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The Layup Line: Friday April 11th

  • By Gabriel Pérez-Grill

    Last Updated on April 11, 2025 11:54 am by Keston Paul | Published: April 11, 2025

    Injury Report

    To stay up-to-date on all of the injury news with up-to-the-minute updates, make sure to check out our LIVE Injury Report!

    Note that teams have until 1 p.m. local time on the day of a game to submit their report for the second leg of a back-to-back, so look out for updates throughout the day as appropriate.

    Teams that have a Thursday-Friday B2B:
    Cavs, Pacers, Knicks, Pistons, Hawks, Nets, Pelicans, Bucks, Wolves, Grizzlies

    Milwaukee Bucks @ Detroit Pistons

    Game Time: 7:00 pm ET

    DraftKings Lines

    MIL +6 (+190), DET -6 (-230)
    Game Total: 230

    Key Storylines

    KPJ: The big beneficiary of Damian Lillard’s absence has been Kevin Porter Jr. KPJ is averaging 16 ppg over his last seven games in 24 minutes of action. Porter Jr. is the 56th-ranked player in 9-cat formats over this stretch, based on scorching shooting numbers, shooting 55% from the field and 92% from the free-throw line.

    B2B: The Pistons are one of ten teams on a back-to-back on Friday, meaning that we could see a number of players getting the night off on teams, especially for those that are locked into a position standings-wise. The Pistons mathematically still have a shot at moving up to the five seed, but it would not be surprising to see them be cautious with their star player Cade Cunningham on a back-to-back considering Cade has recently just returned from an injury.

    Stream of the Game

    Assuming Kevin Porter Jr. is rostered, fantasy managers can pivot to Dennis Schröder, especially if Cade Cunningham is unavailable.

    Alternatives: Gary Trent Jr. and Isaiah Stewart. Ryan Rollins, Taurean Prince and AJ Green  (deep formats).

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    Orlando Magic @ Indiana Pacers

    Game Time:  7:00 pm ET

    DraftKings Lines

    ORL +7.5 (+270), IND -7.5 (-340)
    Game Total: 216

    Key Storylines

    “Nothing To Play For”: The Magic are one of the aforementioned teams that are locked in seeding seeding-wise (7th), meaning that the team really has nothing to play for in their remaining two games. This means that we could see the rotation expanded and minutes limited for starters for the weekend.

    Strong Finish: After a rather slow start to the season, both the Pacers and in particular Tyrese Haliburton have really improved during the second part of the campaign. Halliburton is the 4th-ranked player in per-game value in 9-cat formats over the last two months (22 games). This has moved him up to 5th on the season.

    Stream of the Game

    Fantasy managers in need of points and rebounds can consider Obi Toppin as an option.


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