NBA DFS Picks, Projections, Lineups, Injuries & More Today: Monday Playbook
Published: Feb 24, 2025
Welcome to the NBA DFS Playbook for Monday, February 24, 2025, where we break down the main slate for DraftKings and FanDuel to help you craft winning lineups. DraftKings is leaving off the 10:00 PM tilt between the Hornets and Kings and rolling with a seven-game slate, while FanDuel is including the late game and going with an eight-game slate.
Be sure to join is in Discord leading up to lock for all the latest breaking news and moving parts leading up to roster lock. Let's dive in and discuss the top plays, best pivots and more!
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, February 24th
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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.
6:15 PM ET
- Alex Sarr - OUT
- Tyrese Maxey - Available
6:40 PM ET
- Nikola Vucevic - OUT
- This one is a surprise as Vucevic was list probable on the injury report
- Zach Collins will start and is one of the top values on the slate at $3,300 DK / $3,900 FD
- Jaylen Clark - Available
NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 2/24
- D'Angelo Russell - OUT
- Alex Sarr - OUT
- Malcolm Brogdon - OUT
- Ayo Dosunmu - OUT
- Patrick Williams - OUT
- Jalen Smith - OUT
- Joel Embiid - OUT
- Tyrese Maxey - Available
- Kyle Lowry - OUT
- Eric Gordon - OUT
- Justin Edwards - OUT
- T.J. McConnell - OUT
- Kawhi Leonard - OUT
- Norman Powell - OUT
- Ben Simmons - OUT
- Rudy Gobert - OUT
- Jaylen Clark - Available
- Chet Holmgren - OUT
- Deandre Ayton - OUT
- Robert Williams - OUT
- Lauri Markkanen - OUT
- Walker Kessler - OUT
- John Collins - OUT
- Jordan Clarkson - OUT
- Mark Williams - OUT
- DaQuan Jeffries - OUT
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.
Denver Nuggets vs. Indiana Pacers
- Total: 245.5
- Spread: DEN -5
Chicago Bulls vs. Philadelphia 76ers
- Total: 232.5
- Spread: PHI -4.5
- Total: 231
- Spread: MIA -1
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
- Total: 229
- Spread: OKC -12
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Utah Jazz
- Total: 231.5
- Spread: POR -7
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
Mid
- Tyler Herro, Tyrese Haliburton, Jalen Williams, Jamal Murray, Ivica Zubac, Josh Giddey, Paul George, Keyonte George, Cameron Johnson, Deni Avdija, Isaiah Collier, Nic Claxton, Quentin Grimes, Kelly Oubre, Jerami Grant
Value
- Lonzo Ball, Trendon Watford, Kyle Filipowski, Kris Dunn, Georges Niang, Richaun Holmes, Brice Sensabaugh, Kevin Huerter, Zach Collins
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