NBA DFS First Look: Friday, December 20th

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The NBA DFS First Look, complete with sortable odds, implied team totals, NBA DFS projections, NBA starting lineups, and more, will help you get an early start on the upcoming DraftKings and FanDuel slates that are loaded into our NBA DFS optimizer, LineupHQ.

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NBA Schedule & Vegas Lines

Road Team Home Team Favorite Spread Game Total Road Total Home Total Time (ET)
Charlotte Hornets Philadelphia 76ers PHI -11.0 215.5 102.3 113.3 7:00 PM
Milwaukee Bucks Cleveland Cavaliers CLE -9.0 222.0 106.5 115.5 7:30 PM
Oklahoma City Thunder Miami Heat MIA -1.0 217.0 108.0 109.0 8:00 PM

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Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense Line Total PPG +/- O-Rat Pace Reb % Matchup Pace Reb % 3PAtt 3P % PAPG D-Rat P-Pace Time (ET)
Charlotte Hornets 11.0 102.3 106.7 -4.5 26 25 10 at PHI 28 25 7 9 10 12 97.6 7:00
Philadelphia 76ers -11.0 113.3 105.9 7.3 27 28 25 vs CHA 25 10 18 14 14 20 97.6 7:00
Milwaukee Bucks 9.0 106.5 113.3 -6.8 11 17 21 at CLE 9 19 8 23 11 9 99.9 7:30
Cleveland Cavaliers -9.0 115.5 121.5 -6.0 1 9 19 vs MIL 17 21 14 14 12 13 99.9 7:30
Oklahoma City Thunder 1.0 108.0 115.6 -7.6 8 11 27 at MIA 26 19 17 17 6 10 99.0 8:00
Miami Heat -1.0 109.0 112.8 -3.8 10 26 19 vs OKC 11 27 18 1 1 1 99.0 8:00

Note: The stats to the left of the first grey column are for the offense, the stats to the right are for the defense of the opponent. Total = team total, PPG = points per game, +/- = difference between total and PPG, O-Rat = offensive rating, Pace = pace of play, Reb % = rebounding rate, 3PA = 3-point attempts allowed, 3P % = 3-point percentage allowed, PAPG = points allowed per game, D-Rating = defensive rating, P-Pace = projected pace of game

Point Guard (Projected Starters)

Player Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- PAPG RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
Vasilije Micic CHA 102.3 $4,000 PG $4,200 PG/SG 21.6 3.5 17.4 4.5 20% 3% 7.1 1.2 4.0 2.3 8.1 2.9 0.1 0.80 0.07 0.75 0.05 at PHI 7:00
Tyrese Maxey PHI 113.3 $9,000 PG $9,100 PG 36.9 2.8 42.7 10.7 30% 1% 25.1 3.9 5.0 2.0 10.7 3.7 2.6 1.16 0.19 1.14 0.12 vs CHA 7:00
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL 106.5 $11,300 PF/C $12,200 PF 35.2 2.0 60.7 3.4 36% 0% 32.7 1.6 6.1 -1.4 11.5 11.5 -0.8 1.72 0.00 1.69 0.09 at CLE 7:30
Darius Garland CLE 115.5 $7,200 PG $7,100 PG 30.2 -0.3 36.0 -1.3 26% 3% 20.3 -1.0 6.5 -0.2 10.0 2.4 0.9 1.19 -0.03 1.14 -0.04 vs MIL 7:30
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC 108.0 $10,300 PG $11,100 PG 34.4 2.2 52.3 3.7 32% -1% 30.3 3.7 6.3 -1.3 12.7 5.5 0.5 1.52 0.01 1.53 0.02 at MIA 8:00
Tyler Herro MIA 109.0 $7,400 PG $7,800 SG/PG 34.9 1.3 40.7 -0.5 26% 1% 24.1 2.6 4.8 -0.8 9.6 5.3 -0.6 1.17 -0.06 1.09 -0.07 vs OKC 8:00

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the regular season and the last three games. MIN = minutes per game, FP/G = fantasy points per game, USG = usage rate, PPG = points per game, APG = assists per game, PAPG = potential assists per game, RPG = rebounds per game, DK/M = DraftKings points per minute, FD/M = FanDuel points per minute.

