NBA DFS First Look: Saturday, November 9th

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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 Schedule & Vegas Lines

Road Team Home Team Favorite Spread Game Total Road Total Home Total Time (ET)
Utah Jazz San Antonio Spurs SAS -6.5 220.5 107.0 113.5 5:00 PM
Brooklyn Nets Cleveland Cavaliers CLE -13.0 223.0 105.0 118.0 7:30 PM
Chicago Bulls Atlanta Hawks ATL -2.5 238.5 118.0 120.5 7:30 PM
Toronto Raptors Los Angeles Clippers LAC -7.5 228.0 110.3 117.8 10:30 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)
Utah Jazz 6.5 107.0 104.3 2.7 30 7 15 at SAS 25 7 9 19 5 10 99.6 5:00
San Antonio Spurs -6.5 113.5 105.9 7.6 26 25 7 vs UTA 7 15 22 16 24 27 99.6 5:00
Brooklyn Nets 13.0 105.0 113.5 -8.5 10 22 27 at CLE 12 14 5 27 10 9 99.4 7:30
Cleveland Cavaliers -13.0 118.0 123.2 -5.2 1 12 14 vs BKN 22 27 3 11 17 17 99.4 7:30
Chicago Bulls 2.5 118.0 113.7 4.3 28 1 20 at ATL 3 16 30 30 28 26 104.2 7:30
Atlanta Hawks -2.5 120.5 115.9 4.6 16 3 16 vs CHI 1 20 24 4 27 21 104.2 7:30
Toronto Raptors 7.5 110.3 118.0 -7.8 13 6 3 at LAC 26 3 13 22 4 5 99.6 10:30
Los Angeles Clippers -7.5 117.8 109.1 8.7 22 26 3 vs TOR 6 3 6 12 30 29 99.6 10:30

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)
Keyonte George UTA 107.0 #N/A #N/A 31.7 0.3 29.9 4.7 26% -1% 15.6 4.1 6.4 0.3 9.9 2.9 -0.9 0.94 0.14 0.86 0.14 at SAS 5:00
Chris Paul SAS 113.5 #N/A #N/A 28.4 -1.4 30.8 -3.6 16% 1% 11.1 -1.1 8.0 -1.3 15.5 3.8 -0.5 1.08 -0.08 1.03 -0.08 vs UTA 5:00
Dennis Schroder BKN 105.0 $7,000 PG/SG $6,900 PG 34.7 -1.2 37.8 -7.3 22% -3% 19.9 -7.9 7.3 -1.6 11.9 3.0 1.7 1.09 -0.18 1.04 -0.12 at CLE 7:30
Darius Garland CLE 118.0 $6,900 PG $6,800 PG 29.0 3.8 36.0 4.2 25% -3% 19.8 1.5 6.8 2.2 9.8 1.9 0.1 1.24 -0.02 1.18 -0.04 vs BKN 7:30
Josh Giddey CHI 118.0 $7,200 PG $7,100 PG/SG 29.1 0.1 33.7 -4.2 22% -1% 13.6 -2.3 7.0 1.7 11.2 6.6 -2.9 1.16 -0.15 1.10 -0.13 at ATL 7:30
Trae Young ATL 120.5 $10,300 PG $9,500 PG 35.9 -5.9 49.2 -11.3 29% -3% 23.8 -7.8 10.9 -1.6 19.1 4.6 -1.3 1.37 -0.11 1.28 -0.09 vs CHI 7:30
Immanuel Quickley TOR 110.3 $7,600 PG $7,400 PG/SG 14.2 23.5 34% 0% 13.0 4.0 6.0 2.0 1.65 1.58 at LAC 10:30
James Harden LAC 117.8 $9,500 PG $9,600 PG 35.0 -1.8 51.4 -7.7 30% -6% 20.8 -5.1 9.4 -3.7 15.4 8.1 0.2 1.47 -0.15 1.41 -0.05 vs TOR 10:30

