Fantasy basketball tips and NBA betting picks for Monday

ESPN's fantasy basketball and basketball betting tips cheat sheet is your pregame destination for basketball betting predictions and our best intel and data, featuring ESPN's proprietary Basketball Power Index (BPI) to help you make smart fantasy and wagering decisions. NBA game odds for Monday, March 13 are provided by Caesars Sportsbook, and fantasy advice is based on ESPN 10-team leagues.

The fantasy basketball playoffs are here. The postseason in most ESPN weekly formats tips tonight amid a seven-game slate defined by superstars with questionable availability. Luka Doncic and Tyrese Haliburton are both currently in the top 10 on the Player Rater for the season, but are expected to miss their respective games tonight. Several other impact players are dealing with injury and rest concerns.

But just as a seemingly random running back might turn out to save your fantasy football hopes in December, savvy waiver work in hoops can influence outcomes. Names you might not be familiar with could become like family after just a few busy box scores. The Indiana Pacers' Andrew Nembhard (97% available) is expected to start in place of Haliburton tonight while teammate Isaiah Jackson (94%) replaces another elite fantasy force in Myles Turner. Given such big leaps in minutes and opportunities, both are reasonably projected to top 30 DraftKings points.

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In that same game, Killian Hayes (85% available) has a real chance to lead the entire night in dimes given how much creation responsibility he assumed in a recent matchup with this depleted Pacers roster. There are still several superstars set to define