NBA DFS First Look on DraftKings and FanDuel: Thursday, April 30th
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.
| Road Team | Home Team | Favorite | Spread | Game Total | | Road Total | Home Total | Time (ET) |
| New York Knicks | Atlanta Hawks | NYK | -2.5 | 213.5 | | 108.0 | 105.5 | 7:00 pm |
| Boston Celtics | Philadelphia 76ers | BOS | -5.5 | 212.5 | | 109.0 | 103.5 | 8:00 pm |
| Denver Nuggets | Minnesota Timberwolves | DEN | -5.5 | 224.5 | | 115.0 | 109.5 | 9:30 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) |
| New York Knicks | -2.5 | 108.0 | 116.5 | -8.5 | 3 | 25 | 5 | | at ATL | 5 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 9 | | 100.1 | 7:00 pm |
| Atlanta Hawks | 2.5 | 105.5 | 118.5 | -13.0 | 14 | 5 | 17 | | vs NYK | 25 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 7 | | 100.1 | 7:00 pm |
| Boston Celtics | -5.5 | 109.0 | 114.9 | -5.9 | 2 | 30 | 3 | | at PHI | 15 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 16 | | 98.0 | 8:00 pm |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 5.5 | 103.5 | 115.9 | -12.4 | 16 | 15 | 20 | | vs BOS | 30 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 4 | | 98.0 | 8:00 pm |
| Denver Nuggets | -5.5 | 115.0 | 122.1 | -7.1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | | at MIN | 10 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | | 100.5 | 9:30 pm |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 5.5 | 109.5 | 118.0 | -8.5 | 13 | 10 | 11 | | vs DEN | 20 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 21 | 21 | | 100.5 | 9:30 pm |
Point Guard (Projected Starters)
Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the regular season and 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 | 108.0 | | | | | 35.0 | 1.4 | 42.5 | -4.4 | 30% | 3% | 26.0 | -0.5 | 6.8 | -1.5 | 3.3 | -0.8 | 1.21 | -0.17 | 1.16 | -0.17 | at ATL | 7:00 pm |
| CJ McCollum | ATL | 105.5 | | | | | 29.8 | 4.3 | 31.6 | 5.7 | 25% | 6% | 18.7 | 5.8 | 3.9 | -1.1 | 3.3 | -0.3 | 1.06 | 0.03 | 1.03 | 0.05 | vs NYK | 7:00 pm |
| Derrick White | BOS | 109.0 | | | | | 34.1 | 0.4 | 35.4 | -11.5 | 22% | -6% | 16.5 | -7.7 | 5.4 | -1.9 | 4.4 | -0.6 | 1.04 | -0.35 | 1.04 | -0.33 | at PHI | 8:00 pm |
| Tyrese Maxey | PHI | 103.5 | | | | | 38.0 | 1.7 | 49.2 | -4.6 | 29% | 0% | 28.3 | -2.5 | 6.6 | 0.7 | 4.1 | -1.3 | 1.30 | -0.17 | 1.29 | -0.19 | vs BOS | 8:00 pm |
| Jamal Murray | DEN | 115.0 | | | | | 35.4 | 4.2 | 45.0 | -1.8 | 27% | 3% | 25.4 | 0.6 | 7.1 | -1.1 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 1.27 | -0.18 | 1.22 | -0.16 | at MIN | 9:30 pm |
