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

Happy Friday, April 4th, we have a 7-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and 10-games on FanDuel.

The stars are out as Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jayson Tatum, and Domantas Sabonis are taking the floor. Some names that are questionable are Jaylen Brown, Cade Cunningham, Jamal Murray, and Pascal Siakam .

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, April 4th

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Pre/Post-Lock Update

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

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• Mark Williams is OUT. Jusuf Nurkic is a core play.
• Scottie Barnes is OUT. Im interested in way more Toronto, such as Jonathan Mogbo, Ja’Kobe Walter & Jamison Battle

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 4/4

• Nikola Jokic - PROB
• LeBron James - PROB
• Anthony Davis - QUEST
• Cade Cunningham - OUT
• Kevin Durant - OUT
• Jamal Murray - QUEST
• Jaylen Brown - IN
• Pascal Siakam - IN
• Mark Williams - OUT
• Immanuel Quickley - IN
• Jakob Poeltl - IN
• Walker Kessler - OUT
• Christian Braun - PROB
• John Collins - OUT
• Tobias Harris - OUT
• Anfernee Simons - QUEST
• Toumani Camara - OUT
• Aaron Gordon - PROB
• Bradley Beal - IN
• Jeremy Sochan - OUT
• Ty Jerome - OUT
• Bennedict Mathurin - IN
• Aaron Nesmith - IN
• Keldon Johnson - PROB
• Peyton Watson - QUEST
• Scoot Henderson - OUT
• Royce O'Neale - IN
• Jerami Grant - OUT
• Dillon Brooks - OUT
• Dereck Lively - OUT
• Jaylin Williams - OUT
• Jordan Hawkins - OUT
• Nick Smith - OUT
• Lonzo Ball - OUT
• Dalen Terry - IN
• Seth Curry - IN
• Isaiah Stewart - OUT
• Caleb Martin - PROB
• Ben Simmons - OUT
• RJ Barrett - OUT
• Ochai Agbaji - OUT
• Isaiah Joe - QUEST
• KJ Martin - OUT
• Rui Hachimura - OUT
• Stephen Curry - QUEST
• Jimmy Butler - QUEST
• Gary Payton - QUEST
• Domantas Sabonis - IN
• Scottie Barnes - OUT
• Deni Avdija - 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

• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic (FD), Jayson Tatum, Deni Avdija, Donovan Mitchell

Mid

• Shaedon Sharpe, Jalen Duren, Chet Holmgren, Kyle Filipowski, Tari Eason, Donovan Clingan, Jose Alvarado (FD)

Value

• Jabari Smith, (GPP), KJ Simpson, Brice Sensabaugh, Ja'Kobe Walter, Chris Paul, De'Andre Hunter, Jonathan Mogbo, Antonio Reeves (FD), Jusuf Nurkic, Jamison Battle

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