NBA DFS First Look: Monday, February 23rd

Cunningham of the Pistons

The NBA DFS First Look, complete with sortable odds, implied team totals, stats, NBA starting lineups, and much 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)
San Antonio Spurs Detroit Pistons DET -1.0 228.5 113.8 114.8 7:00 pm
Sacramento Kings Memphis Grizzlies MEM -5.0 233.5 114.3 119.3 8:00 pm
Utah Jazz Houston Rockets HOU -14.5 226.5 106.0 120.5 9:30 pm


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Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Note: The stats to the left of the matchup 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

Offense Line Total PPG +/- O-Rat Pace Reb % Matchup Pace Reb % 3PAtt 3P % PAPG D-Rat P-Pace Time (ET)
San Antonio Spurs 1.0 113.8 118.6 -4.8 6 13 4 at DET 16 3 12 5 3 2 100.7 7:00 pm
Detroit Pistons -1.0 114.8 117.6 -2.8 8 16 3 vs SAS 13 4 13 15 8 3 100.7 7:00 pm
Sacramento Kings 5.0 114.3 110.1 4.2 29 18 28 at MEM 10 10 27 19 21 18 100.9 8:00 pm
Memphis Grizzlies -5.0 119.3 115.5 3.8 22 10 10 vs SAC 18 28 9 20 28 29 100.9 8:00 pm
Utah Jazz 14.5 106.0 118.2 -12.2 18 2 15 at HOU 29 1 5 7 4 6 99.8 9:30 pm
Houston Rockets -14.5 120.5 114.3 6.2 8 29 1 vs UTA 2 15 30 27 30 30 99.8 9:30 pm

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Point Guard (Projected Starters)

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between this season as a whole and the last 3 games. MIN = minutes per game, FP/G = fantasy points per game, USG = usage rate, PPG = points per game, APG = assists per game, RPG = rebounds per game, DK/M = DraftKings points per minute, FD/M = FanDuel points per minute.

Player Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
De’Aaron Fox SAS 113.8 $7,100 PG $7,100 PG 31.7 -4.6 36.5 -1.6 24% 0% 19.3 0.7 6.3 0.7 3.8 -2.1 1.15 0.14 1.12 0.13 at DET 7:00 pm
Cade Cunningham DET 114.8 $10,500 PG $11,300 PG 34.9 -2.0 52.3 13.8 30% 1% 25.5 3.8 9.8 1.9 5.8 2.2 1.50 0.51 1.45 0.52 vs SAS 7:00 pm
Russell Westbrook SAC 114.3 $7,200 PG $5,900 PG 28.9 -9.9 34.4 -22.7 25% 0% 15.0 -9.0 6.4 -4.9 5.5 -4.0 1.19 -0.58 1.13 -0.57 at MEM 8:00 pm
Ty Jerome MEM 119.3 $6,000 PG/SG $7,300 PG/SG 20.5 1.2 34.8 0.8 33% 3% 19.3 -1.3 5.7 -0.2 2.7 0.8 1.70 -0.05 1.67 -0.03 vs SAC 8:00 pm
Keyonte George UTA 106.0 $7,700 PG $7,700 PG/SG 33.9 41.0 -41.0 27% 23.8 6.5 3.9 1.21 1.16 at HOU 9:30 pm
Amen Thompson HOU 120.5 $8,200 PG $8,300 SG/PG 37.3 2.3 38.4 -4.9 19% -6% 17.4 -6.4 5.4 -0.7 7.6 0.1 1.03 -0.18 1.04 -0.16 vs UTA 9:30 pm

Shooting Guard (Projected Starters)