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)
Collin Sexton UTA 107.0 #N/A #N/A 25.4 3.6 24.1 3.8 25% 0% 14.9 1.1 3.3 2.0 7.9 2.3 -0.6 0.95 0.01 0.91 0.00 at SAS 5:00
Stephon Castle SAS 113.5 #N/A #N/A 21.1 2.5 15.5 4.3 19% 1% 6.8 3.2 2.4 -0.1 4.9 2.6 0.4 0.73 0.10 0.76 0.13 vs UTA 5:00
Cam Thomas BKN 105.0 $7,400 SG/SF $7,300 SG/PG 34.0 -1.8 35.4 -6.2 32% 1% 24.9 -4.2 3.1 0.9 6.5 3.1 -1.8 1.04 -0.13 1.00 -0.14 at CLE 7:30
Donovan Mitchell CLE 118.0 $8,300 PG/SG $8,300 SG/PG 30.2 2.9 37.2 0.4 31% -1% 23.8 0.5 4.1 -0.4 7.8 3.0 0.7 1.23 -0.09 1.19 -0.10 vs BKN 7:30
Coby White CHI 118.0 $7,100 PG/SG $7,000 SG/PG 33.3 -1.0 34.2 -0.4 23% 3% 19.6 0.4 5.0 1.3 9.9 3.4 -1.7 1.03 0.02 0.97 0.00 at ATL 7:30
Dyson Daniels ATL 120.5 $5,700 SG/SF $5,600 SG/PG 30.7 -2.3 26.5 -3.4 17% 3% 11.6 -1.6 2.4 0.3 5.6 4.1 -0.1 0.86 -0.05 0.93 -0.08 vs CHI 7:30
Gradey Dick TOR 110.3 $6,900 SG/SF $6,000 SG/SF 31.5 0.9 30.9 1.3 24% 1% 20.0 -1.7 2.2 0.8 3.3 2.8 0.9 0.98 0.01 0.97 0.03 at LAC 10:30
Terance Mann LAC 117.8 $4,100 SG/SF $3,900 SG/SF 22.7 -1.2 13.9 2.3 12% 2% 5.6 2.1 1.9 -0.2 2.4 3.4 -0.1 0.61 0.14 0.62 0.14 vs TOR 10:30

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)
Cody Williams UTA 107.0 #N/A #N/A 23.6 1.4 12.2 2.2 12% 3% 4.8 2.2 1.4 0.3 3.1 3.0 -0.3 0.51 0.06 0.52 0.06 at SAS 5:00
Julian Champagnie SAS 113.5 #N/A #N/A 28.2 4.9 23.0 4.0 16% 0% 11.0 5.0 1.7 0.3 3.3 5.2 -0.5 0.82 0.00 0.80 -0.05 vs UTA 5:00
Cameron Johnson BKN 105.0 $6,300 SF/PF $5,900 SF/PF 33.6 -1.0 29.9 2.5 18% 2% 16.6 3.4 3.0 0.3 4.5 3.9 -0.6 0.89 0.11 0.88 0.11 at CLE 7:30
Isaac Okoro CLE 118.0 $4,100 SG/SF $4,000 SF/SG 20.3 5.8 13.3 6.4 10% -1% 5.2 3.1 1.4 0.6 2.3 2.8 2.2 0.66 0.10 0.68 0.06 vs BKN 7:30
Zach LaVine CHI 118.0 $7,100 SG/SF $6,700 SF/SG 34.7 36.5 24% 22.7 2.7 6.8 5.5 1.05 0.97 at ATL 7:30
Zaccharie Risacher ATL 120.5 $5,400 SF $5,400 SF 26.9 5.4 22.7 12.4 21% 3% 12.0 7.7 1.3 0.7 2.1 3.6 1.4 0.84 0.24 0.86 0.24 vs CHI 7:30
Ochai Agbaji TOR 110.3 $5,700 SG/SF $5,200 SG 30.5 3.1 25.7 5.3 14% 1% 13.0 3.7 2.0 0.7 4.3 4.4 -0.4 0.84 0.08 0.86 0.07 at LAC 10:30
Norman Powell LAC 117.8 $7,200 SG/SF $6,300 SF/SG 33.4 0.2 35.5 1.0 26% -2% 25.0 -0.7 2.4 1.3 4.0 2.4 -1.1 1.06 0.02 1.01 0.02 vs TOR 10:30

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)
Lauri Markkanen UTA 107.0 #N/A #N/A 28.5 0.0 29.7 -3.0 23% -3% 16.0 -8.0 2.2 1.8 4.8 7.2 -0.2 1.04 -0.10 0.99 -0.05 at SAS 5:00
Harrison Barnes SAS 113.5 #N/A #N/A 28.6 -2.0 17.5 -3.5 13% 0% 9.7 -4.0 1.4 0.6 3.5 3.7 1.0 0.61 -0.08 0.60 -0.10 vs UTA 5:00
Dorian Finney-Smith BKN 105.0 $4,600 PF $4,800 PF/SF 28.7 -0.7 24.1 0.1 17% -1% 10.6 1.1 1.8 -0.8 2.9 5.1 -0.4 0.84 0.02 0.85 0.01 at CLE 7:30
Evan Mobley CLE 118.0 $7,400 PF/C $7,800 PF/C 29.7 1.0 36.9 -3.5 24% 0% 17.3 -2.0 2.8 0.9 5.7 8.2 -1.2 1.24 -0.16 1.28 -0.14 vs BKN 7:30
Patrick Williams CHI 118.0 $4,700 PF $4,500 PF 27.9 -0.8 19.7 -0.7 16% 1% 8.4 2.6 1.7 -0.4 2.8 4.8 -2.1 0.70 -0.01 0.69 -0.03 at ATL 7:30
Jalen Johnson ATL 120.5 $8,400 PF $8,800 PF/SF 36.7 -0.8 44.7 7.2 24% 4% 18.9 5.1 5.3 1.0 10.2 10.6 1.1 1.22 0.23 1.20 0.20 vs CHI 7:30
RJ Barrett TOR 110.3 $8,800 SF/PF $8,200 SF/PF 33.1 1.9 45.0 -2.3 32% 0% 25.7 -2.4 7.0 -0.7 11.0 5.3 0.7 1.36 -0.14 1.29 -0.12 at LAC 10:30
Derrick Jones LAC 117.8 $4,500 SF/PF $4,400 SF/PF 27.0 -4.4 20.1 -5.1 16% 3% 10.6 -1.9 1.3 0.0 1.3 3.6 -0.6 0.74 -0.08 0.75 -0.12 vs TOR 10:30

