NBA DFS Core Plays LIVE: Saturday, March 23rd
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 Noto will mix it up in all different types of contests. On weekends, Taylor Smith will guide you through those NBA streets. So, who better to walk you through the madness of an NBA DFS slate? Core Plays LIVE 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, you’ve come to the right place.
March Madness is in full swing, while the MLB season gets underway in full later this week. There’s still money to be made in the NBA streets, though, and we’ve got 6 games to talk about on the main slate for Saturday night. While there are a few games with fairly wide point spreads, the quality of the games doesn’t look quite as gross as we’ve seen the past few nights. The Toronto-Washington game in particular should be quite the sight with 2 of the league’s worst and most injury-riddled teams going toe-to-toe. However, just 2 of the 6 games on the slate tonight feature a double-digit spread.
Let’s dive right in, shall we?
NBA DFS Top Picks: Core Plays LIVE for Saturday, March 23rd
Slate Overview
- 6-game slate
- 7:00 PM ET – Sacramento Kings at Orlando Magic
- 7:30 PM ET – Charlotte Hornets at Atlanta Hawks
- 8:00 PM ET – Phoenix Suns at San Antonio Spurs
- 8:00 PM ET – Boston Celtics at Chicago Bulls
- 8:00 PM ET – Utah Jazz at Houston Rockets
- 8:00 PM ET – Toronto Raptors at Washington Wizards
- Teams on the front end of a back-to-back: None
- Teams on the back end of a back-to-back: Celtics, Raptors, Spurs
- NBA DFS Injury Report: The Situation Room
- Scroll to FanDuel and DraftKings Rankings & Core Plays
News Updates
Here’s where I’ll provide news updates leading up to lock.
Team Previews
Sacramento Kings (at ORL): The Kings are listed as 3-point underdogs in Orlando, as they continue to play without Kevin Huerter and Trey Lyles. We’ve seen Keon Ellis start the past couple of games in Huerter’s spot, while De’Aaron Fox (+1.7%) benefits the most from a usage standpoint. I don’t hate the idea of targeting Fox or Domantas Sabonis at what should be relatively low ownership, but the matchup against a slow-paced, defensive-minded Magic team leaves plenty to be desired. I wouldn’t say Malik Monk or Keegan Murray are bad targets given their secure roles, but both have wide ranges of outcomes.
Orlando Magic (vs. SAC): This is a solid on-paper spot for the Magic, whose 110.25 implied team total is about a half-point south of their season average. Gary Harris is questionable, which isn’t big news for an otherwise healthy roster. Cole Anthony is always a playable dart throw value with a high-usage role off the bench, but I certainly won’t be building my night around the outcome of Cole Anthony in GPPs. Paolo Banchero is a better value on FanDuel with his $8,800 salaries on both sites (higher cap on FD), while it looks like a fairly cheap Wendell Carter ($5,300) could attract some ownership on DraftKings. As usual, it’s hard to get too excited about anything with Orlando.
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