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

He's very, very expensive, but we know the ceiling. I'm not sure it's a necessity how bad of a spot this is, but he's as good as anyone from a FP/min perspective.

Bruh, he almost had a quad double last time out. It's not just that either, but he's been an elite fantasy player since the Zach LaVine trade. With LaVine gone + Dosunmu, Ball, and Jones off the floor, Josh Giddey averages 1.44 FP/min and has a 21.6% USG. He's an elite option here.

Haliburton has 10 straight double-doubles and when he scores at a high clip to pair with the assists, he has a massive ceiling. This isn't the easiest spot on the board, but this game has 229 implied points and it's amongst the highest on the main slate.

Murray looked fantastic on Sunday night as the Nuggets shifted Russell Westbrook to the bench. With Westbrook moving to the bench, Murray scored 39 points and had a robust 37% USG. This game environment is great and the Bulls are 24th in DRtg this season.

It's incredibly hard to predict what the Raptors are going to do, but after resting Quickley on Sunday we should expect him to suit up on Monday. He's been really good when he plays posting + DKP in eight of nine. Since the All-Star break, IQ has a 26.5% USG and has averaged 1.22 FP/min.

The Nets have ruled D'Angelo Russell out here and Keon Johnson has a very solid usage without him. With DLo plus others out, Johnson has a 25.8% USG and averages .95 FP/min. He does have a pretty solid ceiling when he can score and faces Dallas who's 29th in DRtg in March.

The minutes should be solid here. He's a good FP/min player, too, despite not really showing it very much lately. Philly is a bottom-five defense in the league to boot.

Edwards has a massive ceiling and has really been great lately. Since the All-Star break, Edwards sits at 1.3 FP/min with a 30.9% USG.

Coby White's USG bump of 4.4% USG up to 29.1% USG and has 1.15 FP/min this year without Dosunmu, Ball, Jones, and Zach LaVine off the floor this year. White is a fair price in a great spot against a bottom-10 defense in the NBA.

I don't love Kevin Huerter, but I actually don't hate him. At least the minutes. He's about 18% USG and .83 FP/min without everyone on the floor. The minutes should be mid-to-high 30s against a bottom-10 defense.

Williams has been quite good lately and although he's not a very high usage player nor is he great at FP/min. He's posted 27+ DKP in five of seven games and is playing without D'Angelo Russell in this one. He looks very solid against the 29th ranked defense in March.

We saw Jordan Hawkins start last time that CJ McCollum sat and although he only played 24 minutes, he's been trending in the right direction in terms of minutes in general. That game also featured Bruce Brown and Trey Murphy who aren't playing here. With everyone out (55 minutes) Hawkins has a 33.7% USG.

It's a good sign that Scottie Barnes is not listed on the injury report. It's a great matchup, obviously what will the minutes look like is the primary question. RJ Barrett is out, so that is helpful to Barnes' ceiling.

It's hard to ignore what Justin Edwards has done lately and now factoring in that Quentin Grimes is out, it's Edwards' world and we're just living in it. Edwards has scored 18+ points, 31+ DKP and has played 30+ minutes in four straight games and has a matchup against the league's worst defense.

With RJ Barrett ruled out, there's a world we see Ja'Kobe Walter enter the starting lineup for TOR. Walter played 24 minutes right out of the gate upon returning from injury and he's a good fantasy player at that. That plus the matchup against the Wizards is elite.

Paolo Banchero has been incredible of late. Since the All-Star break, Banchero has a 33.6% USG and is averaging 1.29 FP/min. The Lakers are coming off a trouncing from the Bulls.

I'm not sure if Reeves is the one ultimately extended, but there's a good chance it's him. The second-round rookie has flashed an insanely high ceiling when extended and the team ruled McCollum, Williamson, and Brown out. That's on top of everything else they're missing. It'll be interesting to see if both he and Keion Brooks Jr. are extended, because one of them could be REALLY interesting here.

Gordon has popped on the injury report and that's obviously not ideal, but if he plays he's firmly in play. It's a great matchup, paced environment, and is a mid-20's USG player well over 1.1 FP/min as well without Jokic.

I love a low-owned Trendon Watford here. Without D'Angelo Russell, Cam Thomas and all the trades, he has a 24.3% USG and averages 1.01 FP/min. Watford's minutes are trending upwards at 27+ minutes in three of four and played 30 just last game.

Matkovic was starting on Sunday and got in massive foul trouble so it doesn't look great, but he barely was able to play. Matkovic is a good FP/min player without Zion Williamson.

The minutes continue to trend upwards since returning from injury and boy oh boy he's looked great. He has double-doubles in two straight and three of four and has 42+ DKP in three straight. He gets DeAndre Jordan on the docket here and that's a great matchup for him.

It's really, really hard to trust Washington, but at the very least when it comes to Sarr he has a massive ceiling. He's topped 36+ DKP in five of six games but it's only GPPs because of how untrustworthy this Washington rotation is.

Just stay out of foul trouble, dude! The offense could very well be flowing through Olynyk here. He's an elite passing big and can do everything offensively. I really like the spot against Philly.

We should see JRE extended here and is very cheap across the industry. I'd prefer if he was starting and Missi sits. 

If the Nuggets run DeAndre Jordan out there again in the starting lineup, he's locked and loaded. He's basically min salary everywhere and Jordan played 38 (!!!) minutes and double-doubled. They'll need him again against Nikola Vucevic. 

FD ONLY - Without Damian Lillard, Giannis Antetokounmpo's floor/ceiling is insane. He has a 37% USG and averages 1.7 FP/min without Lillard and Portis this season.

FD ONLY - I really like Booker's ceiling operating as the de facto point-guard more without Bradley Beal in the lineup. He's had 10-plus assists in three of four and 6+ in all five. Booker scored 41 two games ago, showing off that ceiling.

FD ONLY - Nobody gets a bigger usage bump than Kyle Kuzma without Portis and Lillard this year at 4.3% and is sitting at a 25% USG and 1 FP/min. Solid price and good matchup.

FD ONLY - The GPP play of the day! Nobody ever plays BroLo when guys are out but the numbers are great. Without Portis, Lillard, and Middleton this year, he has a 20% and a 1.1 FP/min average.

ADDED - With Grimes out, I really like Dowtin so long as he's starting. He's running out of games on his two-way contract. His price on FD is elite, DK is solid too.