Shooting Guard (Projected Starters)

Player Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- PAPG RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
Seth Curry CHA 102.3 $3,000 SG $3,600 SG 12.0 -3.9 8.1 -2.6 14% 6% 4.6 -0.1 0.3 -0.3 1.3 1.3 -1.3 0.68 0.00 0.68 0.00 at PHI 7:00
Kelly Oubre PHI 113.3 $6,100 SG $6,300 SG/SF 31.9 5.3 26.3 10.7 18% -3% 13.1 1.2 1.5 1.2 3.1 5.8 4.9 0.83 0.17 0.83 0.16 vs CHA 7:00
Andre Jackson MIL 106.5 $3,300 SG/SF $3,900 SG 18.0 0.3 11.6 4.2 12% -2% 3.7 1.6 1.4 0.6 3.2 3.1 -0.1 0.64 0.22 0.65 0.26 at CLE 7:30
Donovan Mitchell CLE 115.5 $8,700 PG/SG $8,900 SG/PG 31.9 -0.1 40.6 -6.8 29% -4% 23.3 -6.6 4.5 0.8 8.6 4.7 -1.4 1.27 -0.21 1.24 -0.17 vs MIL 7:30
Cason Wallace OKC 108.0 $4,400 PG/SG $5,400 SG/PG 26.7 3.4 20.0 4.9 12% 2% 6.9 0.1 2.2 0.5 3.9 3.7 3.3 0.75 0.08 0.81 0.04 at MIA 8:00
Duncan Robinson MIA 109.0 $4,200 SG $4,800 SG/SF 22.6 0.5 19.1 2.2 21% 2% 11.1 3.6 2.2 -0.5 3.9 2.2 -0.2 0.85 0.08 0.79 0.07 vs OKC 8:00

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the regular season and the last three games. MIN = minutes per game, FP/G = fantasy points per game, USG = usage rate, PPG = points per game, APG = assists per game, PAPG = potential assists per game, RPG = rebounds per game, DK/M = DraftKings points per minute, FD/M = FanDuel points per minute.

Small Forward (Projected Starters)

Player Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- PAPG RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
Josh Green CHA 102.3 $4,800 SF/PF $4,700 SF/SG 27.9 2.0 16.5 4.4 12% 3% 7.7 2.0 1.6 -0.6 3.4 2.6 0.1 0.59 0.11 0.60 0.16 at PHI 7:00
Paul George PHI 113.3 $8,500 SF/PF $8,800 SF/SG 31.5 5.0 36.0 2.5 25% -5% 17.1 2.9 5.1 -1.1 8.8 5.3 0.4 1.14 -0.09 1.14 -0.08 vs CHA 7:00
Khris Middleton MIL 106.5 $5,300 SG/SF $5,600 SG/SF 21.3 -0.7 23.1 -2.0 19% -1% 7.0 -1.3 5.8 0.2 6.8 3.0 0.0 1.08 -0.06 1.12 -0.08 at CLE 7:30
Dean Wade CLE 115.5 $3,700 SF/PF $4,400 PF/SF 22.0 1.7 16.5 2.0 11% 0% 5.2 0.1 1.3 -1.3 2.1 4.8 2.5 0.75 0.03 0.78 0.05 vs MIL 7:30
Lu Dort OKC 108.0 $4,700 SG/SF $5,800 SF/SG 29.4 2.0 23.7 8.7 14% 2% 10.2 4.5 1.8 -0.5 2.8 4.8 1.9 0.81 0.23 0.83 0.23 at MIA 8:00
Jimmy Butler MIA 109.0 $7,900 SF/PF $8,200 SF/PF 32.6 3.7 37.8 10.6 21% 1% 19.4 1.9 5.0 1.3 9.7 6.1 2.9 1.16 0.17 1.17 0.17 vs OKC 8:00

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the regular season and the last three games. MIN = minutes per game, FP/G = fantasy points per game, USG = usage rate, PPG = points per game, APG = assists per game, PAPG = potential assists per game, RPG = rebounds per game, DK/M = DraftKings points per minute, FD/M = FanDuel points per minute.

