on late-breaking news & research
- James Wiseman, Detroit Pistons; 1.08 FP/min without Duren/Cunningham/Fontecchio/Thompson/Stewart
- Jaden Ivey, Detroit Pistons; 1.15 FP/min & 30.4% USG rate without Duren/Cunningham/Fontecchio/Thompson/Stewart
- Chimezie Metu, Detroit Pistons; started & played 39 minutes on Sunday. 17 points, 8 rebounds & 3 assists
- Zach Collins, San Antonio Spurs; 23.3% USG, 1.14 FP/min (1st on team) w/o Wemby
- Devin Vassell, San Antonio Spurs; 25.2% USG, 1.05 FP/min w/o Wemby
- Keldon Johnson, San Antonio Spurs; 25.5% USG (1st), 1.04 FP/min w/o Wemby
- Kris Murray, Portland Trail Blazers; probably will be close to 40 minutes
- Payton Pritchard is ELITE value on tonight's main slate w/ Derrick White & Jrue Holiday out
- Duop Reath, Portland Trail Blazers; 1.16 FP/min with everyone out that's out. Was in foul trouble last game limiting some of his minutes.
- Dennis Schroder, Brooklyn Nets; 28% USG, 1.15 FP/min with Simmons, Thomas. Johnson, Smith off the floor
- Jalen Wilson, Brooklyn Nets; starting at min salary – .82 FP/min at his price is solid
- Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets; No Murray & Gordon – 1.91 FP/min, 36.6% USG
- Reggie Jackson, Denver Nuggets; No Murray & Gordon – 26% USG, 1.08 FP/min
- Patrick Baldwin Jr., Washington Wizards
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