NBA DFS First Look: Saturday, April 19th

Haliburton of the Pacers

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)
Milwaukee Bucks Indiana Pacers IND -5.5 224.5 109.5 115.0 1:00 PM
Los Angeles Clippers Denver Nuggets DEN -2.5 224.0 110.8 113.3 3:30 PM
Detroit Pistons New York Knicks NYK -7.0 220.5 106.8 113.8 6:00 PM
Minnesota Timberwolves Los Angeles Lakers LAL -4.0 216.5 106.3 110.3 8:30 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)
Milwaukee Bucks 5.5 109.5 115.5 -6.0 10 14 23 at IND 7 28 8 8 17 13 100.3 1:00
Indiana Pacers -5.5 115.0 117.4 -2.4 9 7 28 vs MIL 14 23 25 6 13 12 100.3 1:00
Los Angeles Clippers 2.5 110.8 112.9 -2.2 15 22 4 at DEN 8 2 21 21 24 21 99.5 3:30
Denver Nuggets -2.5 113.3 120.8 -7.6 4 8 2 vs LAC 22 4 10 5 4 3 99.5 3:30
Detroit Pistons 7.0 106.8 115.5 -8.8 14 11 5 at NYK 26 8 5 26 9 13 99.0 6:00
New York Knicks -7.0 113.8 115.8 -2.1 5 26 8 vs DET 11 5 12 25 14 10 99.0 6:00
Minnesota Timberwolves 4.0 106.3 114.3 -8.1 8 25 10 at LAL 20 21 18 10 10 17 98.1 8:30
Los Angeles Lakers -4.0 110.3 113.4 -3.2 11 20 21 vs MIN 25 10 7 6 5 6 98.1 8:30

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)
Ryan Rollins MIL 109.5 $4,800 PG $4,700 PG/SG 14.6 5.2 13.3 3.2 18% -1% 6.2 1.8 1.8 1.5 2.6 1.9 -0.2 0.91 -0.08 0.92 -0.11 at IND 1:00
Tyrese Haliburton IND 115.0 $8,300 PG $9,000 PG/SG 33.6 -0.1 42.3 3.6 21% 1% 18.6 3.9 9.2 -1.2 15.2 3.5 1.0 1.26 0.11 1.23 0.10 vs MIL 1:00
James Harden LAC 110.8 $9,000 PG $9,600 PG 35.3 6.2 47.7 13.7 29% -1% 22.8 6.7 8.7 1.8 13.9 5.8 1.7 1.35 0.13 1.29 0.10 at DEN 3:30
Jamal Murray DEN 113.3 $7,600 PG/SG $8,200 PG/SG 36.1 -7.9 39.3 -9.5 24% 3% 21.4 -5.9 6.0 -1.0 9.7 3.9 2.1 1.09 -0.03 1.08 -0.08 vs LAC 3:30
Cade Cunningham DET 106.8 $9,400 PG $10,200 PG 35.0 -0.6 50.9 5.4 32% 3% 26.1 9.6 9.1 -0.8 15.4 6.1 -2.4 1.45 0.18 1.38 0.21 at NYK 6:00
Jalen Brunson NYK 113.8 $8,500 PG $8,600 PG 35.4 -0.7 42.8 -6.6 29% -1% 26.0 -3.0 7.3 -1.6 12.5 2.9 -1.6 1.21 -0.17 1.16 -0.20 vs DET 6:00
Mike Conley MIN 106.3 $3,800 PG $4,400 PG 25.0 -4.2 21.4 -5.6 14% -3% 8.4 -4.6 4.5 0.0 6.8 2.6 0.4 0.85 -0.10 0.85 -0.07 at LAL 8:30
Luka Doncic LAL 110.3 $10,800 PG $11,000 PG 35.4 -2.0 55.3 2.1 33% 2% 28.2 7.5 7.7 -1.7 12.6 8.2 -1.9 1.56 0.16 1.50 0.16 vs MIN 8:30

