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

Happy Saturday, March 15th, we have a seven-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel. We have three elite spend-ups to consider on this slate, with Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander all in great spots. 

Zion Williamson, Jalen Brunson, De'Aaron Fox, Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren are among the stars who have been ruled out, while Ja Morant and Aaron Gordon headline the names still listed questionable. 

Be sure to join us in Discord for all the news leading up to roster lock. Let's get into some of the top plays and best pivots for this smaller slate.  

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, March 15th

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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.

UPDATE 6:40 PM ET

• Aaron Wiggins - OUT
  • Kenrich Williams will start
• Jamal Murray downgraded to QUESTIONABLE

UPDATE 7:10 PM ET

• Ja Morant - OUT
• Vince Williams - OUT

All status updates after contest roster lock will be made in the Fantasy Alarm Discord: https://discord.gg/2yATJxXe8G

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 3/15

• Chet Holmgren - OUT
• Jalen Williams - OUT
• Aaron Wiggins - OUT
• Josh Giddey - D
• Lonzo Ball - OUT
• Amen Thompson - OUT
• Tari Eason - OUT
• Alec Burks - OUT
• Ja Morant - OUT
• Santi Aldama - OUT
• Vince Williams - OUT
• Zion Williamson - OUT
• Yves Missi - OUT
• De'Aaron Fox - OUT
• Jalen Brunson - OUT
• Brandin Podziemski - OUT
• Bilal Coulibaly - OUT
• Malcolm Brogdon - OUT
• Aaron Gordon - Q

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, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Alperen Sengun 

Mid

• Tyler Herro, Josh Hart, Trey Murphy, Coby White, CJ McCollum, Devin Vassell, Stephon Castle, Tre Jones, Kelly Olynyk, 

Value

• Jabari Smith, Kevin Huerter, Keldon Johnson, Karlo Matkovic, Jose Alvarado, Cason Wallace, Jaime Jaquez, Mo Bamba 

Stacks

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