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)
Walker Kessler UTA 107.0 #N/A #N/A 27.4 1.2 32.4 3.8 13% 2% 9.5 2.5 1.1 -0.4 3.0 11.4 1.3 1.18 0.08 1.25 0.07 at SAS 5:00
Victor Wembanyama SAS 113.5 #N/A #N/A 30.8 -0.4 43.8 2.1 28% 2% 17.7 -0.7 2.7 -1.0 6.8 9.6 -0.6 1.42 0.09 1.50 0.16 vs UTA 5:00
Nic Claxton BKN 105.0 $5,700 C $5,700 C 22.4 1.9 26.2 -1.2 16% 3% 9.6 0.4 2.3 1.0 2.9 7.3 -1.3 1.17 -0.14 1.22 -0.15 at CLE 7:30
Jarrett Allen CLE 118.0 $7,000 C $7,600 C/PF 30.5 3.5 38.0 4.4 16% 1% 15.1 -0.1 1.8 1.2 2.2 11.9 1.8 1.25 0.00 1.28 -0.02 vs BKN 7:30
Nikola Vucevic CHI 118.0 $8,300 C $8,000 C 32.0 -2.6 42.9 -1.1 22% 1% 21.2 -0.5 3.4 0.3 5.9 10.1 -1.8 1.34 0.08 1.29 0.12 at ATL 7:30
Clint Capela ATL 120.5 $5,300 C $5,100 C 22.8 -1.0 21.3 -4.4 13% -1% 9.9 -0.6 1.0 -0.3 1.1 6.4 -1.4 0.93 -0.16 0.95 -0.18 vs CHI 7:30
Jakob Poeltl TOR 110.3 $7,800 C #N/A #N/A 32.8 0.8 37.5 -1.4 18% 1% 15.0 0.7 3.0 0.0 5.3 11.4 -2.1 1.14 -0.07 1.15 -0.06 at LAC 10:30
Ivica Zubac LAC 117.8 $7,900 C $7,400 C 34.4 -1.6 39.3 -6.6 21% 0% 17.1 -3.4 2.8 -0.5 4.6 12.5 -1.2 1.14 -0.14 1.13 -0.14 vs TOR 10:30

