NBA DFS First Look on DraftKings and FanDuel: Saturday, May 9th

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)
Detroit Pistons Cleveland Cavaliers CLE -4.5 212.5 104.0 108.5 3:00 pm
Oklahoma City Thunder Los Angeles Lakers OKC -8.5 211.5 110.0 101.5 8:30 pm


Playbook

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)
Detroit Pistons 4.5 104.0 117.8 -13.8 9 19 4 at CLE 13 10 20 26 15 15 100.3 3:00 pm
Cleveland Cavaliers -4.5 108.5 119.5 -11.0 6 13 10 vs DET 19 4 16 1 3 2 100.3 3:00 pm
Oklahoma City Thunder -8.5 110.0 119.0 -9.0 7 16 22 at LAL 21 11 12 8 11 19 99.8 8:30 pm
Los Angeles Lakers 8.5 101.5 116.3 -14.8 10 21 11 vs OKC 16 22 24 25 2 1 99.8 8:30 pm

Point Guard (Projected Starters)

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the regular season and the current series in 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)
Cade Cunningham DET 104.0 $11,100 PG $10,500 PG 33.9 7.9 50.2 -5.0 30% -4% 23.9 0.1 9.9 -1.4 5.5 -2.5 1.48 -0.40 1.43 -0.39 at CLE 3:00 pm
James Harden CLE 108.5 $8,200 PG $7,900 PG/SG 34.8 1.1 44.9 -11.2 28% 0% 23.6 -7.6 8.0 -3.0 4.8 2.2 1.29 -0.35 1.22 -0.31 vs DET 3:00 pm
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC 110.0 $10,300 PG $10,000 PG 33.2 3.2 50.7 -11.2 32% -5% 31.1 -6.6 6.6 0.4 4.3 -2.3 1.53 -0.44 1.53 -0.47 at LAL 8:30 pm
Austin Reaves LAL 101.5 $7,700 PG/SG $7,100 SG/SF 34.5 -1.2 40.3 -15.3 26% -2% 23.3 -11.8 5.5 -1.5 4.7 -0.7 1.17 -0.42 1.13 -0.36 vs OKC 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)
Duncan Robinson DET 104.0 $4,700 SG $4,600 SG/SF 27.4 5.0 21.6 9.3 15% 3% 12.2 5.8 2.1 0.4 2.7 -1.2 0.79 0.16 0.76 0.19 at CLE 3:00 pm
Donovan Mitchell CLE 108.5 $8,400 SG $8,000 SG/PG 33.5 2.8 46.0 -5.7 31% 0% 27.9 -0.9 5.7 -3.2 4.5 0.5 1.37 -0.26 1.33 -0.26 vs DET 3:00 pm
Ajay Mitchell OKC 110.0 $6,200 PG/SG $5,900 PG/SG 25.8 5.1 26.0 5.5 21% 7% 13.6 6.4 3.6 1.4 3.3 -0.3 1.01 0.01 1.02 -0.07 at LAL 8:30 pm
Marcus Smart LAL 101.5 $5,700 SG/SF $5,400 SG/SF 28.5 4.9 21.0 9.7 15% 2% 9.3 0.2 3.0 1.0 2.8 2.7 0.74 0.18 0.74 0.24 vs OKC 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)
Ausar Thompson DET 104.0 $6,700 SF $6,500 SF/SG 26.0 2.2 26.8 2.0 17% -3% 9.9 0.6 3.1 0.4 5.7 1.8 1.03 -0.01 1.11 -0.02 at CLE 3:00 pm
Dean Wade CLE 108.5 $3,500 SF/PF $3,800 PF/SF 22.3 3.2 16.0 -2.0 10% -2% 5.8 0.7 1.5 -1.0 4.2 -0.2 0.72 -0.17 0.73 -0.19 vs DET 3:00 pm
Lu Dort OKC 110.0 $3,500 SG $3,700 SF/SG 26.8 0.6 17.8 -7.8 14% -6% 8.3 -4.8 1.2 0.8 3.6 -1.6 0.66 -0.30 0.66 -0.31 at LAL 8:30 pm
LeBron James LAL 101.5 $9,400 PF $8,900 PF/SF 33.2 3.5 42.7 3.2 26% 4% 20.9 6.6 7.2 -0.2 6.1 -0.6 1.28 -0.03 1.26 -0.06 vs OKC 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)
Tobias Harris DET 104.0 $7,300 PF $7,200 PF/SF 27.7 10.1 26.2 10.4 18% 4% 13.3 7.2 2.5 -2.0 5.1 2.4 0.95 0.02 0.95 0.06 at CLE 3:00 pm
