NBA DFS Cheat Sheet & Best NBA PrizePicks Today – 4/15

The NBA Play-In Tournament begins on Tuesday with two games — each will decide a spot in the NBA Playoffs. In the Eastern Conference, we have the Magic vs. the Hawks. In the Western Conference, the Warriors will host the Grizzlies.

We’ve got everything you need in today’s NBA DFS Cheat Sheet for PrizePicks below. The top NBA player picks for PrizePicks and NBA DFS include Ja Morant and Jimmy Butler tonight. 

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Let’s dig into the best player picks for the NBA Tuesday slate for the Play-In Tournament games below.

NBA DFS Cheat Sheet Today for PrizePicks: 4/15

Here are some of the top NBA DFS picks and predictions on PrizePicks today for the NBA Play-In Tournament. Click each pick to go directly to the analysis.

• Warriors SF Jimmy Butler – 22 Points
• Grizzlies PG Ja Morant – 21 FG Attempted
• Warriors PF Draymond Green – 13.5 Rebs+Asts
• Magic SG Kentavious Caldwell-Pope – 9.5 Points

NBA PrizePicks Picks Today for NBA DFS

Here are four of the top NBA DFS picks for today for Hawks vs. Magic and Grizzlies vs. Warriors for in the 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament.

Warriors F Jimmy Butler – 22 Points

• Warriors F Jimmy Butler scored at least 24 points in each of his final three games of the regular season.
• Butler averaged at least 22.2 points per game during the playoffs in three of four seasons with the Heat.
• The Grizzlies ranked first in pace of play (103.69) during the regular season — a tick up from the Warriors, who rank 17th (99.37).
• When Butler faced the Grizzlies on April 1, he scored 27 points over 38 minutes.

Grizzlies G Ja Morant – 21 FG Attempted

• Grizzlies G Ja Morant had a 32.2% usage rate and averaged 17.8 shot attempts per game during the regular season.
• Morant attempted at least 21 shots in seven of his final eight games during the regular season. In the one game that he didn’t, he attempted 20 shots.
• Morant has a career usage rate of 30.6%.
• Morant also has a 30.6% usage rate over 19 playoff games. He has averaged 21.2 shot attempts per game in the playoffs.

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Warriors F Draymond Green – 13.5 Rebs+Asts

• Warriors F Draymond Green recorded 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists against the Grizzlies on April 1.
• Green had at least 15 combined rebounds and assists in two of three games against the Grizzlies this season.
• Green has averaged 8.9 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game for his career in the playoffs.
• With the Grizzlies playing at such a fast pace this season, they ranked 18th in assists allowed per game (27.0).

Magic G Kentavious Caldwell-Pope – 9.5 Points

• The Hawks ranked third in pace of play (103.41) this season.
• The Hawks allowed the third-highest three-point shooting percentage (37.7%) in the league.
• Magic G Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has averaged at least 1.5 made 3-pointers in each of the last five seasons.
• Caldwell-Pope has averaged 1.8 made 3-pointers per game and shot 36.5% from behind the arc in the playoffs during his career.

Most Popular NBA Picks on PrizePicks Today

Here are the most popular NBA PrizePicks picks for Tuesday, April 15. These are the players selected most in NBA Lineups as of 3 p.m. ET.

• Magic PF Paolo Banchero — 30.5 Points
• Grizzlies PG Ja Morant — 29.5 Points (Demon)
• Warriors PG Steph Curry — 28.5 Points
• Hawks PG Trae Young — 26.5 Points
• Magic SF Franz Wagner — 25 Points
• Magic PF Paolo Banchero — 44.5 Pts+Rebs+Asts
• Hawks PG Trae Young — 40 Pts+Rebs+Asts
• Warriors SF Jimmy Butler — 22.5 Points

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