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

With Jaden Ivey off the floor this year, Cade Cunningham has been awesome. He's been awesome in general, but he gets +2.1% USG bump up to 34.5% and 1.5 FP/min. It's a fantastic matchup too.

It's a really good spot. The Raptors a bottom-five defense this year and it's a pace up spot too. Lillard simply hasn't made shots lately, shooting 33% or worse in three straight games, but the peripheral stats have been there. This is a spot he can get going in.

It's been impossible to trust Haliburton this year, but he has looked better lately, there's no doubting that. The scoring has taken center stage and that's what it needs to be and now we're seeing the Pacers from last year more and more because of it. In three of his last four games, in that he's gone for 50+ DKP, he's posted a 28% USG or higher. That's who we need here. The Nets are 25th in DRtg.

We have absolutely no idea if RJ Barrett's going to play here, but will it matter? Quickley is really cheap on both DK and FD considering his role since returning. Quickley's had a 27% and 31% USG in the two games and two double-doubles.

Simons is cookin' lately. He's put up 37+ DKP in four straight games, scoring 22+ points in each. He's been especially good in the last three, posting a 27% USG or greater in each. The minutes have been great, the production has too, and he faces off against the Pistons who are 22nd in DRtg.

Jalen Suggs has been ruled out, and with that being the case, Cole Anthony has a +4% USG bump up to 31.8% and has a 1.2 FP/min avg. Anthony has an insanely high ceiling but very low floor. We'll see if Anthony Black is active, too.

Look, I really like the DK price and I really like the minutes lately. With Ayo Dosunmu out, Ball's minutes have been trending upwards, playing mid-20's in four straight. Lonzo Ball has averaged 1.02 FP/min this year.

Cooking. With. Gas. Zach LaVine has gone for back-to-back 30 actual point games and has three 30+ games in three of four. He's making a LOT of his shots, he's making a lot of threes, and he's also been good in the assist department notching 7+ in them.

We're getting a really good version of Vassell right now and the key was he played his first back-to-back of the year and played 39 minutes on leg number two. Vassell has gone for 33+ DKP in four of five games and has a dream matchup against the Bulls here.

Since Jaden Ivey went down, we've seen no shortage of minutes and shots as he's played 31+ minutes and has taken 16+ shots and 10+ 3's. The Pistons might be also without Ausar Thompson in this game, which will only benefit Beasley. GPP play due to how many shots he can make and the spot he's playing in.

Look, if DLo plays, especially on DK, he's almost a must-play at $5,500. At $7,100 on FanDuel there's not as much issues.

We saw what Wells' ceiling could look like two games ago and the Grizzlies are VERY short-handed here. He's playing big minutes as well topping 32+ in four of five games. He's also put up 23+ DKP in each of the last three, so he's providing a nice floor. I like the FD price even more.

Nobody on the Trail Blazers averages more FP/min with Jerami Grant out than Deni Avdija. He's had 40+ DKP in back-to-back games and Grant is once again out against a bottom-10 defense.

I mean, Jake LaRavia is coming off his best game of the year and is over 1 FP/min without Morant, Bane, and Smart this year. He could potentially start here for Desmond Bane, too.

With or without Khris Middleton, Giannis Antetokounmpo is an elite fantasy asset. 37% USG, 1.7 FP/min. Really nobody can stop him.

The Grizzlies are going to be down a LOT of their key contributors tonight and it's hard to ignore it for JJJ. JJJ has a 34% USG (+4.97% USG) and 1.42 FP/min without Bane, Morant, and Smart.

Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic are BOTH out tonight. This is a BIG pace up spot and PJW has seen a nice uptick in that category lately. Washington has had a 23% USG over the last four games and sees a whopping +6.64% USG bump to 24.4%. Washington's at .99 FP/min without them. He's very solid here.

Yeah, Tobias Harris has looked great since the Jaden Ivey injury. He's still too cheap, too. The minutes are back, the USG rate has been over 21% in each game and the production has been great. Hard to ignore today.

It's hard to not want to jam Victor Wembanyama into your lineups tonight. REALLY hard considering it's the Bulls. Massive pace up spot, highest implied total on the board, and against the 24th ranked defense. Wemby's coming off back-to-back 60 bombs.

In all the games Joel Embiid hasn't been hurt or ejected in, he's dominated. This is the version of Embiid we were getting last year before the injury. Lets not overlook how good this spot is either. The Suns are 23rd in DRtg this year and 28th over their last 10 games. Embiid has posted a USG over 34% or better in four straight and six of his last seven.

Great price, solid production, solid matchup. He's put up 35+ DKP in three straight games and looks so good offensively. 16+ points in three straight, shooting the ball extremely well and we know his block upside is there too.

Lively playing 27 minutes last game signified the split is back to Lively's side and that's that. He has a very high ceiling at his price point. Solid tournament play.

The Grizzlies have expanded Brandon Clarke's role lately as he's played 23+ minutes in back-to-back games and has been over 20 FP in each, which is a nice output for his sub-4K DK price point.

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