NBA DFS First Look on DraftKings and FanDuel: Sunday, May 10th

Castle of the Spurs

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)
New York Knicks Philadelphia 76ers NYK -1.5 213.5 107.5 106.0 3:30 pm
San Antonio Spurs Minnesota Timberwolves SAS -4.5 218.5 111.5 107.0 7:30 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)
New York Knicks -1.5 107.5 116.5 -9.0 3 25 5 at PHI 15 20 19 10 19 16 99.1 3:30 pm
Philadelphia 76ers 1.5 106.0 115.9 -9.9 16 15 20 vs NYK 25 5 22 20 5 7 99.1 3:30 pm
San Antonio Spurs -4.5 111.5 119.8 -8.3 3 12 6 at MIN 10 11 2 12 11 8 101.1 7:30 pm
Minnesota Timberwolves 4.5 107.0 118.0 -11.0 13 10 11 vs SAS 12 6 17 8 8 3 101.1 7:30 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)
Jalen Brunson NYK 107.5 $8,300 PG $9,000 PG 35.0 0.7 42.5 -1.0 30% 2% 26.0 4.5 6.8 -2.3 3.3 -2.3 1.21 -0.05 1.16 -0.01 at PHI 3:30 pm
Tyrese Maxey PHI 106.0 $8,700 PG $9,300 PG 38.0 -1.3 49.2 -21.2 29% 2% 28.3 -8.8 6.6 -2.6 4.1 -1.1 1.30 -0.53 1.29 -0.59 vs NYK 3:30 pm
De’Aaron Fox SAS 111.5 $6,700 PG $6,800 PG 31.0 -1.6 35.6 -12.9 24% -1% 18.6 -5.6 6.2 -2.2 3.8 -2.3 1.15 -0.38 1.12 -0.38 at MIN 7:30 pm
Mike Conley MIN 107.0 $3,500 PG $3,500 PG 18.4 1.6 13.0 5.4 11% 1% 4.5 3.0 2.9 1.6 1.7 -0.2 0.71 0.21 0.71 0.17 vs SAS 7:30 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)
Mikal Bridges NYK 107.5 $5,800 SF $5,800 SG/SF 32.8 -0.6 29.4 1.5 17% -1% 14.4 3.1 3.7 -0.2 3.8 -0.3 0.90 0.06 0.91 0.07 at PHI 3:30 pm
VJ Edgecombe PHI 106.0 $6,200 PG/SG $6,200 SG/PG 35.0 -0.9 33.3 -9.3 20% 2% 16.0 -1.5 4.2 -1.7 5.6 -2.6 0.95 -0.25 0.95 -0.29 vs NYK 3:30 pm
Stephon Castle SAS 111.5 $6,800 SG $7,200 SG/PG 30.0 -3.7 36.8 -4.0 24% 1% 16.7 2.3 7.4 -2.9 5.3 -0.8 1.23 0.02 1.18 0.03 at MIN 7:30 pm
Anthony Edwards MIN 107.0 $8,000 SG $8,900 SG/SF 35.0 -10.3 45.3 -23.8 31% -6% 28.8 -13.8 3.7 -2.2 5.0 -2.0 1.29 -0.42 1.27 -0.46 vs SAS 7:30 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)
OG Anunoby NYK 107.5 $6,400 PF $6,900 SF/PF 33.2 0.7 31.5 3.3 19% 1% 16.7 4.3 2.2 -0.7 5.2 -1.2 0.95 0.08 0.95 0.12 at PHI 3:30 pm
Kelly Oubre PHI 106.0 $5,400 SG/SF $5,400 SF/PF 31.5 1.8 26.9 0.4 18% -2% 14.1 1.4 1.6 -0.1 5.0 0.0 0.85 -0.03 0.86 -0.05 vs NYK 3:30 pm
Devin Vassell SAS 111.5 $5,300 SF $5,700 SF/SG 30.5 -1.5 26.1 2.4 18% -3% 13.9 -1.9 2.5 1.0 4.0 1.0 0.85 0.13 0.84 0.16 at MIN 7:30 pm
Jaden McDaniels MIN 107.0 $6,500 SF $6,300 SF/PF 31.7 -4.1 28.1 -2.4 18% 3% 14.8 -0.8 2.7 0.3 4.2 -0.2 0.89 0.05 0.90 0.06 vs SAS 7:30 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)
Josh Hart NYK 107.5 $6,600 SG/SF $6,700 SF/PF 30.2 4.5 31.4 -0.3 16% -4% 12.0 -5.5 4.8 1.2 7.4 0.1 1.04 -0.14 1.02 -0.07 at PHI 3:30 pm
Paul George PHI 106.0 $7,000 SF/PF $7,100 SF/PF 30.7 4.0 34.1 0.3 23% -3% 17.3 0.7 3.6 -0.1 5.3 -0.8 1.11 -0.12 1.11 -0.14 vs NYK 3:30 pm