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)
John Collins UTA 107.0 #N/A #N/A 23.8 2.2 31.8 2.2 27% -3% 15.9 2.1 2.6 1.1 3.8 7.1 -0.1 1.33 -0.03 1.32 -0.06 at SAS 5:00
Jordan Clarkson UTA 107.0 #N/A #N/A 23.9 -3.1 23.9 2.2 27% 6% 13.8 4.2 3.2 -1.2 8.2 3.8 0.2 1.00 0.25 0.94 0.12 at SAS 5:00
Drew Eubanks UTA 107.0 #N/A #N/A 14.1 3.9 12.4 2.5 12% 0% 3.8 0.5 1.3 0.0 2.0 4.2 1.5 0.88 -0.05 0.90 -0.05 at SAS 5:00
Devin Vassell SAS 113.5 #N/A #N/A vs UTA 5:00
Keldon Johnson SAS 113.5 #N/A #N/A 27.2 -1.2 23.9 1.4 19% -2% 12.6 -0.3 1.0 0.7 2.4 6.2 0.5 0.88 0.09 0.87 0.09 vs UTA 5:00
Malaki Branham SAS 113.5 #N/A #N/A 16.3 3.6 15.6 1.2 24% -2% 10.0 1.3 1.1 0.6 2.4 1.9 -0.2 0.96 -0.12 0.92 -0.14 vs UTA 5:00
Jalen Wilson BKN 105.0 $3,700 SF $4,400 PF 22.7 1.5 17.4 1.2 15% 4% 8.6 0.7 2.3 0.7 3.3 3.6 -0.3 0.76 0.00 0.74 0.01 at CLE 7:30
Ziaire Williams BKN 105.0 $3,900 SG $3,800 SF 19.5 -0.6 18.2 -7.6 18% -4% 9.3 -4.0 1.3 -1.0 2.0 3.1 -0.8 0.93 -0.37 0.96 -0.35 at CLE 7:30
Noah Clowney BKN 105.0 $3,800 PF/C $4,000 PF/C 16.1 -0.2 12.9 0.1 19% -5% 6.1 -0.6 0.4 0.6 1.1 3.3 -0.3 0.80 0.01 0.82 0.05 at CLE 7:30
Caris LeVert CLE 118.0 $4,800 PG/SG $5,200 SF/SG 22.5 5.3 25.8 9.2 18% 1% 12.6 3.4 4.6 1.4 6.9 2.4 3.6 1.15 0.11 1.15 0.09 vs BKN 7:30
Georges Niang CLE 118.0 $3,500 SF/PF $3,900 PF 19.5 3.2 13.8 2.7 14% 0% 6.1 0.9 1.3 0.7 2.2 3.4 -0.1 0.71 0.02 0.68 0.04 vs BKN 7:30
Sam Merrill CLE 118.0 $3,400 SG $3,900 SG/SF 20.4 2.5 14.7 5.9 14% 5% 7.9 4.8 1.4 -0.4 3.1 1.7 1.0 0.72 0.18 0.70 0.14 vs BKN 7:30
Ayo Dosunmu CHI 118.0 $5,900 PG/SG $5,600 SG/PG 28.1 2.8 23.1 3.6 17% 3% 9.9 4.8 4.0 -0.3 7.8 5.1 -0.8 0.82 0.04 0.80 0.05 at ATL 7:30
Jalen Smith CHI 118.0 $3,700 C $4,100 C 14.4 1.1 18.3 -3.0 21% -1% 8.8 -2.5 0.4 -0.1 1.1 5.3 -0.6 1.27 -0.28 1.27 -0.24 at ATL 7:30
Dalen Terry CHI 118.0 $3,400 SF $3,800 SF 12.6 6.7 9.0 6.8 14% 3% 3.6 3.1 1.0 1.0 3.4 1.8 1.5 0.71 0.11 0.75 0.08 at ATL 7:30
Garrison Mathews ATL 120.5 $3,200 SG $3,900 SG 22.9 -0.9 19.8 -2.8 15% -2% 11.9 -1.9 1.6 0.1 2.6 1.4 0.6 0.86 -0.09 0.83 -0.10 vs CHI 7:30
David Roddy ATL 120.5 $4,000 SF/PF $4,600 SF/PF 23.5 -1.4 20.3 -5.9 13% -4% 9.0 -2.7 2.1 0.2 3.3 4.9 -1.2 0.86 -0.21 0.86 -0.25 vs CHI 7:30
Keaton Wallace ATL 120.5 $3,100 PG $3,800 PG 15.0 3.5 12.8 2.8 16% 2% 6.1 0.2 1.1 -0.1 3.6 1.6 0.4 0.85 -0.01 0.89 0.06 vs CHI 7:30
Davion Mitchell TOR 110.3 $5,800 PG/SG $5,400 PG 29.7 3.6 24.7 5.8 16% -2% 10.0 2.3 6.3 0.7 12.1 2.2 0.5 0.83 0.08 0.81 0.12 at LAC 10:30
Chris Boucher TOR 110.3 $4,300 PF/C $4,900 C/PF 18.1 3.0 19.6 3.1 21% 0% 10.6 3.7 0.7 0.0 1.2 4.0 0.3 1.08 -0.01 1.10 -0.07 at LAC 10:30
Jonathan Mogbo TOR 110.3 $4,200 PF/C $4,600 PF 17.6 0.7 18.6 -2.2 15% -3% 6.6 -1.6 2.0 0.0 3.4 4.7 1.0 1.06 -0.16 1.13 -0.21 at LAC 10:30
Kevin Porter LAC 117.8 $4,400 PG $4,100 PG 15.9 0.7 16.5 1.2 30% -7% 6.5 -1.5 2.9 1.8 4.9 3.9 0.8 1.04 0.03 1.01 0.01 vs TOR 10:30
Kris Dunn LAC 117.8 $4,300 PG/SG $4,100 PG/SG 21.6 -0.5 19.4 1.0 13% 4% 7.5 1.2 2.6 0.7 4.4 4.1 -1.4 0.90 0.07 0.91 0.08 vs TOR 10:30
Amir Coffey LAC 117.8 $4,000 SF/PF $3,700 SF 22.1 1.3 14.5 4.6 13% 3% 8.9 3.1 0.6 -0.3 1.6 2.4 0.9 0.66 0.16 0.64 0.14 vs TOR 10:30

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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