Evan Mobley CLE 108.5 $7,600 PF/C $7,400 PF/C 31.9 3.4 39.8 -7.3 22% -7% 18.2 -6.7 3.6 0.9 9.0 -4.0 1.25 -0.33 1.26 -0.27 vs DET 3:00 pm
Chet Holmgren OKC 110.0 $7,900 PF $7,800 C/PF 28.9 3.7 36.1 13.9 21% 4% 17.1 6.9 1.7 0.3 8.9 3.1 1.25 0.28 1.27 0.26 at LAL 8:30 pm
Rui Hachimura LAL 101.5 $5,100 SF/PF $4,900 SF/PF 28.3 7.5 19.2 13.1 15% 3% 11.5 8.0 0.8 1.2 3.3 0.7 0.68 0.22 0.67 0.21 vs OKC 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)
Jalen Duren DET 104.0 $7,200 C $6,600 C 28.2 6.1 38.8 -9.8 23% -7% 19.5 -10.0 2.0 0.5 10.5 0.5 1.37 -0.53 1.37 -0.54 at CLE 3:00 pm
Jarrett Allen CLE 108.5 $5,600 C $6,200 C/PF 27.1 -2.4 32.2 -8.5 20% -2% 15.4 -3.4 1.8 0.2 8.5 -3.5 1.19 -0.23 1.21 -0.21 vs DET 3:00 pm
Isaiah Hartenstein OKC 110.0 $5,300 C $5,200 C 24.2 2.8 29.4 5.3 15% -2% 9.2 3.8 3.5 0.0 9.4 1.1 1.21 0.07 1.24 0.06 at LAL 8:30 pm
Deandre Ayton LAL 101.5 $5,400 C $4,800 C 27.2 0.6 26.8 4.0 16% 1% 12.5 -4.0 0.8 0.7 8.0 6.0 0.98 0.12 1.00 0.10 vs OKC 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)
Daniss Jenkins DET 104.0 $4,400 PG $4,700 PG/SG 20.2 7.3 20.0 10.4 21% 2% 9.3 3.7 3.9 -0.4 2.3 4.2 0.99 0.12 0.98 0.16 at CLE 3:00 pm
Javonte Green DET 104.0 $3,100 SF/PF $3,500 SF 17.6 -13.8 14.8 -12.4 14% 3% 6.9 -5.4 0.7 -0.7 2.8 -2.3 0.84 -0.21 0.88 -0.32 at CLE 3:00 pm
Paul Reed DET 104.0 $3,000 C $3,500 C 13.9 18.5 -18.5 20% 7.8 1.2 4.5 1.33 1.42 at CLE 3:00 pm
Max Strus CLE 108.5 $4,600 SG/SF $4,200 SG/SF 24.0 3.7 22.6 -0.3 17% -1% 11.2 -0.2 2.0 -0.5 5.4 -1.4 0.94 -0.14 0.88 -0.07 vs DET 3:00 pm
Sam Merrill CLE 108.5 $3,000 SG $3,600 SF/SG 26.5 -19.8 22.2 -21.2 17% -10% 12.8 -12.8 2.4 -1.4 2.6 -2.6 0.84 -0.69 0.79 -0.72 vs DET 3:00 pm
Jaylon Tyson CLE 108.5 $3,400 SF/PF $3,700 SF/SG 26.9 -7.1 25.7 -14.7 19% -8% 13.2 -9.7 2.2 -1.2 5.1 -0.1 0.95 -0.40 0.93 -0.39 vs DET 3:00 pm
Cason Wallace OKC 110.0 $4,100 SG/SF $4,100 SG/PG 26.6 -5.8 21.2 1.6 14% 3% 8.6 -1.1 2.6 0.4 3.1 0.9 0.80 0.30 0.84 0.31 at LAL 8:30 pm
Alex Caruso OKC 110.0 $4,000 SF/PF $3,900 SF/SG 18.2 4.6 15.9 1.1 15% -1% 6.2 3.3 2.0 -0.5 2.8 0.2 0.87 -0.13 0.91 -0.23 at LAL 8:30 pm
Isaiah Joe OKC 110.0 $3,200 SG/SF $3,500 SF/SG 21.2 -11.9 18.9 -8.6 18% 9% 11.1 -3.6 1.3 -0.8 2.5 -2.0 0.89 0.22 0.86 0.20 at LAL 8:30 pm
Luke Kennard LAL 101.5 $4,300 PG/SG $3,800 SG/PG 21.5 7.3 16.6 -1.8 13% -2% 8.4 -3.4 2.2 -0.2 2.3 1.7 0.77 -0.26 0.75 -0.25 vs OKC 8:30 pm
Jake LaRavia LAL 101.5 $3,100 SG/SF $3,600 PF/SF 25.1 -10.2 19.5 -8.2 14% 6% 8.2 -3.2 1.8 -1.8 4.0 -1.0 0.78 -0.02 0.80 -0.05 vs OKC 8:30 pm
Jaxson Hayes LAL 101.5 $3,100 C $3,600 C 18.3 -1.9 16.1 -4.4 12% 2% 7.5 -3.5 0.9 0.1 4.1 0.9 0.88 -0.17 0.93 -0.25 vs OKC 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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