NBA DFS First Look on DraftKings and FanDuel: Friday, May 16th

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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 Odds & Schedule

Road Team Home Team Favorite Spread Game Total Road Total Home Total Time (ET)
Boston Celtics New York Knicks NYK -2.5 210.0 103.8 106.3 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)
Boston Celtics 2.5 103.8 116.3 -12.6 2 29 11 at NYK 26 8 5 26 9 13 97.1 8:00
New York Knicks -2.5 106.3 115.8 -9.6 5 26 8 vs BOS 29 11 11 3 2 4 97.1 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)
Jrue Holiday BOS 103.8 $10,500 PG/SG $9,300 PG/SG 30.7 2.3 25.7 -3.5 16% -3% 11.2 -0.8 3.9 -0.3 7.2 4.3 0.1 0.84 -0.17 0.84 -0.19 at NYK 8:00
Jalen Brunson NYK 106.3 $16,200 PG $19,800 PG 35.4 3.4 42.8 1.5 29% 1% 26.0 0.8 7.3 0.1 12.5 2.9 0.5 1.21 -0.07 1.16 -0.08 vs BOS 8:00

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the regular season and the playoffs. 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)
Derrick White BOS 103.8 $14,700 PG $16,200 SG/PG 33.9 6.3 33.9 6.1 20% 1% 16.4 6.2 4.7 -2.1 7.6 4.5 1.7 1.00 0.00 0.98 -0.02 at NYK 8:00
Mikal Bridges NYK 106.3 $12,300 SG/SF $11,100 SG/SF 37.5 5.6 30.3 1.5 19% -2% 17.8 -4.6 3.7 0.3 5.5 3.2 1.8 0.81 -0.07 0.80 -0.02 vs BOS 8:00

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the regular season and the playoffs. 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)
Jaylen Brown BOS 103.8 $15,600 SG/SF $20,700 SF/SG 34.3 4.1 38.9 0.4 28% 0% 22.2 -0.6 4.5 0.5 8.5 5.8 1.0 1.13 -0.11 1.11 -0.14 at NYK 8:00
OG Anunoby NYK 106.3 $12,000 SF/PF $10,200 SF/PF 36.6 1.6 32.6 -8.9 20% -3% 18.0 -5.6 2.2 -0.4 3.4 4.8 -0.4 0.89 -0.27 0.90 -0.30 vs BOS 8:00

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the regular season and the playoffs. 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)
Al Horford BOS 103.8 $9,600 PF/C $8,100 C/PF 27.6 4.4 23.4 -0.7 14% -3% 8.9 -0.3 2.2 -0.8 3.2 6.1 -0.1 0.85 -0.14 0.85 -0.10 at NYK 8:00
Josh Hart NYK 106.3 $12,600 SF/PF $13,800 SF/PF 37.7 -0.2 39.1 -5.8 15% 2% 13.7 1.7 5.9 -2.7 9.7 9.6 -1.8 1.04 -0.15 1.02 -0.15 vs BOS 8:00

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the regular season and the playoffs. 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)
Kristaps Porzingis BOS 103.8 $7,500 PF/C $4,800 PF/C 29.1 -12.7 36.8 -25.8 25% -8% 19.7 -15.5 2.1 -1.5 3.2 6.8 -3.4 1.26 -0.60 1.27 -0.58 at NYK 8:00
Karl-Anthony Towns NYK 106.3 $15,000 C $17,400 C 35.0 -1.5 49.4 -11.1 27% -2% 24.4 -4.8 3.1 -2.7 4.6 12.8 0.0 1.41 -0.27 1.36 -0.26 vs BOS 8:00

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the regular season and the playoffs. 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)
Payton Pritchard BOS 103.8 $10,800 PG/SG $7,500 PG/SG 28.3 -0.2 27.1 -3.9 19% 2% 13.9 0.9 3.4 -2.0 6.6 3.8 -0.8 0.96 -0.13 0.92 -0.14 at NYK 8:00
Luke Kornet BOS 103.8 $6,600 C $3,900 C 18.5 -2.9 17.6 -1.4 11% -2% 5.9 -0.7 1.6 -1.4 2.4 5.3 -0.5 0.95 0.09 1.01 0.17 at NYK 8:00
Torrey Craig BOS 103.8 $1,800 SF/PF $1,800 SF 11.8 -8.8 10.3 -7.8 14% -8% 4.4 -4.4 0.5 -0.5 1.2 2.7 -0.7 0.88 -0.04 0.88 -0.05 at NYK 8:00
Mitchell Robinson NYK 106.3 $7,200 C $6,300 C 16.1 5.9 17.2 2.0 11% 2% 4.9 0.5 0.7 -0.1 0.0 5.9 2.9 1.07 -0.20 1.16 -0.26 vs BOS 8:00
Miles McBride NYK 106.3 $3,600 PG/SG $2,100 PG/SG 24.9 -4.2 20.1 -8.1 16% -4% 9.4 -1.8 2.9 -1.9 4.1 2.5 -1.9 0.81 -0.23 0.81 -0.26 vs BOS 8:00
Cameron Payne NYK 106.3 $1,500 PG/SG $1,500 PG/SG 14.9 -9.8 14.6 -13.1 20% -4% 6.8 -6.4 2.8 -2.2 3.5 1.5 -1.3 0.98 -0.69 0.96 -0.69 vs BOS 8:00

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the regular season and the playoffs. 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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