NBA DFS Cheat Sheet & PrizePicks Picks for NBA Friday - 3/21
We have an exciting ten-game NBA slate on Friday night as the NBA regular season gets close to the end. The best part is that the playoff races are wide open, with seeding still up in air for almost every team.
We’ve analyzed the Friday NBA slate in today’s NBA DFS Cheat Sheet below, including the best PrizePicks NBA picks today, pace report, and today’s NBA injury report.
We’ve got some key games to pay attention to, including the Grizzlies vs. Clippers at 10:30 p.m. EST on NBA TV. These two teams are contending for a higher seed in the playoffs. The Cavaliers will try to snap their three-game losing streak as they travel to Phoenix to take on the Suns, who are tied for the tenth and final Play-In Tournament with the Mavericks.
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Let’s look at the NBA Friday slate on PrizePicks below.
NBA DFS Cheat Sheet Today for PrizePicks: 3/21
Below, find everything you need for the Friday NBA DFS slate on PrizePicks. Click each section to read more.
NBA PrizePicks Picks Today for NBA DFS
Here are three of today's top NBA DFS picks for PrizePicks on Friday, March 21.
76ers G Quentin Grimes — 34.5 Pts+Reb+Asts
- 76ers G Quentin Grimes has more than 35 Pts+Reb+Asts in four of his last five games.
- With all the injuries Philadelphia has — including PG Tyrese Maxey and SF Kelly Oubre, Jr., Grimes has seen an increase in minutes, averaging 35.1 minutes in March.
- The Spurs are 25th in Pts+Reb+Asts allowed to shooting guards (36.8).
Celtics G Derrick White — 17.5 Points
- Celtics G Derrick White has cleared his points projection in five straight games and has scored 17 or more points in nine of 14 games.
- White just scored 18 points against the Jazz on March 10.
- Celtics G Jaylen Brown is inactive in this game, and White becomes a better scorer with him sidelined. He has scored more than 17 points in nine of 12 games without Brown.
- A starting guard has gone over their points in projection in ten straight against the Jazz.
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Timberwolves F Jaden McDaniels — 8.5 Rebs+Asts
- Wolves F Jaden McDaniels has been profitable with this projection by over eight rebounds + assists in 13 of his last 15 games.
- The Pelicans are allowing the fifth-most rebounds + assists to forwards this season (13.0).
- New Orleans is vulnerable at the forward position with Herbert Jones out for the year and Zion Williamson sidelined for this game.
NBA Pace Report for NBA Friday
Here are the spots to target for quick-paced play with additional possessions in the NBA Friday games for NBA DFS on PrizePicks.
Hornets vs. Thunder – 8 p.m. ET
The Hornets rank 23rd in pace (98.36) this season and 21st in pace (98.15) over their last 10 games. They are in a substantial pace-up spot against the Thunder, who play at the seventh-fastest pace (100.72) in the league this season and eighth (101.40) in their last 10 games.
Celtics vs. Jazz — 9:30 p.m. ET
The Jazz rank sixth in pace (100.91) this season and rank first in pace (105.25) over their last 10 games. The Jazz are in a pace-down spot against the Celtics. The Celtics have played at the slowest pace in the NBA (93.65) in their previous 10 games and rank 27th in pace (97.09) on the season.
Grizzlies vs. Clippers – 10:30 p.m. ET
The Clippers ranked 22nd in pace (98.44) this season and 26th in pace (96.00) over their last 10 games. They are in a substantial pace-up spot against the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies play at the fastest pace (104.02) in the league this season and fifth (102.20) in their last 10 games.
NBA DFS Injury Report Today
Below, find all of the NBA DFS Injury news for the NBA Friday games.
Notable Players Out Today
- Nuggets C Nikola Jokic (elbow/ankle) continues to deal with his injury and will miss his third straight game.
- Celtics G Jaylen Brown will miss his second game due to a knee injury.
- Grizzlies G Ja Morant (hamstring) is the team’s second-leading scorer and will miss his fourth consecutive game.
- Suns G Bradley Beal (hamstring) will miss this game and be re-elevated in a week.
- The injury bug continues to plague the Pelicans with F Zion Williamson (back) out for this matchup against an excellent Timberwolves front court. Expect Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and Karlo Matkovic.
- Wizards G Marcus Smart (finger) and G Malcolm Brogdon (ankle) will miss the game against the Magic.
- Thunder F Jalen Williams (hip) is the team’s second-leading scorer, but he isn’t ready to return to the lineup and will miss his fourth straight game.
- The 76ers already has a depleted roster with several players out for the year, but they will have even less against the Spurs as C Andre Drummond (toe), PG Kyle Lowry (hip), G Kelly Ourbre Jr. (knee) will miss this game.
- Jazz PF Lauri Markkanen (personal) is out for Friday against the Wizards. However, they will get back Walker Kessler tonight, and he should be in line to start.
Questionable or Game-Time Decisions Today
- Rockets F Amen Thompson (ankle) is the team’s third-leading rebounder and listed as a game-time decision against the Heat.
- Heat F Andrew Wiggins (ankle) has missed the last two game, but could return in the game against the Rockets.
- Nuggets G Jamal Murray (ankle) has missed the last two games, but could make his return as he’s listed as questionable against the Rockets. Good News is F Aaron Gordon (ankle/calf) and G Christian Braun (foot) will likely play as they are listed as probable.
Win Real Money on NBA DFS on PrizePicks
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