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

Happy Friday, April 11th, we have a 10-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and 11-games on FanDuel.

The stars are out as Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Cade Cunningham, and Anthony Edwards are taking the floor. Some names that are questionable are Donovan Mitchell, Quentin Grimes, Evan Mobley, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Jalen Brunson.

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 11th

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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

6:10 pm ET

• Philadelphia has eight players available. 
• Jared Butler - Lonnie Walker - Ricky Council - Marcus Bagley - Adem Bona - Colin Castleton - Jalen Hood-Schifino - Jeff Dowtin
• Tristan da Silva added to core plays in starting lineup for Orlando

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 4/11

• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - OUT
• Giannis Antetokounmpo - IN
• Anthony Davis - IN
• Trae Young - IN
• Karl-Anthony Towns - OUT
• Jalen Brunson - QUEST
• Paolo Banchero - OUT
• Donovan Mitchell - OUT
• Tyler Herro - IN
• Quentin Grimes - OUT
• Miles Bridges - OUT
• Jalen Williams - OUT
• Chet Holmgren - OUT
• Franz Wagner - OUT
• Isaiah Hartenstein - OUT
• Evan Mobley - IN
• Jaylen Brown - OUT
• Damian Lillard - OUT
• John Collins - OUT
• Lauri Markkanen - OUT
• Jamal Murray - QUEST
• RJ Barrett - OUT
• Immanuel Quickley - OUT
• Darius Garland - PROB
• Jakob Poeltl - OUT
• Josh Hart - QUEST
• OG Anunoby - QUEST
• Isaiah Collier - QUEST
• Cameron Johnson - OUT
• D'Angelo Russell - OUT
• Kelly Oubre - OUT
• Tre Jones - OUT
• Jose Alvarado - IN
• Kelly Olynyk - OUT
• Spencer Dinwiddie - OUT
• Jordan Poole - OUT
• Andre Drummond - OUT
• Guerschon Yabusele - OUT
• Justin Edwards - OUT
• Yves Missi - OUT
• Ja'Kobe Walter - OUT
• Wendell Carter - OUT
• Cason Wallace - OUT
• Luguentz Dort - OUT
• Alex Caruso - OUT
• Bruce Brown - OUT
• Klay Thompson - IN
• Lonzo Ball - OUT
• Pelle Larsson - OUT
• Khris Middleton - OUT
• Alec Burks - IN
• Jared Rhoden - QUEST
• KJ Martin - OUT
• Ty Jerome - OUT
• Sam Merrill - OUT
• De'Andre Hunter - OUT
• Max Strus - IN
• Josh Giddey - QUEST
• Ben Sheppard - OUT
• Tyrese Haliburton - OUT
• Pascal Siakam - OUT
• Myles Turner - OUT
• Aaron Nesmith - OUT
• Andrew Nembhard - OUT
• Isaiah Stewart - OUT
• Nic Claxton - OUT
• Ziaire Williams - OUT
• Karlo Matkovic - IN
• Malik Beasley - IN

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, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Anthony Edwards (GPP), Ja Morant, Anthony Davis

Mid

• Onyeka Okongwu, Lonnie Walker, Aaron Wiggins (FD), Jonathan Mogbo, Justin Champagnie, Brice Sensabaugh (FD)

Value

• Jaylin Williams (FD), Cole Anthony, Bennedict Mathurin, Obi Toppin, Anthony Black, A.J. Lawson, Antonio Reeves, T.J. McConnell, Jarace Walker, Goga Bitadze, Isaiah Joe (FD), Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Tristan da Silva