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)
Taurean Prince MIL 109.5 $4,000 SG/SF $4,100 SF 27.1 -3.2 18.5 -4.5 12% 2% 8.2 -0.5 2.0 -1.0 3.3 3.6 -0.9 0.68 -0.10 0.68 -0.12 at IND 1:00
Andrew Nembhard IND 115.0 $4,500 PG/SG $5,000 SG/PG 29.2 -4.6 24.3 -9.0 16% 0% 10.2 -7.2 5.0 0.0 8.4 3.4 -0.7 0.83 -0.21 0.84 -0.20 vs MIL 1:00
Kris Dunn LAC 110.8 $3,500 PG/SG $4,300 PG/SG 24.0 5.1 19.1 0.4 13% -3% 6.4 1.1 2.8 0.2 4.8 3.4 -1.9 0.79 -0.13 0.84 -0.12 at DEN 3:30
Christian Braun DEN 113.3 $5,600 SG/SF $6,200 SG/SF 33.9 1.3 29.2 5.2 16% 0% 15.5 4.0 2.5 1.8 3.8 5.2 0.1 0.86 0.12 0.87 0.10 vs LAC 3:30
Tim Hardaway DET 106.8 $4,000 SG/SF $4,400 SF/SG 28.2 -3.3 18.5 -3.9 15% 2% 11.1 -1.6 1.6 -0.3 2.4 2.4 -1.1 0.66 -0.07 0.63 -0.09 at NYK 6:00
Mikal Bridges NYK 113.8 $6,200 SG/SF $6,600 SG/SF 37.5 -10.7 30.3 -6.2 19% 0% 17.8 -5.8 3.7 1.1 5.5 3.2 -1.2 0.81 0.09 0.80 0.11 vs DET 6:00
Anthony Edwards MIN 106.3 $8,700 SG $9,700 SG/SF 36.3 0.6 45.7 4.6 31% 0% 27.6 2.7 4.5 -0.2 8.8 5.7 -0.2 1.26 0.10 1.20 0.14 at LAL 8:30
Austin Reaves LAL 110.3 $7,200 PG/SG $7,800 SG/SF 34.9 1.7 37.7 -2.8 23% -3% 20.2 -0.9 5.8 -0.8 11.1 4.5 0.8 1.08 -0.13 1.04 -0.15 vs MIN 8:30

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)
Kyle Kuzma MIL 109.5 $5,700 SF/PF $6,400 SF/PF 30.2 -8.4 27.1 -5.6 23% -1% 14.8 0.0 2.4 -1.4 5.2 5.8 -3.3 0.90 0.09 0.86 0.06 at IND 1:00
Aaron Nesmith IND 115.0 $4,100 SG/SF $4,800 SF/PF 25.2 -0.8 21.9 1.2 17% 3% 12.1 0.9 1.2 -0.2 2.3 4.0 1.3 0.87 0.08 0.86 0.06 vs MIL 1:00
Norman Powell LAC 110.8 $6,000 SG/SF $6,800 SF/SG 32.6 7.8 32.4 -8.0 26% -5% 21.8 -4.5 2.1 -0.8 3.7 3.2 -0.2 0.99 -0.39 0.96 -0.39 at DEN 3:30
Michael Porter DEN 113.3 $6,500 SF $6,700 SF/PF 33.8 -0.6 33.5 -3.8 20% -2% 18.3 -2.8 2.2 -0.7 6.9 0.6 0.99 -0.10 0.96 -0.08 vs LAC 3:30
Ausar Thompson DET 106.8 $5,500 SF/PF $6,500 SF/SG 22.4 3.4 24.2 -0.8 19% -1% 10.1 -0.4 2.3 0.0 4.8 5.1 -0.1 1.08 -0.17 1.15 -0.18 at NYK 6:00
OG Anunoby NYK 113.8 $6,900 SF/PF $7,000 SF/PF 36.6 1.5 32.6 -2.1 20% 4% 18.0 -4.0 2.2 0.3 3.4 4.8 1.2 0.89 -0.09 0.90 -0.07 vs DET 6:00
Jaden McDaniels MIN 106.3 $4,700 SF/PF $5,600 SF/PF 32.0 -3.8 27.2 -6.6 16% 2% 12.3 -1.8 2.0 -0.5 3.3 5.8 -2.0 0.85 -0.12 0.88 -0.12 at LAL 8:30
Rui Hachimura LAL 110.3 $4,500 SF/PF $5,000 SF/PF 31.7 3.0 24.3 -0.5 16% -2% 13.1 2.4 1.4 0.1 2.5 5.0 -1.5 0.77 -0.08 0.76 -0.10 vs MIN 8:30

