Core Plays LIVE: NBA DFS Picks for Sunday, April 27th

by Taylor Smith (tcsmith031) Last Updated 2025-04-27 16:24:41 Premium Content Part of the product NBA DFS

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Happy Sunday! We’re looking at 4 more games on the NBA docket for today. This will be the last 4-gamer and the biggest slate we’ll have the rest of the way, so let’s make it count. All of today’s matchups feature series scores of 2-1. The Knicks, T-Wolves, Celtics, and Pacers will look to extend their leads to 3-1 today, while the Pistons, Lakers, Magic, and Bucks have the chance to even things up.

We’ve got another early 1 PM ET start, so no time to dillydally. Let’s dive in.

NBA DFS Picks: Core Plays LIVE for Sunday, April 27th

• 4-game main slate
  - 1:00 PM ET – New York Knicks at Detroit Pistons
  - 3:30 PM ET – Los Angeles Lakers at Minnesota Timberwolves
  - 7:00 PM ET – Boston Celtics at Orlando Magic
  - 9:30 PM ET – Indiana Pacers at Milwaukee Bucks
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• 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

New York Knicks (at DET)

The Knicks knocked off the Pistons in a close one on Friday night to take a 2-1 series lead, and they’re listed as 2-point underdogs in today’s Game 4. New York used yet another big game from Jalen Brunson, who’s now averaging 33.7 points, 8 assists, and 4 rebounds in 41 minutes a night through the first 3 games of the series. As was the case Friday, Brunson’s one of my favorite GPP plays on the slate after his salaries rose slightly on DraftKings and FanDuel. The Knicks got major bounce-back games from Karl-Anthony Towns and OG Anunoby in Game 3 after both struggled mightily on offense in Game 2. KAT’s 22.7% usage in Game 3 was his highest in the series thus far, while Anunoby has played 42+ minutes in each game to this point. Towns still stands out quite a bit at his sub-$9,000 DK salary.

Josh Hart is priced in no man’s land with Anunoby and Mikal Bridges both coming in with cheaper salaries on both sites. I never mind getting to Hart given his triple-double potential, but I prefer the other wings. Bridges at just $5,600 on DK is a bit light given the minutes he plays on a nightly basis.

Detroit Pistons (vs. NYK)

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