| Mike Conley | MIN | 109.5 | | | | | 18.4 | -7.9 | 13.0 | -5.0 | 11% | -2% | 4.5 | -2.1 | 2.9 | -0.5 | 1.7 | -1.1 | 0.71 | 0.05 | 0.71 | 0.07 | vs DEN | 9:30 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 | 108.0 | | | | | 32.8 | -5.7 | 29.4 | -17.2 | 17% | -4% | 14.4 | -7.1 | 3.7 | -2.2 | 3.8 | -2.3 | 0.90 | -0.45 | 0.91 | -0.49 | at ATL | 7:00 pm |
| Dyson Daniels | ATL | 105.5 | | | | | 33.2 | -1.8 | 33.7 | -2.2 | 16% | -3% | 11.9 | -5.9 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 1.01 | -0.01 | 1.04 | 0.01 | vs NYK | 7:00 pm |
| Jaylen Brown | BOS | 109.0 | | | | | 34.4 | 0.5 | 47.4 | -3.4 | 35% | -4% | 28.7 | -1.9 | 5.1 | -2.1 | 6.9 | -0.6 | 1.38 | -0.12 | 1.32 | -0.08 | at PHI | 8:00 pm |
| VJ Edgecombe | PHI | 103.5 | | | | | 35.0 | 1.8 | 33.3 | -1.6 | 20% | 2% | 16.0 | -1.2 | 4.2 | -1.4 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 0.95 | -0.09 | 0.95 | -0.10 | vs BOS | 8:00 pm |
| Christian Braun | DEN | 115.0 | | | | | 31.8 | 0.1 | 24.1 | -3.3 | 14% | -3% | 12.0 | -2.6 | 2.7 | -0.7 | 4.8 | -0.8 | 0.76 | -0.10 | 0.76 | -0.08 | at MIN | 9:30 pm |
| Ayo Dosunmu | MIN | 109.5 | | | | | 27.3 | 5.2 | 26.9 | 6.1 | 20% | 0% | 14.8 | 7.0 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 3.4 | -0.6 | 0.99 | 0.03 | 0.97 | 0.01 | vs DEN | 9:30 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) |
| Josh Hart | NYK | 108.0 | | | | | 30.2 | 5.7 | 31.4 | 3.8 | 16% | -2% | 12.0 | -2.5 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 7.4 | 3.9 | 1.04 | -0.06 | 1.02 | -0.03 | at ATL | 7:00 pm |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | ATL | 105.5 | | | | | 33.4 | 4.1 | 34.8 | -9.2 | 23% | -4% | 20.8 | -7.0 | 3.7 | -0.9 | 3.4 | -0.1 | 1.04 | -0.36 | 1.01 | -0.37 | vs NYK | 7:00 pm |
| Sam Hauser | BOS | 109.0 | | | | | 24.8 | -1.4 | 18.9 | -1.8 | 14% | -2% | 9.2 | -1.7 | 1.5 | -0.5 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.76 | -0.03 | 0.73 | -0.03 | at PHI | 8:00 pm |
| Kelly Oubre | PHI | 103.5 | | | | | 31.5 | 2.0 | 26.9 | -6.3 | 18% | -3% | 14.1 | -3.8 | 1.6 | -0.6 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.85 | -0.24 | 0.86 | -0.24 | vs BOS | 8:00 pm |
| Cameron Johnson | DEN | 115.0 | | | | | 30.5 | -1.1 | 23.3 | -2.7 | 14% | 1% | 12.2 | -0.6 | 2.4 | -0.2 | 3.8 | -1.6 | 0.76 | -0.06 | 0.75 | -0.04 | at MIN | 9:30 pm |
| Jaden McDaniels | MIN | 109.5 | | | | | 31.7 | 2.6 | 28.1 | -0.5 | 18% | 1% | 14.8 | 0.2 | 2.7 | -0.1 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 0.89 | -0.08 | 0.90 | -0.11 | vs DEN | 9:30 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) |
| OG Anunoby | NYK | 108.0 | | | | | 33.2 | 4.9 | 31.5 | 8.6 | 19% | -2% | 16.7 | 4.1 | 2.2 | -1.2 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 0.95 | 0.10 | 0.95 | 0.11 | at ATL | 7:00 pm |
| Jalen Johnson | ATL | 105.5 | | | | | 35.2 | 1.7 | 51.1 | -13.4 | 26% | -2% | 22.5 | -3.0 | 7.9 | -3.1 | 10.3 | -3.3 | 1.45 | -0.43 | 1.38 | -0.39 | vs NYK | 7:00 pm |