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)
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL 109.5 $11,200 PF/C $11,800 PF 34.2 -0.5 59.5 5.2 35% -5% 30.4 -2.7 6.5 3.5 10.6 11.9 -0.2 1.74 0.18 1.70 0.15 at IND 1:00
Pascal Siakam IND 115.0 $7,000 PF $8,300 PF 32.7 0.9 37.0 -1.3 24% -4% 20.2 -3.2 3.4 -0.9 5.1 6.9 2.1 1.13 -0.07 1.12 -0.07 vs MIL 1:00
Kawhi Leonard LAC 110.8 $8,400 SF/PF $9,300 SF/PF 31.9 10.8 38.0 11.6 28% 0% 21.5 6.2 3.1 1.6 4.5 5.9 1.8 1.19 -0.03 1.19 -0.04 at DEN 3:30
Aaron Gordon DEN 113.3 $6,100 PF $5,800 PF 28.2 5.9 26.5 5.3 19% 3% 14.2 5.1 3.3 -0.3 5.2 4.8 -0.3 0.94 -0.01 0.91 0.03 vs LAC 3:30
Tobias Harris DET 106.8 $5,900 PF $6,300 PF/SF 31.9 -9.3 28.3 -4.9 17% 3% 13.8 -1.1 2.2 -0.2 3.6 6.0 -3.0 0.89 0.15 0.90 0.13 at NYK 6:00
Josh Hart NYK 113.8 $7,400 SF/PF $7,500 SF/PF 37.7 3.3 39.1 -2.8 15% -3% 13.7 -4.7 5.9 0.1 9.7 9.6 1.4 1.04 -0.15 1.02 -0.14 vs DET 6:00
Julius Randle MIN 106.3 $7,100 PF/C $7,100 PF 32.3 0.8 36.2 1.6 25% -2% 18.8 -1.0 4.7 0.1 7.8 7.1 0.7 1.12 0.02 1.07 -0.01 at LAL 8:30
LeBron James LAL 110.3 $9,700 SF/PF $9,500 PF/SF 34.9 -3.6 50.0 -11.3 29% 0% 24.4 -1.4 8.2 -3.5 15.7 7.8 -1.8 1.43 -0.20 1.36 -0.16 vs MIN 8:30

