NBA DFS First Look on DraftKings and FanDuel: Monday, May 18th
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 | Oklahoma City Thunder | OKC | -6.5 | 219.5 | | 106.5 | 113.0 | 8:30 pm |
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) |
| San Antonio Spurs | 6.5 | 106.5 | 119.8 | -13.3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | | at OKC | 16 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 2 | 1 | | 100.5 | 8:30 pm |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | -6.5 | 113.0 | 119.0 | -6.0 | 7 | 16 | 22 | | vs SAS | 12 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 3 | | 100.5 | 8:30 pm |
Point Guard (Projected Starters)
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, 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 | 106.5 | $11,400 | PG | $8,600 | PG | 31.0 | 2.3 | 35.6 | -0.9 | 24% | 0% | 18.6 | 0.2 | 6.2 | -0.4 | 3.8 | -0.3 | 1.15 | -0.11 | 1.12 | -0.09 | at OKC | 8:30 pm |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | OKC | 113.0 | $16,500 | PG | $15,200 | PG | 33.2 | 1.6 | 50.7 | -4.7 | 32% | 0% | 31.1 | -2.0 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 4.3 | -1.3 | 1.53 | -0.20 | 1.53 | -0.22 | vs SAS | 8:30 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 | 106.5 | $12,300 | SG | $10,400 | SG/PG | 30.0 | 1.8 | 36.8 | 0.5 | 24% | 1% | 16.7 | 3.2 | 7.4 | -1.3 | 5.3 | -0.4 | 1.23 | -0.06 | 1.18 | -0.06 | at OKC | 8:30 pm |
| Ajay Mitchell | OKC | 113.0 | $12,000 | PG/SG | $6,400 | PG/SG | 25.8 | 4.0 | 26.0 | 8.4 | 21% | 4% | 13.6 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 1.01 | 0.15 | 1.02 | 0.13 | vs SAS | 8:30 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 | 106.5 | $9,000 | SF | $5,000 | SF/SG | 30.5 | 1.9 | 26.1 | 1.5 | 18% | -1% | 13.9 | -1.4 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.85 | 0.00 | 0.84 | 0.02 | at OKC | 8:30 pm |
| Lu Dort | OKC | 113.0 | $5,400 | SG | $2,200 | SF/SG | 26.8 | -1.8 | 17.8 | -4.3 | 14% | -3% | 8.3 | -1.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 3.6 | -1.2 | 0.66 | -0.12 | 0.66 | -0.14 | vs SAS | 8:30 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 | 106.5 | $8,100 | SF/PF | $4,600 | SF/PF | 27.6 | 0.6 | 24.1 | 0.7 | 15% | -2% | 11.1 | -0.2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5.8 | -0.3 | 0.87 | 0.01 | 0.86 | 0.04 | at OKC | 8:30 pm |
| Chet Holmgren | OKC | 113.0 | $13,500 | PF | $11,000 | C/PF | 28.9 | 2.4 | 36.1 | 2.7 | 21% | -2% | 17.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | -0.4 | 8.9 | 0.2 | 1.25 | -0.01 | 1.27 | 0.02 | vs SAS | 8:30 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 | 106.5 | $18,000 | C | $16,200 | C/PF | 29.2 | -0.4 | 53.0 | -5.8 | 32% | -5% | 25.0 | -4.7 | 3.1 | -0.7 | 11.5 | -0.8 | 1.82 | -0.18 | 1.85 | -0.16 | at OKC | 8:30 pm |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | OKC | 113.0 | $10,500 | C | $5,800 | C | 24.2 | 1.4 | 29.4 | -1.0 | 15% | -2% | 9.2 | 0.7 | 3.5 | -1.0 | 9.4 | -0.6 | 1.21 | -0.11 | 1.24 | -0.09 | vs SAS | 8:30 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) |
| Luke Kornet | SAS | 106.5 | $4,500 | C | $1,200 | C | 21.0 | -4.6 | 19.8 | -2.6 | 10% | 2% | 6.5 | -0.9 | 1.9 | -0.9 | 6.1 | -1.1 | 0.94 | 0.11 | 1.00 | 0.14 | at OKC | 8:30 pm |
| Dylan Harper | SAS | 106.5 | $9,600 | PG/SG | $4,200 | SG/PG | 22.6 | 2.5 | 23.9 | 2.6 | 21% | -2% | 11.8 | 1.9 | 3.9 | -1.7 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.06 | 0.00 | 1.05 | 0.01 | at OKC | 8:30 pm |
| Keldon Johnson | SAS | 106.5 | $6,600 | SG/SF | $2,000 | SF/PF | 23.3 | -4.7 | 23.7 | -7.4 | 20% | -1% | 13.2 | -5.3 | 1.4 | -0.2 | 5.4 | -1.7 | 1.02 | -0.14 | 1.00 | -0.11 | at OKC | 8:30 pm |
| Cason Wallace | OKC | 113.0 | $7,200 | SG/SF | $3,000 | SG/PG | 26.6 | -3.5 | 21.2 | -2.0 | 14% | -2% | 8.6 | -1.3 | 2.6 | -0.5 | 3.1 | -0.1 | 0.80 | 0.03 | 0.84 | 0.04 | vs SAS | 8:30 pm |
| Alex Caruso | OKC | 113.0 | $6,000 | SF/PF | $2,600 | SF/SG | 18.2 | 3.0 | 15.9 | 2.1 | 15% | -1% | 6.2 | 1.4 | 2.0 | -0.4 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.87 | -0.03 | 0.91 | -0.05 | vs SAS | 8:30 pm |
| Isaiah Joe | OKC | 113.0 | $3,600 | SG/SF | $1,200 | SF/SG | 21.2 | -8.7 | 18.9 | -7.2 | 18% | 2% | 11.1 | -4.5 | 1.3 | -0.2 | 2.5 | -1.2 | 0.89 | 0.05 | 0.86 | 0.04 | vs SAS | 8:30 pm |
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
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