Player Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
Stephon Castle SAS 113.8 $7,000 SG $7,800 SG/PG 29.8 -7.4 35.6 -7.1 25% 1% 16.7 -1.4 6.8 -3.1 5.0 -0.3 1.19 0.08 1.16 0.10 at DET 7:00 pm
Duncan Robinson DET 114.8 $4,300 SG $4,400 SG/SF 28.0 -4.9 21.3 -0.9 15% 3% 12.3 0.7 1.8 -0.8 2.7 0.0 0.76 0.12 0.73 0.09 vs SAS 7:00 pm
DeMar DeRozan SAC 114.3 $7,300 SG $6,800 SF/PF 32.2 -4.4 31.0 -2.6 22% 4% 18.6 -0.9 3.8 0.2 3.1 -0.8 0.96 0.06 0.98 0.06 at MEM 8:00 pm
Walter Clayton MEM 119.3 $4,300 PG/SG $4,200 PG 18.5 7.0 16.2 6.3 17% 4% 7.0 2.0 3.3 2.7 2.1 1.9 0.88 0.01 0.86 -0.04 vs SAC 8:00 pm
Ace Bailey UTA 106.0 $6,300 SF $6,100 SG/SF 26.5 6.3 22.0 6.9 19% 2% 11.9 4.1 1.7 1.6 3.9 2.1 0.83 0.05 0.83 0.00 at HOU 9:30 pm
Tari Eason HOU 120.5 $6,400 SG $6,000 SF/PF 25.9 8.1 26.0 -3.2 19% -4% 11.9 -2.2 1.5 0.8 6.2 -0.5 1.00 -0.33 1.00 -0.35 vs UTA 9:30 pm

Small Forward (Projected Starters)

Player Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
Devin Vassell SAS 113.8 $5,100 SF $4,800 SF/SG 30.5 -5.5 25.2 -8.1 18% -2% 13.9 -4.6 2.3 0.0 3.8 -0.8 0.83 -0.14 0.81 -0.19 at DET 7:00 pm
Ausar Thompson DET 114.8 $5,400 SF $6,200 SF/SG 26.0 3.2 26.6 -2.0 17% -4% 10.2 -2.9 2.8 2.5 5.9 -1.9 1.02 -0.18 1.09 -0.19 vs SAS 7:00 pm
Keegan Murray SAC 114.3 $5,700 SF/PF $6,000 PF/SF 35.7 -2.0 30.2 -0.2 18% 2% 14.9 2.6 1.6 0.4 6.0 -1.0 0.85 0.04 0.88 -0.01 at MEM 8:00 pm
Jaylen Wells MEM 119.3 $4,800 SF $5,600 SG/SF 26.8 -0.7 21.4 6.9 19% 3% 12.4 5.9 1.7 0.0 3.4 -1.4 0.80 0.28 0.78 0.31 vs SAC 8:00 pm
Cody Williams UTA 106.0 $4,400 SG $4,100 SF 20.0 9.2 12.6 9.4 13% 2% 5.9 1.8 1.0 1.3 2.5 2.8 0.63 0.12 0.66 0.14 at HOU 9:30 pm
Kevin Durant HOU 120.5 $8,900 SF $8,800 SF/PF 36.7 0.1 42.5 4.3 27% 5% 26.1 2.6 4.4 -0.1 5.4 1.9 1.16 0.11 1.13 0.09 vs UTA 9:30 pm

Power Forward (Projected Starters)