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)
Brook Lopez MIL 109.5 $5,800 C $5,800 C 31.9 -6.5 27.1 -9.6 16% 3% 13.0 -3.7 1.8 -0.8 2.9 5.0 -1.7 0.85 -0.16 0.88 -0.19 at IND 1:00
Myles Turner IND 115.0 $6,100 C $6,900 C 30.4 -4.1 32.2 -4.1 21% 0% 15.6 -3.6 1.5 -0.5 2.1 6.6 -0.3 1.06 0.01 1.08 0.05 vs MIL 1:00
Ivica Zubac LAC 110.8 $7,800 C $8,400 C 32.6 5.3 40.4 9.4 19% 0% 16.7 4.1 2.7 1.8 3.7 12.6 2.2 1.24 0.07 1.24 0.03 at DEN 3:30
Nikola Jokic DEN 113.3 $11,800 C $12,600 C 36.7 0.4 67.6 -0.3 29% -2% 29.6 -3.3 10.2 0.8 17.0 12.7 -0.2 1.84 -0.03 1.76 -0.02 vs LAC 3:30
Jalen Duren DET 106.8 $6,600 C $7,100 C 26.1 -2.8 32.6 -2.3 16% -1% 11.9 -2.1 2.7 1.1 4.2 10.4 -0.6 1.25 0.05 1.26 0.04 at NYK 6:00
Karl-Anthony Towns NYK 113.8 $9,500 C $10,000 C 35.0 1.0 49.4 3.4 27% 4% 24.4 5.1 3.1 0.4 4.6 12.8 -0.8 1.41 0.06 1.36 0.05 vs DET 6:00
Rudy Gobert MIN 106.3 $6,700 C $7,200 C 33.1 2.4 32.3 7.2 13% 3% 11.6 6.7 1.8 0.0 2.7 10.8 0.7 0.98 0.14 1.00 0.13 at LAL 8:30
Jaxson Hayes LAL 110.3 $4,000 C $4,600 C 19.7 -2.3 17.2 -2.8 12% 0% 6.8 -1.1 1.1 -0.4 1.9 4.9 -0.9 0.87 -0.05 0.93 -0.03 vs MIN 8:30

