NBA DFS First Look: Monday, February 23rd

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.

| 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 |

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 |

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 |

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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