NBA DFS First Look on DraftKings and FanDuel: NBA Finals Game 1 - Pacers vs. Thunder

Gilgeous-Alexander of the Thunder

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)
Indiana Pacers Oklahoma City Thunder OKC -9.0 231.5 111.3 120.3 7:30 pm (Thursday)

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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)
Indiana Pacers 111.3 117.4 -6.2 9 7 28 at OKC 5 18 23 1 3 1 100.8 7:30 pm
Oklahoma City Thunder 120.3 120.5 -0.3 3 5 18 vs IND 7 28 8 8 17 13 100.8 7:30 pm

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)
Tyrese Haliburton IND 111.3 $16,500 PG $16,500 PG 33.6 4.7 42.3 6.1 21% 4% 18.6 3.1 9.2 0.5 15.2 3.5 1.8 1.26 0.00 1.23 -0.01 at OKC 7:30 pm
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC 120.3 $18,300 PG $18,300 PG 34.2 1.5 53.9 -6.6 34% -1% 32.7 -5.0 6.4 1.3 12.0 5.0 -1.7 1.58 -0.25 1.59 -0.24 vs IND 7:30 pm

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)
Andrew Nembhard IND 111.3 $11,100 PG/SG $11,100 PG/SG 29.2 7.5 24.3 -1.7 16% -2% 10.2 1.8 5.0 -2.0 8.4 3.4 0.3 0.83 -0.22 0.84 -0.23 at OKC 7:30 pm
Lu Dort OKC 120.3 $7,200 SG/SF $7,200 SG/SF 29.2 -1.2 21.7 -5.4 13% -2% 10.1 -3.4 1.6 -0.3 2.6 4.1 -0.8 0.74 -0.16 0.74 -0.15 vs IND 7:30 pm

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)
Aaron Nesmith IND 111.3 $10,500 SG/SF $10,500 SG/SF 25.2 7.3 21.9 8.6 17% -2% 12.1 4.6 1.2 -0.9 2.3 4.0 1.3 0.87 0.07 0.86 0.09 at OKC 7:30 pm
Jalen Williams OKC 120.3 $14,700 SF/PF $14,700 SF/PF 32.4 -0.2 40.3 -1.2 27% -2% 21.6 -2.3 5.1 -1.1 9.4 5.3 2.0 1.25 -0.03 1.25 -0.04 vs IND 7:30 pm

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)
Pascal Siakam IND 111.3 $14,100 PF $14,100 PF 32.7 4.2 37.0 1.0 24% 0% 20.2 4.1 3.4 0.3 5.1 6.9 -2.2 1.13 -0.10 1.12 -0.08 at OKC 7:30 pm
Chet Holmgren OKC 120.3 $13,200 PF/C $13,200 PF/C 27.4 -1.3 34.1 -5.7 21% 2% 15.0 0.7 2.0 0.3 3.2 8.0 -2.7 1.25 -0.16 1.27 -0.18 vs IND 7:30 pm

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)
Myles Turner IND 111.3 $12,000 C $12,000 C 30.4 2.0 32.2 -2.5 21% 0% 15.6 0.7 1.5 0.5 2.1 6.6 -2.6 1.06 -0.14 1.08 -0.11 at OKC 7:30 pm
Isaiah Hartenstein OKC 120.3 $9,600 C $9,600 C 27.9 -6.1 34.0 -15.7 17% -1% 11.2 -3.2 3.8 -3.1 5.3 10.7 -4.4 1.22 -0.38 1.23 -0.37 vs IND 7:30 pm

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)
T.J. McConnell IND 111.3 $6,000 PG $6,000 PG 17.9 -3.2 21.2 -2.9 23% 10% 9.1 1.6 4.5 -1.5 7.8 2.5 0.5 1.19 0.06 1.22 -0.02 at OKC 7:30 pm
Bennedict Mathurin IND 111.3 $4,500 SG/SF $4,500 SG/SF 29.7 -16.3 27.2 -20.3 22% -8% 16.0 -12.3 1.9 -0.9 3.5 5.3 -3.6 0.92 -0.40 0.89 -0.39 at OKC 7:30 pm
Ben Sheppard IND 111.3 $3,600 PG/SG $3,600 PG/SG 19.5 -7.1 12.8 -5.9 11% -3% 5.3 -2.3 1.3 -0.6 1.4 2.8 -1.8 0.65 -0.10 0.66 -0.12 at OKC 7:30 pm
Cason Wallace OKC 120.3 $6,600 PG/SG $6,600 PG/SG 27.6 -2.1 21.1 -5.9 12% -5% 8.4 -4.1 2.5 1.5 4.4 3.4 -1.1 0.76 -0.17 0.81 -0.22 vs IND 7:30 pm
Alex Caruso OKC 120.3 $8,100 PG/SG $8,100 PG/SG 19.3 -0.8 19.1 -7.0 15% -1% 7.1 -0.1 2.5 -1.8 4.4 2.9 -1.2 0.99 -0.34 1.06 -0.43 vs IND 7:30 pm
Isaiah Joe OKC 120.3 $1,800 SG/SF $1,800 SG/SF 21.3 -10.0 17.7 -6.5 17% -2% 9.8 -6.8 1.5 -0.8 2.6 2.6 1.4 0.83 0.16 0.79 0.27 vs IND 7:30 pm

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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