Power Forward (Projected Starters)

Player Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- PAPG RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
Brandon Miller CHA 102.3 $8,900 SG/SF $7,000 SG/SF 34.4 1.9 37.7 -3.6 27% -3% 21.5 -1.8 3.5 0.5 6.1 5.2 0.1 1.10 -0.16 1.05 -0.18 at PHI 7:00
KJ Martin PHI 113.3 $4,100 PF $5,000 PF 19.3 1.9 13.4 -1.9 11% -2% 6.7 0.3 0.8 -0.8 1.7 2.7 0.0 0.70 -0.15 0.73 -0.19 vs CHA 7:00
Taurean Prince MIL 106.5 $3,500 SF/PF $3,800 SF 26.5 -7.1 18.2 -10.1 12% -1% 7.8 -5.8 1.8 -0.8 3.1 4.2 -1.5 0.69 -0.27 0.67 -0.25 at CLE 7:30
Evan Mobley CLE 115.5 $7,700 PF/C $8,500 PF/C 30.3 -12.9 38.6 -18.1 23% 1% 18.4 -5.9 2.6 -1.6 5.2 8.9 -4.9 1.28 -0.10 1.29 -0.11 vs MIL 7:30
Jalen Williams OKC 108.0 $8,300 PF $8,700 PF/SF 32.1 3.1 42.4 -3.0 27% 3% 21.7 0.0 5.0 -0.3 8.4 6.1 -0.1 1.32 -0.20 1.34 -0.25 at MIA 8:00
Haywood Highsmith MIA 109.0 $3,800 SF/PF $4,300 SF/PF 24.8 -4.1 16.6 -6.0 11% 2% 7.1 -3.1 1.1 -0.1 2.5 3.0 0.3 0.67 -0.16 0.71 -0.24 vs OKC 8:00

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the regular season and the last three games. MIN = minutes per game, FP/G = fantasy points per game, USG = usage rate, PPG = points per game, APG = assists per game, PAPG = potential assists per game, RPG = rebounds per game, DK/M = DraftKings points per minute, FD/M = FanDuel points per minute.

Center (Projected Starters)

Player Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- PAPG RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
Miles Bridges CHA 102.3 $6,300 PF $7,100 PF/SF 29.5 -3.1 32.0 3.2 24% 7% 16.5 2.5 3.2 0.8 5.5 6.7 0.8 1.08 0.25 1.06 0.24 at PHI 7:00
Joel Embiid PHI 113.3 $9,500 C $10,400 C 29.3 -4.1 37.4 2.1 34% 7% 20.3 1.2 3.8 0.7 7.2 7.7 0.3 1.28 0.29 1.24 0.26 vs CHA 7:00
Brook Lopez MIL 106.5 $5,600 C $5,300 C 32.7 -3.3 26.3 -11.1 14% 0% 11.2 -2.5 1.6 -1.3 2.6 4.9 -0.9 0.80 -0.29 0.85 -0.36 at CLE 7:30
Jarrett Allen CLE 115.5 $6,700 C $7,800 C/PF 29.7 -1.1 33.5 -3.6 15% 0% 13.6 -0.6 1.9 0.4 3.0 10.3 -1.6 1.13 -0.08 1.15 -0.09 vs MIL 7:30
Isaiah Hartenstein OKC 108.0 $7,000 C $7,400 C 30.1 0.8 37.7 -2.6 18% 2% 12.5 1.8 4.1 -0.8 5.3 12.3 -1.3 1.25 -0.12 1.24 -0.15 at MIA 8:00
Bam Adebayo MIA 109.0 $8,100 C $8,400 C 35.0 2.1 41.9 0.9 22% -3% 16.2 1.1 5.1 -0.4 7.5 10.3 2.0 1.20 -0.04 1.20 -0.07 vs OKC 8:00

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the regular season and the last three games. MIN = minutes per game, FP/G = fantasy points per game, USG = usage rate, PPG = points per game, APG = assists per game, PAPG = potential assists per game, RPG = rebounds per game, DK/M = DraftKings points per minute, FD/M = FanDuel points per minute.

