NBA DFS First Look on DraftKings and FanDuel: Sunday, May 24th

Wembanyama 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)
Oklahoma City Thunder San Antonio Spurs SAS -2.5 218.5 108.0 110.5 8:00 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)
Oklahoma City Thunder 2.5 108.0 119.0 -11.0 7 16 22 at SAS 12 6 17 8 8 3 100.5 8:00 pm
San Antonio Spurs -2.5 110.5 119.8 -9.3 3 12 6 vs OKC 16 22 24 25 2 1 100.5 8:00 pm

Point Guard (Projected Starters)

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the regular season and this playoff series. 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)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC 108.0 $11,800 PG $15,400 PG 33.2 11.6 50.7 5.4 32% -1% 31.1 -4.1 6.6 3.9 4.3 -0.8 1.53 -0.27 1.53 -0.23 at SAS 8:00 pm
De’Aaron Fox SAS 110.5 $7,600 PG $7,600 PG 31.0 35.6 -35.6 24% 0% 18.6 6.2 3.8 1.15 1.12 vs OKC 8:00 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)
Jalen Williams OKC 108.0 $8,400 SF $9,400 SF/PF 28.4 -6.1 33.5 -7.5 25% 2% 17.1 -2.1 5.5 -4.0 4.6 -0.6 1.18 -0.02 1.19 0.04 at SAS 8:00 pm
Stephon Castle SAS 110.5 $9,000 SG $10,400 SG/PG 30.0 13.6 36.8 3.5 24% 2% 16.7 4.3 7.4 2.1 5.3 0.2 1.23 -0.30 1.18 -0.38 vs OKC 8:00 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)
Lu Dort OKC 108.0 $2,800 SG $1,600 SF/SG 26.8 -10.7 17.8 -1.5 14% -2% 8.3 -0.3 1.2 1.8 3.6 -0.6 0.66 0.35 0.66 0.29 at SAS 8:00 pm
Devin Vassell SAS 110.5 $7,000 SF $6,400 SF/SG 30.5 13.6 26.1 5.2 18% -1% 13.9 3.6 2.5 -1.0 4.0 1.0 0.85 -0.15 0.84 -0.16 vs OKC 8:00 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)
Chet Holmgren OKC 108.0 $8,600 PF $8,200 C/PF 28.9 36.1 -36.1 21% -3% 17.1 1.7 8.9 1.25 1.27 at SAS 8:00 pm
Julian Champagnie SAS 110.5 $5,800 SF/PF $4,600 SF/PF 27.6 8.4 24.1 -4.4 15% -2% 11.1 -3.1 1.5 0.5 5.8 -0.8 0.87 -0.33 0.86 -0.30 vs OKC 8:00 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)
Isaiah Hartenstein OKC 108.0 $5,000 C $5,200 C 24.2 3.1 29.4 1.4 15% -1% 9.2 0.8 3.5 -0.5 9.4 3.6 1.21 -0.09 1.24 -0.22 at SAS 8:00 pm
Victor Wembanyama SAS 110.5 $12,800 C $17,800 C/PF 29.2 13.8 53.0 20.1 32% -5% 25.0 6.0 3.1 1.4 11.5 9.0 1.82 -0.11 1.85 -0.14 vs OKC 8:00 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)
Ajay Mitchell OKC 108.0 $7,400 PG/SG $6,600 PG/SG 25.8 2.4 26.0 -4.5 21% 2% 13.6 -3.6 3.6 -1.6 3.3 -3.3 1.01 -0.25 1.02 -0.13 at SAS 8:00 pm
Cason Wallace OKC 108.0 $5,400 SG/SF $5,000 SG/PG 26.6 -1.8 21.2 11.8 14% -2% 8.6 3.4 2.6 1.4 3.1 0.9 0.80 0.53 0.84 0.57 at SAS 8:00 pm
Alex Caruso OKC 108.0 $6,200 SF/PF $4,800 SF/SG 18.2 10.4 15.9 23.0 15% 1% 6.2 17.8 2.0 1.0 2.8 -0.3 0.87 0.49 0.91 0.42 at SAS 8:00 pm
Dylan Harper SAS 110.5 $6,600 PG/SG $4,800 SG/PG 22.6 13.3 23.9 16.5 21% -1% 11.8 6.2 3.9 0.6 3.4 3.1 1.06 0.07 1.05 0.13 vs OKC 8:00 pm
Luke Kornet SAS 110.5 $2,400 C $1,200 C 21.0 -10.4 19.8 -11.3 10% 1% 6.5 -2.5 1.9 -1.9 6.1 -4.1 0.94 -0.14 1.00 -0.11 vs OKC 8:00 pm
Keldon Johnson SAS 110.5 $3,600 SG/SF $2,000 SF/PF 23.3 2.9 23.7 -5.4 20% 0% 13.2 -3.2 1.4 -0.4 5.4 -0.4 1.02 -0.32 1.00 -0.36 vs OKC 8:00 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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