NBA DFS Picks, Projections, Lineups, Injuries & More Today: Tuesday Playbook
Published: Mar 11, 2025
Welcome to the Fantasy Alarm NBA DFS Playbook for Tuesday, March 11th, 2025! Tonight, we’re breaking down a compact yet exciting four-game slate on DraftKings and FanDuel, offering you the insights you need to dominate your daily fantasy basketball lineups. With a smaller slate, every decision counts, from pinpointing the top studs to uncovering the best value plays and avoiding potential traps. Our expert analysis will guide you through each position, highlighting key matchups, injury updates, and strategic tips to maximize your points and outsmart the competition. Let’s dive into this action-packed night of NBA DFS and build some winning rosters together!
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 11th
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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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UPDATE - 4pm ET
We are on #LetEmKnow watch tonight when it comes to Donovan Mitchell. For those who do not know. On game day Donovan Mitchell always tweets #LetEmKnow around two hours before tip off to signify that he will be playing in the game tonight. If we do not get the tweet then Mitchell is going to sit out this contest.
UPDATE - 6pm ET
Donovan Mitchell OUT
DeAndre Hunter OUT
NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 3/11
RULED OUT
- Norman Powell
- Bilal Coulibaly
- Kelly Olynyk
- Ben Simmons
- D'Angelo Russell
- Malcolm Brogdon
- Ty Jerome
- Donovan Mitchell
- DeAndre Hunter
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 Price
Cade Cunningham
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Mid Price
Jarrett Allen (UPDATED)
Tyrese Haliburton (UPDATED)
Evan Mobley
Jalen Duren
Tobias Harris
Value Price
Karlo Matkovic
Dennis Schroder
Ziaire Williams
Sam Merrill (UPDATED)
Max Strus (UPDATED)
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Player Pool
| $ Tier | PG | SG | SF | PF | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High |  Cade Cunningham  $10,500 |  Giannis Antetokounmpo $11,500 | |||
 James Harden $9,600 |  Zion Williamson $9,200 | ||||
| Damian Lillard $8,900 | |||||
| Medium |  Tyrese Haliburton $8,800 |  Jordan Poole $7,600 | Trey Murphy $8,200 |  Evan Mobley $8,500 | Ivica Zubac $7,900 |
| Darius Garland $7,300 |  Cam Thomas $6,400 | Kawhi Leonard $8,100 | Pascal Siakam $8,300 | Jalen Duren $7,700 | |
| CJ McCollum $7,200 | Andrew Nembhard $6,000 | Khris Middleton $6,200 | Cameron Johnson $6,500 | Myles Turner $6,900 | |
| Jarrett Allen $7,000 | |||||
| Low | Carlton Carrington $5,900 | Malik Beasley $5,300 | Aaron Nesmith $5,600 | Kyshawn George $5,800 | Richaun Holmes $5,500 |
| Jose Alvarado $5,700 | Keon Johnson $5,300 | Max Strus $4,700 | Karlo Matkovic $4,600 | Isaiah Stewart $4,200 | |
| Dennis Schröder $4,800 | Bogdan Bogdanović $5,100 | Derrick Jones $4,400 | |||
| Kris Dunn $5,000 | Sam Merrill $3,800 | ||||
| Craig Porter $3,700 |
Player News
Buddy Hield had 15 points (5-of-14 FGs), three rebounds, one assist, one steal and four three-pointers against the Timberwolves in Game 2 on Thursday.
Hield moved into the Warriors’ starting lineup in the first round and the team became somewhat reliant on his scoring. With Stephen Curry (hamstring) out in Game 2, Hield started and played 29 minutes. The 32-year-old shooting guard led the Warriors in field goal attempts, though no one in a Golden State uniform was able to reach 20 points. The Warriors weren’t able to overcome a double-digit first half deficit. Despite the four made three-pointers, they’re going to need more from Hield as the series shifts to Golden State, especially if Curry remains out.
Jimmy Butler had 17 points (6-of-13 FGs), seven rebounds, four assists, one steal and two three-pointers against the Timberwolves in Game 2 on Thursday.
Butler couldn’t get it done without Stephen Curry (hamstring) on the road in Game 2. The Warriors fell behind by double-digits early and never recovered. Butler had 17 points on 13 shots, which wasn’t far off from the 20 points he had in Game 1. Still, the Warriors have to regroup as they head home for Games 3 and 4 as they try to figure out a way to keep this series close until Curry can return to the court.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker had 20 points (7-of-13 FGs), two rebounds, three assists, one block and four three-pointers in Game 2 against the Warriors on Thursday.
Alexander-Walker was a key scorer off the bench in Game 2. He, Naz Reid and Donte DiVencenzo combined for 10 made three-pointers off the bench. In a game where the Warriors were desperate for scoring without Stephen Curry (hamstring), those bench points were too much to overcome as the Timberwolves won by 24 points.
Julius Randle had 24 points (10-of-17 FGs), seven rebounds, 11 assists and one three-pointer in Game 2 against the Warriors on Thursday.
Randle led the Timberwolves in scoring in the Game 2 victory. The 30-year-old power forward was just three rebounds away from a triple-double. He was a steadying presence in his 33 minutes as Anthony Edwards dealt with an ankle injury towards the end of the first half. Edwards recovered from his injury to play 34 minutes, but Randle is still the next most important player in this series for the Timberwolves.
Anthony Edwards had 20 points (6-of-13 FGs), nine rebounds, five assists, three steals, one block and two three-pointers in the Timberwolves’ 117-93 victory over the Warriors in Game 2 on Thursday.
Edwards appeared to suffer a sprained left ankle towards the end of the second quarter as the Warriors’ Trayce Jackson-Davis landed on his foot. Edwards turned the same ankle in the first round against the Lakers and appeared to re-aggravate the injury. The 23-year-old shooting guard would go on to start the second half and play a team-high 34 minutes in the Game 2 victory. Edwards will only have one full day off before the series resumes in Golden State for Game 3 on Saturday.
Warriors will start Brandin Podziemski, Buddy Hield, Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green and Quinten Post in Game 2 against the Timberwolves on Thursday.
No surprise here as Curry was always a long shot to make it back for Game 2 after leaving Game 1 with hamstring injury. While there has been a report that the 37-year-old point guard is expected to miss a week, there is no firm timetable for his return. The Warriors will go big with their starting lineup for Game 2 with center Quinten Post entering the lineup in Curry’s absence.