Notable Bench Players

Player Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- PAPG RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
Nick Richards CHA 102.3 $5,100 C $5,600 C 24.7 -6.2 29.1 -7.8 17% 4% 11.4 -1.4 1.5 -1.2 2.2 9.3 -1.3 1.18 -0.03 1.21 -0.06 at PHI 7:00
Cody Martin CHA 102.3 $5,200 SF $5,100 SF/SG 26.3 2.9 21.7 -1.1 14% -1% 8.5 1.2 2.3 -1.3 4.4 4.8 -0.5 0.82 -0.12 0.85 -0.13 at PHI 7:00
Tidjane Salaun CHA 102.3 $4,500 PF $4,000 PF/SF 19.0 1.7 13.0 -1.7 14% -2% 4.9 -0.9 1.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 0.0 0.68 -0.14 0.67 -0.14 at PHI 7:00
Andre Drummond PHI 113.3 $6,000 C $6,300 C 20.5 -1.1 22.2 -0.6 18% -4% 7.8 -1.1 0.5 -0.2 1.4 8.6 1.4 1.08 0.03 1.12 0.03 vs CHA 7:00
Guerschon Yabusele PHI 113.3 $5,000 PF/C $4,800 PF 23.8 -8.4 20.6 -15.0 17% -4% 9.2 -6.5 1.8 -1.5 2.8 5.3 -3.0 0.87 -0.50 0.85 -0.50 vs CHA 7:00
Kyle Lowry PHI 113.3 $3,800 PG/SG $3,900 PG 21.6 -6.8 15.0 -7.2 11% 0% 5.1 -2.1 2.8 -2.3 6.4 2.0 -1.0 0.69 -0.17 0.72 -0.14 vs CHA 7:00
Bobby Portis MIL 106.5 $5,400 PF/C $6,800 PF/C 24.1 4.6 27.7 10.2 24% -6% 13.1 5.2 1.7 0.6 2.7 7.7 0.3 1.15 0.17 1.14 0.20 at CLE 7:30
Gary Trent MIL 106.5 $3,600 SG/SF $3,900 SG/SF 25.8 -2.2 15.5 -2.9 14% 1% 8.9 0.1 1.0 -0.3 1.6 2.0 -1.7 0.60 -0.07 0.59 -0.07 at CLE 7:30
AJ Green MIL 106.5 $3,600 PG/SG $4,000 SG 21.1 3.4 14.3 -1.0 14% -1% 8.1 -0.1 1.0 0.0 2.1 2.1 -0.1 0.68 -0.14 0.63 -0.16 at CLE 7:30
Caris LeVert CLE 115.5 $5,200 PG/SG $6,200 SF/SG 24.4 0.8 25.5 5.1 19% 1% 12.3 3.0 4.2 0.5 6.3 2.9 -0.2 1.05 0.17 1.04 0.18 vs MIL 7:30
Georges Niang CLE 115.5 $4,200 SF/PF $4,600 PF 20.8 5.3 17.2 8.8 17% -1% 8.8 5.2 1.3 0.4 2.1 4.1 2.6 0.83 0.17 0.79 0.15 vs MIL 7:30
Ty Jerome CLE 115.5 $3,500 PG $4,900 PG 18.0 -2.1 21.1 -2.5 21% 2% 10.7 -3.7 3.5 0.8 5.7 2.0 0.3 1.17 0.00 1.18 0.03 vs MIL 7:30
Isaiah Joe OKC 108.0 $3,400 SG/SF $3,700 SG/SF 21.4 -5.2 17.7 -6.2 16% -3% 8.9 -4.2 1.7 -0.4 3.3 2.7 0.0 0.83 -0.11 0.81 -0.10 at MIA 8:00
Alex Caruso OKC 108.0 $4,000 SG/SF $4,500 SF 20.0 2.1 17.4 0.7 13% -1% 5.5 1.2 2.3 0.7 4.2 2.9 -0.2 0.87 -0.05 0.95 -0.10 at MIA 8:00
Kenrich Williams OKC 108.0 $3,200 PF/C $3,900 PF 13.1 0.1 13.0 -0.6 15% -1% 5.9 0.8 0.9 -0.2 1.8 2.9 -1.2 0.99 -0.06 1.02 -0.07 at MIA 8:00
Terry Rozier MIA 109.0 $4,600 PG/SG $5,600 PG/SG 28.7 0.2 23.4 3.0 19% -2% 11.7 -1.7 3.1 -0.1 5.2 3.9 3.4 0.82 0.10 0.79 0.13 vs OKC 8:00
Dru Smith MIA 109.0 $4,300 PG $4,600 SG 18.6 11.4 15.2 5.6 13% 1% 5.5 4.2 1.6 0.7 4.0 2.8 -0.5 0.82 -0.12 0.87 -0.14 vs OKC 8:00
Jaime Jaquez MIA 109.0 $3,900 SF/PF $4,300 SF/SG 21.0 -4.1 20.0 -5.7 21% 1% 8.8 -1.1 2.3 -0.3 4.4 4.8 -2.5 0.95 -0.11 0.95 -0.10 vs OKC 8:00

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the regular season and the last three games. MIN = minutes per game, FP/G = fantasy points per game, USG = usage rate, PPG = points per game, APG = assists per game, PAPG = potential assists per game, RPG = rebounds per game, DK/M = DraftKings points per minute, FD/M = FanDuel points per minute.

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