Player Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
Julian Champagnie SAS 113.8 $4,700 SF/PF $4,100 SG/SF 27.8 -4.5 23.8 -8.9 15% -7% 11.0 -5.7 1.4 0.3 5.9 -1.6 0.86 -0.22 0.83 -0.19 at DET 7:00 pm
Tobias Harris DET 114.8 $5,600 PF $6,000 PF/SF 28.1 2.9 26.1 8.2 19% 0% 13.5 0.2 2.4 -0.4 5.1 4.2 0.93 0.18 0.92 0.19 vs SAS 7:00 pm
Precious Achiuwa SAC 114.3 $4,500 PF/C $5,600 PF/C 20.5 3.1 19.0 8.8 15% 3% 7.4 3.9 1.2 0.8 5.5 0.5 0.93 0.25 0.97 0.28 at MEM 8:00 pm
Olivier-Maxence Prosper MEM 119.3 $4,600 SF $5,500 PF/C 14.6 11.5 13.2 15.1 17% 1% 7.0 8.3 0.8 0.9 2.9 1.4 0.91 0.18 0.90 0.24 vs SAC 8:00 pm
Lauri Markkanen UTA 106.0 $8,100 PF $7,600 PF/SF 34.4 -13.8 42.4 -7.7 27% 6% 26.7 -7.7 2.1 0.9 7.0 0.0 1.23 0.45 1.21 0.50 at HOU 9:30 pm
Jabari Smith HOU 120.5 $6,500 PF $6,500 PF/C 35.0 -0.8 31.1 1.0 17% -1% 15.3 2.0 1.8 -1.1 7.0 0.7 0.89 0.05 0.88 0.03 vs UTA 9:30 pm

Center (Projected Starters)

Player Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
Victor Wembanyama SAS 113.8 $10,700 C $11,600 C/PF 28.9 0.4 50.7 5.2 32% -3% 24.3 -0.6 2.9 1.8 11.2 0.5 1.76 0.15 1.77 0.22 at DET 7:00 pm
Jalen Duren DET 114.8 $7,500 C $8,000 C 27.7 1.1 37.0 11.8 22% 6% 17.8 8.2 1.8 0.2 10.5 2.5 1.33 0.36 1.33 0.34 vs SAS 7:00 pm
Maxime Raynaud SAC 114.3 $6,100 C $6,300 C 23.9 7.1 22.3 11.0 17% 0% 10.1 3.2 1.1 1.6 6.9 3.1 0.93 0.14 0.94 0.14 at MEM 8:00 pm
Taylor Hendricks MEM 119.3 $4,100 PF/C $4,400 PF 16.1 6.8 12.2 4.8 14% 4% 5.4 2.3 0.8 0.2 3.3 1.0 0.76 -0.02 0.75 -0.02 vs SAC 8:00 pm
Kyle Filipowski UTA 106.0 $7,400 PF/C $7,200 PF/C 22.2 -0.2 23.7 5.9 18% 5% 9.9 3.1 2.1 0.6 6.6 -0.9 1.07 0.28 1.07 0.34 at HOU 9:30 pm
Alperen Sengun HOU 120.5 $9,000 PF/C $9,400 C/PF 33.8 -3.0 45.8 -9.1 27% 1% 20.4 -5.4 6.3 0.0 9.1 -3.4 1.36 -0.16 1.35 -0.11 vs UTA 9:30 pm

