Core Plays LIVE: NBA DFS Picks for Saturday, March 29th

by Taylor Smith (tcsmith031) Last Updated 2025-03-29 21:30:22 Premium Content Part of the product NBA DFS

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Happy weekend! We’ve got our first NBA/MLB crossover Saturday on tap with a little something for everybody. I had a few decent NBA lineups last night, though it was only slightly discouraging to see Devin Booker finish with far fewer fantasy points than (checks notes) Drew Timme. This is March, I guess, so maybe this time of year brings the best out of the ex-Gonzaga star man.

Regardless, there’s no use in tilting what happened yesterday, as we are on to today. We’re looking at 6-game main slates in the hoops streets for both DraftKings and FanDuel, and I’ve got you covered all afternoon, as usual. I’ll also be on Crunch Time for crossover NBA/MLB duty tonight with Tim and TJ, so tune in.

On to the slate.

NBA DFS Picks: Core Plays LIVE for Saturday, March 29th

• 6-game main slate
  - 7:00 PM ET – Brooklyn Nets at Washington Wizards
  - 7:30 PM ET – Miami Heat at Philadelphia 76ers
  - 8:00 PM ET – Dallas Mavericks at Chicago Bulls
  - 8:00 PM ET – Los Angeles Lakers at Memphis Grizzlies
  - 8:00 PM ET – Indiana Pacers at Oklahoma City Thunder
  - 8:00 PM ET – Boston Celtics at San Antonio Spurs
• Front end of a back-to-back: 76ers, Spurs
• Back end of a back-to-back: Nets
• NBA DFS Optimizer
• NBA Starting Lineups
• NBA Injury Report
• Scroll to FanDuel and DraftKings Rankings & Core Plays

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News Updates

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Team Previews

Brooklyn Nets (at WAS)

We’ll tip off the festivities with the Nets, who are just 1-point underdogs tonight in Washington despite their best tanking efforts. Brooklyn is sitting D’Angelo Russell, Nic Claxton, Day’Ron Sharpe, and Cam Thomas, while Noah Clowney is questionable. They’re out of centers, though we’re projecting Clowney to get the start at the 5 if he suits up. Drew Timme would be another candidate after he logged 24 minutes and posted a double-double in last night’s game. He’s only $3,500 on FanDuel, while he’s not even in the DraftKings player pool.

Even with all of the players missing from the lineup, we don’t have anyone on the Nets side projected to come particularly close to cracking 30 minutes. Tosan Evbuomwan grades out as a strong punt at around minimum salary on both sites, which is a pretty good indicator that we’re well into tanking season, baby. Jalen Wilson and Tyrese Martin look playable, though I’d be reluctant to take a flier on too many Brooklyn punts in the same lineup.

Washington Wizards (vs. BKN)

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