Core Plays LIVE: NBA DFS Picks for Monday, March 10th

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2025-03-10 22:31:58 Premium Content Part of the product NBA DFS

A daily fantasy sports OG, Notorious has been roaming the DFS streets ever since they were invented. He has racked up multiple live final seats and several six-figure tournament wins in his DFS career and has long been one of the top NBA DFS minds in the industry. On weekends, Taylor Smith takes the reins. Their Core Plays LIVE article will zoom out on the slate as a whole, zoom in on the best NBA DFS picks, and constantly update as news breaks. Whether you are diving into the slate 5 hours before it starts or 5 minutes before it starts, Core Plays LIVE has everything you need for your DraftKings and FanDuel lineups.

Happy Monday!

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I was ready to ease into the week with a small slate, but the NBA DFS gods did not oblige. There are 12 games on the schedule. To complicate matters, 11 of the 24 teams in action are playing on the second half of a back-to-back. Buckle up because it will be an extremely busy day of injury news. The good news is that both FanDuel and DraftKings have decided to leave the final 2 games off of their respective main slates.

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Let’s dive into the team previews.

NBA DFS Picks: Core Plays LIVE for Monday, March 10th

• 10-game main slate
  - 7:30 PM ET – Philadelphia 76ers at Atlanta Hawks
  - 7:30 PM ET – Utah Jazz at Boston Celtics
  - 7:30 PM ET – Los Angeles Lakers at Brooklyn Nets
  - 7:30 PM ET – Charlotte Hornets at Miami Heat
  - 7:30 PM ET – Washington Wizards at Toronto Raptors
  - 8:00 PM ET – Indiana Pacers at Chicago Bulls
  - 8:00 PM ET – Orlando Magic at Houston Rockets
  - 8:00 PM ET – Phoenix Suns at Memphis Grizzlies
  - 8:00 PM ET – Denver Nuggets at Oklahoma City Thunder
  - 8:30 PM ET – Dallas Mavericks at San Antonio Spurs
• Front end of a back-to-back: Nets, Wizards, Pacers
• Back end of a back-to-back: Sixers, Jazz, Lakers, Suns, Grizzlies, Nuggets, Thunder, Mavericks, Spurs, Blazers, Kings
• NBA DFS Optimizer
• NBA Starting Lineups
• NBA Injury Report
• Scroll to FanDuel and DraftKings Rankings & Core Plays

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News Updates

This section will be updated as injury news is released throughout the day.

Team Previews

Philadelphia 76ers (at ATL)

We kick off the slate with the Sixers, who draw one of the best matchups on the slate. It’s a dark time when your team is listed as a 9.5-point underdog against the Hawks, but let’s not focus on the negative. The Sixers have a team total that is 1 point higher than their season average. They have yet to submit an injury report but are expected to be without Joel Embiid, Paul George, Kyle Lowry, and Eric Gordon.

The Sixers aren’t a team that I like to trust on large slates, but Andre Drummond should start and has elite per-minute production. This is certainly a ceiling type of matchup. Kelly Oubre should dominate usage, especially if Tyrese Maxey is unable to suit up. The same goes for Quentin Grimes. I would try to get some exposure to the Sixers if you are playing multiple lineups.

Atlanta Hawks (vs. PHI)

The Hawks are rarely this large of favorites and come into the game with a team total that is 2 points higher than their season average. The Sixers may not play at a fast pace, but they are bottom 5 in both rebounding rate and defensive rating. Jalen Johnson and Larry Nance have been ruled out, while Trae Young and Vit Krejci are listed as questionable.

If Young is active, he’s worth a look in large-field tournaments. If he is ruled out, Dyson Daniels would become a core play. He sees a 7% usage boost and a large FP/minute boost with Young and Johnson off the floor. Caris LeVert would also see an uptick in minutes and usage. Even if Young is active, we can look to Onyeka Okongwu in tournaments, as he’ll square off against a shorthanded Sixers’ frontcourt.

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