| Jayson Tatum | BOS | 109.0 | | | | | 32.6 | 4.6 | 46.8 | 5.9 | 29% | -3% | 21.8 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 10.0 | -0.7 | 1.44 | -0.02 | 1.37 | -0.03 | at PHI | 8:00 pm |
| Paul George | PHI | 103.5 | | | | | 30.7 | 3.1 | 34.1 | -4.5 | 23% | -4% | 17.3 | 0.2 | 3.6 | -1.1 | 5.3 | -2.3 | 1.11 | -0.24 | 1.11 | -0.23 | vs BOS | 8:00 pm |
| Aaron Gordon | DEN | 115.0 | | | | | 27.9 | 1.9 | 29.8 | -7.4 | 21% | -4% | 16.2 | -4.9 | 2.7 | -0.4 | 5.8 | -0.5 | 1.07 | -0.32 | 1.04 | -0.31 | at MIN | 9:30 pm |
| Julius Randle | MIN | 109.5 | | | | | 33.0 | -0.1 | 39.3 | -3.9 | 26% | 1% | 21.1 | -1.7 | 5.0 | -1.0 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 1.19 | -0.12 | 1.16 | -0.12 | vs DEN | 9:30 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 | 108.0 | | | | | 31.0 | 1.5 | 42.9 | 6.0 | 25% | -2% | 20.1 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 11.9 | -1.1 | 1.39 | 0.12 | 1.33 | 0.15 | at ATL | 7:00 pm |
| Onyeka Okongwu | ATL | 105.5 | | | | | 31.0 | 2.2 | 34.2 | -4.7 | 19% | -5% | 15.2 | -1.4 | 3.1 | -1.8 | 7.6 | -0.3 | 1.10 | -0.22 | 1.10 | -0.20 | vs NYK | 7:00 pm |
| Neemias Queta | BOS | 109.0 | | | | | 25.3 | -7.0 | 27.3 | -8.2 | 15% | 0% | 10.2 | -1.2 | 1.7 | -1.2 | 8.4 | -2.6 | 1.08 | -0.03 | 1.13 | -0.04 | at PHI | 8:00 pm |
| Joel Embiid | PHI | 103.5 | | | | | 31.6 | 2.5 | 45.7 | 6.3 | 34% | 4% | 26.9 | -0.9 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 7.7 | 2.3 | 1.45 | 0.08 | 1.42 | 0.06 | vs BOS | 8:00 pm |
| Nikola Jokic | DEN | 115.0 | | | | | 34.8 | 3.9 | 66.1 | -3.7 | 29% | 1% | 27.7 | -2.3 | 10.7 | -1.3 | 12.9 | 1.1 | 1.90 | -0.29 | 1.80 | -0.27 | at MIN | 9:30 pm |
| Rudy Gobert | MIN | 109.5 | | | | | 31.3 | 2.0 | 32.6 | -5.0 | 13% | -2% | 10.9 | -3.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 11.5 | -1.3 | 1.04 | -0.21 | 1.07 | -0.22 | vs DEN | 9:30 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 | 108.0 | | | | | 26.3 | -4.3 | 22.1 | -10.0 | 17% | -1% | 12.0 | -4.0 | 2.6 | -1.6 | 2.4 | -1.6 | 0.84 | -0.29 | 0.81 | -0.33 | at ATL | 7:00 pm |
| Jordan Clarkson | NYK | 108.0 | | | | | 17.8 | -2.8 | 13.9 | -2.9 | 20% | 0% | 8.6 | -1.1 | 1.3 | -0.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.78 | -0.05 | 0.75 | -0.03 | at ATL | 7:00 pm |
| Mitchell Robinson | NYK | 108.0 | | | | | 19.6 | -4.8 | 22.1 | -5.6 | 10% | 2% | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 8.8 | -3.0 | 1.13 | -0.01 | 1.21 | -0.02 | at ATL | 7:00 pm |
| Jonathan Kuminga | ATL | 105.5 | | | | | 23.1 | 5.8 | 24.0 | -1.9 | 23% | -3% | 12.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | -1.8 | 5.6 | -2.1 | 1.04 | -0.28 | 1.02 | -0.24 | vs NYK | 7:00 pm |
