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

Happy Monday, April 7th, we have a two-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel.
The stars are out as Domantas Sabonis, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, and Cade Cunningham are taking the floor. Some names that are questionable are Jalen Duren, Bam Adebayo, and Tyler Herro. We'll see what the Sacramento Kings do with their players on a back-to-back after their starters all played 40 minutes on Sunday.
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 7th
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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.
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NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 4/7
- Tyler Herro - IN
- Bam Adebayo - OUT
- Jalen Duren - IN
- Kelly Oubre - OUT
- Andrew Wiggins - OUT
- Tobias Harris - OUT
- Keegan Murray - OUT
- Andre Drummond - OUT
- Guerschon Yabusele - OUT
- Justin Edwards - OUT
- Alec Burks - IN
- Haywood Highsmith - QUEST
- Nikola Jovic - OUT
- Jake LaRavia - OUT
- Kyle Lowry - IN
- Keon Ellis - 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.
Sacramento Kings vs. Detroit Pistons
Kings
Team total: 111.1
Pace: 18th
DRtg: 21st
Top Play(s): Domantas Sabonis, Trey Lyles, Keon Ellis, Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan
Secondary Play(s): Malik Monk
Pistons
Team total: 118.5
Pace: 10th
DRtg: 8th
Top Play(s): Cade Cunningham, Ausar Thompson, Jalen Duren
Secondary Play(s): Tim Hardaway, Dennis Schroder, Malik Beasley
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Miami Heat
76ers
Team total: 100.9
Pace: 25th
DRtg: 26th
Top Play(s): Lonnie Walker, Adem Bona, Jared Butler
Secondary Play(s): Quentin Grimes, Marcus Bagley
Heat
Team total: 112.9
Pace: 27th
DRtg: 10th
Top Play(s): Tyler Herro, Davion Mitchell, Kel'el Ware, Duncan Robinson, Kyle Anderson
Secondary Play(s): Pelle Larsson, Alec Burks
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