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Notable Bench Players

Player Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
Harrison Barnes SAS 113.8 $4,000 PF $4,200 PF/SF 27.5 -6.5 19.6 0.4 15% 2% 10.6 0.1 2.1 0.6 3.0 0.7 0.71 0.24 0.69 0.23 at DET 7:00 pm
Keldon Johnson SAS 113.8 $4,800 SG/SF $4,700 SF/PF 23.8 -0.4 24.3 -3.1 20% 2% 13.4 1.6 1.4 -0.4 5.7 -2.7 1.02 -0.11 1.00 -0.14 at DET 7:00 pm
Dylan Harper SAS 113.8 $4,900 PG/SG $5,400 SG/PG 21.8 4.2 22.5 3.8 22% -3% 11.0 3.3 3.6 1.1 3.4 0.3 1.03 -0.02 1.03 -0.07 at DET 7:00 pm
Paul Reed DET 114.8 $5,000 C $5,900 C 13.4 13.7 17.2 20.9 19% 2% 6.8 11.5 1.3 0.4 4.4 2.6 1.28 0.12 1.35 0.20 vs SAS 7:00 pm
Caris LeVert DET 114.8 $3,700 PG/SG $3,900 SG/SF 19.6 -1.2 17.3 -0.3 17% 1% 7.7 0.3 2.8 -0.8 1.8 -0.5 0.88 0.04 0.90 0.04 vs SAS 7:00 pm
Ron Holland DET 114.8 $3,900 PF $3,900 PF/SF 20.5 -5.9 18.8 -3.6 18% 1% 8.1 -0.1 1.4 0.1 4.3 -1.3 0.92 0.13 0.95 0.07 vs SAS 7:00 pm
Nique Clifford SAC 114.3 $5,400 SG/SF $5,500 SG/SF 21.6 11.1 14.8 4.7 15% 1% 6.6 -0.3 1.7 2.0 3.1 1.9 0.68 -0.09 0.68 -0.09 at MEM 8:00 pm
Malik Monk SAC 114.3 $4,600 PG/SG $4,700 SG/PG 22.3 1.7 21.4 3.8 23% 0% 12.6 3.9 2.6 1.4 2.0 -1.5 0.96 0.09 0.92 0.06 at MEM 8:00 pm
Daeqwon Plowden SAC 114.3 $4,200 SF/PF $3,800 SF 20.9 -0.7 11.9 1.3 13% 0% 5.1 -0.8 1.3 0.4 2.9 0.1 0.57 0.08 0.57 0.13 at MEM 8:00 pm
Gregory Jackson MEM 119.3 $5,500 SF/PF $6,400 PF/SF 19.1 8.1 19.3 18.7 20% 7% 9.8 13.2 1.3 1.4 3.8 2.2 1.01 0.39 1.03 0.36 vs SAC 8:00 pm
Cam Spencer MEM 119.3 $5,100 PG/SG $5,700 SG/PG 24.0 -2.8 25.4 -3.9 17% -6% 11.4 -7.4 5.7 2.3 2.7 -0.4 1.06 -0.04 1.01 0.02 vs SAC 8:00 pm
Jahmai Mashack MEM 119.3 $3,800 SF $4,500 SG/SF 14.0 11.1 11.1 7.8 16% 1% 4.1 2.6 1.1 0.6 1.7 2.0 0.79 -0.04 0.86 -0.05 vs SAC 8:00 pm
Isaiah Collier UTA 106.0 $8,000 PG $8,200 PG 25.5 3.7 27.1 11.9 19% 6% 10.7 6.3 7.4 1.9 2.6 -0.9 1.06 0.27 1.05 0.30 at HOU 9:30 pm
John Konchar UTA 106.0 $4,100 SF/PF $5,000 SF 15.5 9.6 12.6 7.8 9% 1% 3.2 0.8 1.5 0.8 3.2 1.5 0.81 0.00 0.89 0.06 at HOU 9:30 pm
Brice Sensabaugh UTA 106.0 $5,900 SG/SF $5,200 SF/SG 21.9 4.4 20.5 4.8 22% 5% 12.5 6.2 1.6 -0.6 3.0 0.3 0.94 0.02 0.90 -0.03 at HOU 9:30 pm
Reed Sheppard HOU 120.5 $4,700 PG/SG $5,800 PG/SG 24.6 -1.2 24.9 0.6 21% 3% 12.6 0.7 3.0 0.3 2.6 0.1 1.01 0.08 1.02 0.05 vs UTA 9:30 pm
Dorian Finney-Smith HOU 120.5 $3,600 SF/PF $3,700 PF 16.4 5.7 8.5 2.2 11% 5% 3.1 1.9 0.7 -0.2 2.5 1.0 0.52 -0.04 0.51 -0.08 vs UTA 9:30 pm
Clint Capela HOU 120.5 $3,400 C $3,800 C 11.8 0.5 12.3 -1.8 13% -5% 3.6 -1.3 0.5 -0.5 4.4 -1.1 1.04 -0.19 1.13 -0.12 vs UTA 9:30 pm

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