NBA DFS Cheat Sheet & Best NBA PrizePicks for Playoffs – 4/22/25

The NBA brings three more playoff games to the table Monday. The highlight matchup will be the game between the Timberwolves vs. Lakers. After the Timberwolves won Game 1, the Lakers will try to avoid losing two straight before the series shifts to Minnesota. We also get Bucks vs. Pacers and Grizzlies vs. Thunder in the early games tonight.

We’ve got all of the best player picks you need in today’s NBA DFS Cheat Sheet for PrizePicks below. PrizePicks is the easiest way to get real money action on tonight’s NBA games, especially with discounted picks for Taco Tuesday all day long, like Ja Morant’s points.

Just pick More or Less on player stat projections — from points to rebounds to combos — and get paid if your picks are correct.

Also, don’t miss the Takes 2 Tickets sweepstakes. During the NBA Playoffs, your $5 NBA Lineup could win you two courtside tickets at an NBA championship game with all expenses paid by PrizePicks.

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Let’s dig into the NBA Tuesday slate below with the best players to target on PrizePicks.

NBA DFS Cheat Sheet Today for PrizePicks: 4/22

Here are the best NBA DFS picks and predictions on PrizePicks for today’s NBA Playoffs games. Click each pick to read more details.

• Grizzlies PG Ja Morant – 22.5 Points (19.5 for Taco Tuesday)
• Bucks PF Giannis Antetokounmpo – 31.5 Points
• Timberwolves SG Anthony Edwards – 5.5 Rebounds
• Thunder SG Aaron Wiggins – 9.5 Points

NBA PrizePicks Picks Today for NBA DFS

Here are four of the top NBA DFS picks for today for PrizePicks, April 22.

Grizzlies G Ja Morant – 22.5 Points

• Grizzlies PG Ja Morant’s points projection is part of Taco Tuesday discounts today — reduced from 22.5 points to 19.5 points. Available until 3:30 p.m. ET on the NBA board.
• Morant scored 17 points in Game 1 against the Thunder.
• Morant only played 26 minutes in Game 1 because of the lopsided score. Still, he took 17 shots from the field and five free-throws.
• Morant had a 32.2% usage rate during the regular season, marking his fourth-straight season with a usage rate of at least 30.4%.
• For his career, Morant has averaged 26.8 points per game in the playoffs.
• Morant is averaging 29.4 points over his last 10 games.

Bucks F Giannis Antetokounmpo – 31.5 Points

• Bucks F Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 36 points in Game 1 against the Pacers. He shot 14-for-23 from the field and 8-for-15 from the free-throw line.
• In four regular season games against the Pacers, Giannis scored 37, 30, 19, and 34 points.
• Giannis had a usage rate of 35.2% this season, marking his seventh straight season with a usage rate of at least 32.3%.
• Bucks G Damian Lillard (calf) is listed as questionable, but he has missed more than a month. If he does play, he could be on a minutes restriction.

Timberwolves SG Anthony Edwards – 5.5 Rebounds

• Timberwolves G Anthony Edwards recorded eight rebounds in Game 1 against the Lakers.
• Edwards averaged 5.7 rebounds per game during the regular season, marking his third straight season in which he averaged at least 5.4 rebounds.
• Edwards recorded at least six rebounds in all four games against the Lakers during the regular season.
• The Lakers played a lot of small lineups in Game 1. Lakers C Jaxon Hayes played just eight minutes. The only other Lakers center who appeared in the game was Alex Len, who logged three minutes at the end of the game with the Lakers down big.

Thunder G Aaron Wiggins – 9.5 Points

• Thunder G Aaron Wiggins scored 21 points over 26 minutes off the bench against the Grizzlies in Game 1.
• Wiggins averaged 12.0 points per game this season and shot 48.8% from the field.
• The Grizzlies ranked first in pace of play (103.69) during the regular season.
• Wiggins scored at least 16 points in all three of his regular season games against the Grizzlies.

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Lock in for NBA Playoffs on PrizePicks

There are three more NBA playoff games on the schedule Tuesday, giving us a loaded slate tonight. Some of the biggest stars in the league will be on the floor as the Grizzlies, Bucks, and Thunder are among the teams who will be in action. Lots of star power brings plenty of excitement on PrizePicks.

You can build your Lineup however you want by picking More or Less on player stat projections — from points to 3-pointers to combos. Just pick at least two player stat projections to build your Lineup on PrizePicks.

Check out our Playbook throughout the remainder of the NBA playoffs for more NBA analysis for your PrizePicks and NBA DFS Lineups.