Julian Champagnie SAS 111.5 $4,700 SF/PF $4,700 SF/PF 27.6 -0.7 24.1 2.6 15% 0% 11.1 3.4 1.5 -0.5 5.8 -0.8 0.87 0.12 0.86 0.12 at MIN 7:30 pm
Julius Randle MIN 107.0 $7,300 PF $7,000 PF 33.0 1.4 39.3 -8.7 26% 0% 21.1 -4.6 5.0 -3.0 6.7 0.8 1.19 -0.30 1.16 -0.33 vs SAS 7:30 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)
Karl-Anthony Towns NYK 107.5 $8,900 PF/C $9,100 C/PF 31.0 -7.1 42.9 -1.4 25% 3% 20.1 -1.6 3.0 3.5 11.9 -3.9 1.39 0.35 1.33 0.33 at PHI 3:30 pm
Joel Embiid PHI 106.0 $8,600 C $9,200 C 31.6 -7.1 45.7 -25.7 34% -4% 26.9 -12.9 3.9 -2.9 7.7 -3.7 1.45 -0.63 1.42 -0.62 vs NYK 3:30 pm
Victor Wembanyama SAS 111.5 $11,000 C $12,800 C/PF 29.2 3.7 53.0 3.2 32% -7% 25.0 -10.0 3.1 0.4 11.5 3.5 1.82 -0.11 1.85 -0.05 at MIN 7:30 pm
Rudy Gobert MIN 107.0 $5,700 C $6,100 C 31.3 -2.4 32.6 -7.3 13% 2% 10.9 -4.9 1.7 0.3 11.5 -1.5 1.04 -0.17 1.07 -0.16 vs SAS 7:30 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)
Miles McBride NYK 107.5 $4,400 PG/SG $3,800 PG/SG 26.3 -7.5 22.1 -12.7 17% -3% 12.0 -6.0 2.6 -1.1 2.4 -1.9 0.84 -0.34 0.81 -0.37 at PHI 3:30 pm
Mitchell Robinson NYK 107.5 $4,000 C $3,800 C 19.6 -8.0 22.1 -13.6 10% 2% 5.7 -3.7 0.9 0.1 8.8 -4.8 1.13 -0.39 1.21 -0.47 at PHI 3:30 pm
Jordan Clarkson NYK 107.5 $3,500 SG/SF $3,600 SG/PG 17.8 -6.9 13.9 -5.7 20% 1% 8.6 -4.6 1.3 -1.3 1.8 1.7 0.78 -0.03 0.75 -0.08 at PHI 3:30 pm
Andre Drummond PHI 106.0 $4,300 C $3,700 C 19.5 -7.6 21.8 -10.7 14% -4% 6.4 -3.4 1.3 -0.8 8.4 -2.9 1.12 -0.18 1.13 -0.20 vs NYK 3:30 pm
Quentin Grimes PHI 106.0 $3,800 PG/SG $3,900 SG/SF 29.4 -5.3 25.4 -9.4 18% -7% 13.4 -7.4 3.3 0.2 3.6 -1.6 0.87 -0.20 0.85 -0.17 vs NYK 3:30 pm
Adem Bona PHI 106.0 $3,100 C $3,500 C 17.4 -7.3 13.7 -6.2 11% 3% 4.8 -3.8 0.5 0.0 4.3 -0.3 0.79 -0.05 0.86 -0.14 vs NYK 3:30 pm
Luke Kornet SAS 111.5 $3,200 C $3,600 C 21.0 -10.3 19.8 -9.1 10% 0% 6.5 -3.5 1.9 -1.4 6.1 -4.1 0.94 0.06 1.00 0.19 at MIN 7:30 pm
Dylan Harper SAS 111.5 $4,900 PG/SG $4,500 SG/PG 22.6 3.1 23.9 6.3 21% -1% 11.8 2.7 3.9 0.6 3.4 2.1 1.06 0.12 1.05 0.12 at MIN 7:30 pm
Keldon Johnson SAS 111.5 $4,000 SG/SF $4,000 SF/PF 23.3 -2.0 23.7 -3.9 20% 3% 13.2 -3.2 1.4 -0.4 5.4 0.6 1.02 -0.09 1.00 -0.06 at MIN 7:30 pm
Ayo Dosunmu MIN 107.0 $5,900 PG/SG $5,000 SG/PG 27.3 -16.8 26.9 -22.9 20% -6% 14.8 -14.8 3.6 -3.6 3.4 -3.4 0.99 -0.61 0.97 -0.39 vs SAS 7:30 pm
Naz Reid MIN 107.0 $5,600 PF/C $5,500 C/PF 26.1 -0.5 29.0 -5.5 21% -7% 13.6 -2.1 2.2 -1.7 6.2 1.8 1.11 -0.19 1.11 -0.26 vs SAS 7:30 pm
Terrence Shannon MIN 107.0 $4,300 SG/SF $3,900 SF/SG 12.5 17.2 9.0 12.5 17% 4% 5.6 8.4 0.9 0.1 1.1 3.9 0.72 0.01 0.69 0.03 vs SAS 7:30 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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