| Mouhamed Gueye | ATL | 105.5 | | | | | 15.3 | -5.9 | 13.0 | -7.0 | 12% | 0% | 4.4 | -2.4 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 3.6 | -1.6 | 0.85 | -0.21 | 0.90 | -0.24 | vs NYK | 7:00 pm |
| Gabe Vincent | ATL | 105.5 | | | | | 16.6 | -2.5 | 9.3 | 0.3 | 12% | 1% | 4.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 0.56 | 0.12 | 0.55 | 0.11 | vs NYK | 7:00 pm |
| Payton Pritchard | BOS | 109.0 | | | | | 32.3 | -0.1 | 32.0 | -2.3 | 21% | -1% | 17.0 | -1.2 | 5.2 | -0.7 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0.99 | -0.07 | 0.95 | -0.08 | at PHI | 8:00 pm |
| Nikola Vucevic | BOS | 109.0 | | | | | 28.4 | -7.1 | 33.6 | -14.9 | 21% | -4% | 15.1 | -8.3 | 3.3 | -0.8 | 8.4 | -2.9 | 1.18 | -0.30 | 1.16 | -0.31 | at PHI | 8:00 pm |
| Baylor Scheierman | BOS | 109.0 | | | | | 18.6 | -5.3 | 13.8 | -1.4 | 12% | 1% | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | -1.2 | 3.5 | -0.7 | 0.74 | 0.19 | 0.72 | 0.24 | at PHI | 8:00 pm |
| Adem Bona | PHI | 103.5 | | | | | 17.4 | -1.8 | 13.7 | -4.1 | 11% | 6% | 4.8 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 4.3 | -1.5 | 0.79 | -0.17 | 0.86 | -0.20 | vs BOS | 8:00 pm |
| Andre Drummond | PHI | 103.5 | | | | | 19.5 | 0.2 | 21.8 | -6.1 | 14% | -2% | 6.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 8.4 | -3.6 | 1.12 | -0.32 | 1.13 | -0.35 | vs BOS | 8:00 pm |
| Quentin Grimes | PHI | 103.5 | | | | | 29.4 | -8.4 | 25.4 | -8.5 | 18% | -5% | 13.4 | -6.6 | 3.3 | -0.8 | 3.6 | -0.3 | 0.87 | -0.06 | 0.85 | -0.03 | vs BOS | 8:00 pm |
| Bruce Brown | DEN | 115.0 | | | | | 24.4 | -4.0 | 18.1 | -1.4 | 14% | 3% | 7.9 | -0.5 | 2.1 | -0.3 | 3.9 | -0.9 | 0.74 | 0.08 | 0.76 | 0.10 | at MIN | 9:30 pm |
| Tim Hardaway | DEN | 115.0 | | | | | 26.6 | -2.8 | 21.2 | -3.9 | 18% | -1% | 13.5 | -3.1 | 1.4 | -0.8 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.80 | -0.07 | 0.76 | -0.04 | at MIN | 9:30 pm |
| Spencer Jones | DEN | 115.0 | | | | | 22.1 | -0.1 | 13.6 | -0.2 | 10% | -2% | 5.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | -0.6 | 3.3 | -1.3 | 0.62 | -0.01 | 0.64 | 0.01 | at MIN | 9:30 pm |
| Naz Reid | MIN | 109.5 | | | | | 26.1 | -3.3 | 29.0 | -7.0 | 21% | -1% | 13.6 | -3.6 | 2.2 | -0.6 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 1.11 | -0.14 | 1.11 | -0.19 | vs DEN | 9:30 pm |
| Bones Hyland | MIN | 109.5 | | | | | 16.6 | -1.9 | 16.6 | -2.0 | 20% | 2% | 8.5 | -0.1 | 2.6 | -0.6 | 1.8 | -0.4 | 1.00 | -0.01 | 0.97 | -0.03 | vs DEN | 9:30 pm |
| Kyle Anderson | MIN | 109.5 | | | | | 19.8 | -12.7 | 17.7 | -13.2 | 13% | -1% | 6.2 | -5.4 | 2.9 | -1.3 | 3.5 | -2.7 | 0.90 | -0.26 | 0.95 | -0.33 | vs DEN | 9:30 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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