NBA DFS First Look: Monday, December 9th

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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)
New York Knicks Toronto Raptors NYK -6.0 231.0 118.5 112.5 7:30 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)
New York Knicks -6.0 118.5 118.0 0.5 1 26 7 at TOR 11 2 20 8 25 22 98.8 7:30
Toronto Raptors 6.0 112.5 112.5 0.0 21 11 2 vs NYK 26 7 20 20 10 18 98.8 7:30

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)
Jalen Brunson NYK 118.5 $10,600 PG $14,500 PG 34.2 -1.8 42.5 -2.8 29% -1% 25.4 -0.1 7.7 -1.4 12.8 2.9 -0.6 1.24 -0.02 1.18 -0.04 at TOR 7:30
Scottie Barnes TOR 112.5 $11,400 PG/SF $16,500 PF/SF 34.0 0.9 48.1 5.5 27% -1% 21.0 1.0 7.8 2.5 13.7 8.7 0.0 1.41 0.12 1.37 0.11 vs NYK 7:30

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)
Mikal Bridges NYK 118.5 $7,400 SG/SF $10,000 SG/SF 38.2 1.7 29.9 4.6 19% 1% 16.7 2.6 3.4 1.6 5.4 3.6 -0.9 0.78 0.08 0.77 0.09 at TOR 7:30
Gradey Dick TOR 112.5 $6,400 SG $9,500 SG/SF 32.5 -3.7 28.2 1.5 23% 3% 18.4 2.6 2.1 -1.6 3.4 3.0 -0.5 0.87 0.16 0.84 0.15 vs NYK 7:30

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 Hart NYK 118.5 $8,400 SF/PF $11,500 SF/PF 37.3 1.4 37.0 5.3 14% -1% 14.0 1.3 5.6 0.7 9.3 8.5 1.2 0.99 0.10 0.97 0.07 at TOR 7:30
RJ Barrett TOR 112.5 $10,000 SF/PF $13,000 SF/PF 34.1 -2.3 42.5 -3.8 29% -2% 23.3 -2.0 5.9 -1.9 10.5 6.6 1.4 1.25 -0.03 1.19 -0.03 vs NYK 7:30

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)
OG Anunoby NYK 118.5 $7,600 SF/PF $10,500 SF/PF 36.5 0.5 32.7 5.6 19% 1% 17.7 2.3 2.0 0.0 3.6 5.0 -1.0 0.89 0.14 0.92 0.19 at TOR 7:30
Ochai Agbaji TOR 112.5 $5,600 SF/PF $8,000 SG 30.8 -4.9 23.3 -9.6 13% -2% 11.4 -4.1 2.0 -0.7 4.2 4.2 -2.5 0.76 -0.23 0.76 -0.24 vs NYK 7:30

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)
Karl-Anthony Towns NYK 118.5 $11,200 C $15,000 C 33.8 3.8 51.0 -0.3 27% -1% 25.2 -0.2 3.0 -2.0 4.7 13.2 2.3 1.51 -0.16 1.45 -0.16 at TOR 7:30
Jakob Poeltl TOR 112.5 $8,800 C $12,500 C 32.7 2.0 39.2 2.4 19% -1% 16.2 2.3 2.7 2.8 5.0 11.6 -3.1 1.20 0.00 1.21 -0.01 vs NYK 7:30

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)
Miles McBride NYK 118.5 $4,400 PG/SG $7,500 PG/SG 25.7 1.1 21.3 1.7 17% 2% 11.1 0.9 2.7 1.3 4.3 2.6 -0.6 0.83 0.03 0.81 0.00 at TOR 7:30
Precious Achiuwa NYK 118.5 $4,800 PF/C $9,000 PF/C 20.0 0.0 17.8 0.0 15% 0% 4.0 0.0 2.5 0.0 7.0 0.0 0.89 0.00 0.90 0.00 at TOR 7:30
Cameron Payne NYK 118.5 $3,200 PG/SG $6,000 PG/SG 17.8 0.8 18.5 -6.5 18% -3% 8.2 -1.2 3.4 -0.4 4.2 1.9 -1.9 1.04 -0.39 1.03 -0.41 at TOR 7:30
Davion Mitchell TOR 112.5 $2,800 PG/SG $7,000 PG 27.6 -2.0 18.8 -4.2 14% -3% 6.6 -3.6 5.1 -1.4 10.4 2.3 0.7 0.68 -0.11 0.67 -0.07 vs NYK 7:30
Ja’Kobe Walter TOR 112.5 $3,400 SG $7,000 SG 17.9 2.3 14.0 -2.1 19% 1% 5.8 -0.5 1.5 0.2 2.0 3.5 -1.2 0.78 -0.19 0.78 -0.18 vs NYK 7:30
Jonathan Mogbo TOR 112.5 $5,000 C $8,500 PF 16.1 3.3 16.0 6.5 14% 5% 5.6 3.7 1.7 0.0 3.1 4.3 0.0 1.00 0.16 1.05 0.19 vs NYK 7:30

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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