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)
Bobby Portis MIL 109.5 $5,000 PF/C $6,700 PF/C 25.2 2.7 30.2 3.7 23% -3% 13.8 2.5 2.1 -1.4 3.3 8.4 0.9 1.20 0.02 1.18 0.02 at IND 1:00
Gary Trent MIL 109.5 $3,900 SG/SF $4,200 SG/SF 25.6 -1.0 19.0 0.7 17% 0% 11.2 -0.2 1.2 1.1 1.9 2.3 -1.3 0.74 0.06 0.73 0.06 at IND 1:00
AJ Green MIL 109.5 $3,400 PG/SG $3,800 SG 22.8 -1.3 14.5 2.4 12% -2% 7.4 -0.6 1.5 0.5 2.7 2.3 1.7 0.63 0.15 0.60 0.15 at IND 1:00
Bennedict Mathurin IND 115.0 $4,800 SG/SF $5,900 SF/SG 29.7 0.9 27.2 0.4 22% 2% 16.0 0.7 1.9 0.1 3.5 5.3 -0.3 0.92 -0.02 0.89 0.00 vs MIL 1:00
T.J. McConnell IND 115.0 $4,000 PG $4,500 PG 17.9 0.2 21.2 -7.4 23% -4% 9.1 -2.1 4.5 -2.2 7.8 2.5 -1.0 1.19 -0.42 1.22 -0.43 vs MIL 1:00
Obi Toppin IND 115.0 $4,300 PF/C $4,600 PF 19.6 -1.5 20.4 -0.7 19% 3% 10.7 -2.4 1.6 0.4 2.1 4.0 0.8 1.04 0.05 1.04 0.06 vs MIL 1:00
Bogdan Bogdanovic LAC 110.8 $3,800 SG/SF $4,900 SG/SF 25.2 -2.3 21.4 -2.8 18% 2% 11.1 -0.6 2.8 0.0 5.0 3.0 -1.0 0.85 -0.04 0.82 -0.05 at DEN 3:30
Ben Simmons LAC 110.8 $4,000 C $3,800 PG 22.4 -9.8 21.4 -14.5 13% -8% 5.2 -5.2 5.8 -4.1 11.4 4.9 -1.6 0.96 -0.41 0.96 -0.42 at DEN 3:30
Derrick Jones LAC 110.8 $3,400 PF $4,300 SF/PF 24.4 1.6 18.5 -1.6 16% 0% 10.2 -0.2 0.8 0.0 1.2 3.4 -0.6 0.76 -0.11 0.78 -0.12 at DEN 3:30
Russell Westbrook DEN 113.3 $6,300 PG $6,100 PG 28.0 -5.5 31.8 -7.4 23% 1% 13.2 -0.2 6.1 -1.6 9.9 5.0 -2.0 1.14 -0.05 1.11 -0.04 vs LAC 3:30
Peyton Watson DEN 113.3 $4,500 SF/PF $4,100 PF 24.5 -3.4 18.6 -3.2 14% -1% 8.1 -1.3 1.4 -0.9 2.2 3.4 0.1 0.76 -0.03 0.81 -0.03 vs LAC 3:30
Jalen Pickett DEN 113.3 $3,200 PG/SG $3,900 PG 13.6 7.6 10.6 2.4 13% 0% 4.3 1.2 2.2 0.1 3.0 1.4 -0.1 0.78 -0.17 0.76 -0.14 vs LAC 3:30
Malik Beasley DET 106.8 $5,100 SG/SF $5,300 SG/SF 28.0 -2.5 25.5 -2.6 22% 2% 16.2 0.8 1.7 -0.2 2.8 2.7 -1.9 0.91 -0.01 0.86 -0.04 at NYK 6:00
Dennis Schroder DET 106.8 $5,000 PG/SG $5,200 SG/PG 28.1 0.9 26.7 -9.0 21% -6% 13.1 -4.8 5.4 -1.7 10.4 2.6 0.1 0.95 -0.34 0.92 -0.34 at NYK 6:00
Isaiah Stewart DET 106.8 $3,700 C $4,700 C/PF 19.9 5.1 18.7 -1.3 12% -2% 6.0 -2.0 1.7 0.8 2.4 5.5 0.0 0.94 -0.25 1.00 -0.28 at NYK 6:00
Miles McBride NYK 113.8 $4,600 PG/SG $4,600 PG/SG 24.9 1.9 20.1 6.7 16% 3% 9.4 2.1 2.9 1.1 4.1 2.5 0.5 0.81 0.19 0.81 0.22 vs DET 6:00
Mitchell Robinson NYK 113.8 $3,800 C $4,800 C 16.1 8.2 17.2 5.8 11% -3% 4.9 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.0 5.9 1.1 1.07 -0.12 1.16 -0.09 vs DET 6:00
Cameron Payne NYK 113.8 $3,700 PG/SG $4,000 PG/SG 14.9 3.7 14.6 1.8 20% 4% 6.8 2.0 2.8 0.0 3.5 1.5 -0.5 0.98 -0.10 0.96 -0.10 vs DET 6:00
Naz Reid MIN 106.3 $5,100 PF/C $5,500 C/PF 27.6 -2.3 29.1 -5.1 21% -2% 14.4 -2.1 2.3 -0.3 3.4 6.0 -0.2 1.06 -0.11 1.04 -0.11 at LAL 8:30
Nickeil Alexander-Walker MIN 106.3 $3,600 SG/SF $4,500 SG/SF 25.2 -1.6 19.7 1.3 16% 0% 9.4 -1.1 2.7 0.8 4.5 3.2 0.6 0.78 0.11 0.76 0.13 at LAL 8:30
Donte DiVincenzo MIN 106.3 $4,200 PG/SG $4,800 SG/PG 25.9 0.0 25.5 -0.6 19% 1% 11.7 2.6 3.7 -0.7 5.9 3.7 -0.7 0.98 -0.02 0.96 -0.08 at LAL 8:30
Dorian Finney-Smith LAL 110.3 $4,200 PF/C $4,500 PF 28.8 2.8 19.0 4.1 12% -1% 8.6 3.1 1.5 0.8 2.5 4.0 -1.7 0.66 0.07 0.65 0.07 vs MIN 8:30
Gabe Vincent LAL 110.3 $3,800 PG/SG $4,300 SG 21.2 -0.1 12.5 -6.3 13% -3% 6.5 -4.2 1.4 -0.4 2.8 1.3 -0.6 0.59 -0.29 0.58 -0.26 vs MIN 8:30
Jarred Vanderbilt LAL 110.3 $3,100 PF $4,200 C 16.1 1.2 14.3 5.4 12% 5% 4.0 2.0 1.2 -0.5 1.9 5.1 1.9 0.89 0.25 0.93 0.31 vs MIN 8:30

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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