NBA DFS First Look: Thursday, February 12th

Holmgren of the Thunder

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)
Milwaukee Bucks Oklahoma City Thunder OKC -13.0 215.5 101.3 114.3 7:30 pm
Portland Trail Blazers Utah Jazz POR -8.0 238.5 123.3 115.3 9:00 pm
Dallas Mavericks Los Angeles Lakers LAL -6.5 232.5 113.0 119.5 10:00 pm


Playbook

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

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

Offense Line Total PPG +/- O-Rat Pace Reb % Matchup Pace Reb % 3PAtt 3P % PAPG D-Rat P-Pace Time (ET)
Milwaukee Bucks 13.0 101.3 111.7 -10.5 24 24 26 at OKC 13 25 23 26 1 1 99.7 7:30 pm
Oklahoma City Thunder -13.0 114.3 119.9 -5.7 4 13 25 vs MIL 24 26 23 25 16 22 99.7 7:30 pm
Portland Trail Blazers -8.0 123.3 116.1 7.2 17 7 5 at UTA 3 15 30 27 30 30 102.4 9:00 pm
Utah Jazz 8.0 115.3 118.2 -3.0 17 3 15 vs POR 7 5 11 15 23 18 102.4 9:00 pm
Dallas Mavericks 6.5 113.0 114.1 -1.1 27 4 20 at LAL 19 12 17 22 18 23 101.1 10:00 pm
Los Angeles Lakers -6.5 119.5 115.9 3.6 11 19 12 vs DAL 4 20 10 1 20 11 101.1 10:00 pm

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Point Guard (Projected Starters)

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between this season as a whole and the last 3 games. 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)
Ryan Rollins MIL 101.3 $8,000 PG $8,000 PG/SG 32.0 3.4 34.8 -1.8 23% 6% 16.9 4.1 5.5 -1.8 4.6 0.1 1.09 -0.15 1.07 -0.23 at OKC 7:30 pm
Cason Wallace OKC 114.3 $6,000 SG/SF $5,200 SG/PG 26.7 6.5 20.5 14.4 13% 7% 8.3 7.7 2.2 2.8 3.1 0.6 0.77 0.28 0.82 0.31 vs MIL 7:30 pm
Deni Avdija POR 123.3 $9,000 PF $9,800 SF/PF 34.4 -7.8 47.3 11.2 28% 0% 25.5 0.5 6.7 1.3 7.2 2.8 1.37 0.83 1.31 0.89 at UTA 9:00 pm
Isaiah Collier UTA 115.3 $7,900 PG $7,900 PG 25.3 12.7 26.3 16.9 18% 2% 10.3 9.0 7.2 2.8 2.7 1.3 1.04 0.10 1.03 0.09 vs POR 9:00 pm
Tyus Jones DAL 113.0 $3,900 PG $3,700 PG 15.7 0.3 9.9 2.6 10% 3% 3.0 0.0 2.5 2.5 1.1 -0.1 0.63 0.15 0.65 0.15 at LAL 10:00 pm
Marcus Smart LAL 119.5 $5,000 SG/SF $4,800 SG/SF 28.5 2.5 21.0 9.8 16% 5% 9.9 7.1 2.8 0.7 3.0 0.0 0.74 0.26 0.74 0.26 vs DAL 10:00 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)
Kevin Porter MIL 101.3 $7,800 PG/SG $9,100 PG/SG 33.6 -0.4 39.9 6.8 24% 5% 17.5 5.5 7.5 0.5 5.1 0.6 1.19 0.22 1.18 0.27 at OKC 7:30 pm
Lu Dort OKC 114.3 $4,200 SG $4,100 SF/SG 27.8 0.0 18.8 -5.7 14% 0% 8.7 -4.2 1.2 0.8 3.9 -0.4 0.68 -0.20 0.68 -0.23 vs MIL 7:30 pm
Jrue Holiday POR 123.3 $6,300 PG $6,400 PG 28.0 -1.4 33.0 1.9 22% 0% 14.8 3.2 6.5 -0.5 4.5 0.2 1.18 0.13 1.13 0.13 at UTA 9:00 pm
Ace Bailey UTA 115.3 $6,000 SG/SF $5,800 SG/SF 26.1 9.8 21.5 6.8 19% 2% 11.6 3.7 1.6 0.4 3.8 1.9 0.82 -0.03 0.82 -0.02 vs POR 9:00 pm
Max Christie DAL 113.0 $5,000 SG $4,900 SF/SG 29.7 2.4 23.4 4.7 16% -1% 13.1 0.9 2.2 1.1 3.4 0.6 0.79 0.09 0.76 0.14 at LAL 10:00 pm
Jake LaRavia LAL 119.5 $4,900 SG/SF $5,100 PF/SF 26.9 -3.6 21.2 -4.6 15% 4% 9.4 -0.7 1.9 -0.9 4.1 -0.8 0.79 -0.08 0.81 -0.12 vs DAL 10:00 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)
AJ Green MIL 101.3 $4,900 SG/SF $4,000 SG 30.0 4.9 19.3 6.3 13% 4% 10.6 5.7 2.0 -0.3 2.7 1.3 0.64 0.09 0.60 0.05 at OKC 7:30 pm
Aaron Wiggins OKC 114.3 $5,400 SF/PF $5,600 SF/PF 23.8 2.4 21.3 3.1 19% 2% 10.7 1.6 1.8 0.9 3.5 -0.2 0.89 0.04 0.89 0.03 vs MIL 7:30 pm
Toumani Camara POR 123.3 $6,400 SF $5,700 SF/PF 33.6 -3.3 26.9 4.5 16% 1% 13.2 4.5 2.6 -0.9 5.3 -0.6 0.80 0.24 0.77 0.24 at UTA 9:00 pm
Cody Williams UTA 115.3 $3,700 SG/SF $3,900 SF 19.3 3.9 11.9 -1.9 13% -6% 5.8 -3.5 0.9 -0.2 2.3 0.0 0.62 -0.18 0.64 -0.13 vs POR 9:00 pm
Naji Marshall DAL 113.0 $6,000 SG/SF $6,900 SF/PF 29.6 3.8 27.7 8.5 19% 4% 15.0 8.0 3.0 0.3 5.0 -0.7 0.94 0.15 0.93 0.14 at LAL 10:00 pm
LeBron James LAL 119.5 $8,800 PF $9,200 PF/SF 33.3 2.2 42.2 4.4 27% 3% 21.8 -0.8 6.9 3.1 5.7 0.8 1.27 0.05 1.24 -0.01 vs DAL 10:00 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)
Kyle Kuzma MIL 101.3 $6,700 SF/PF $6,200 SF/PF 26.7 -2.4 24.8 -6.9 21% -5% 12.8 -7.8 2.6 1.9 5.0 0.5 0.93 -0.19 0.91 -0.25 at OKC 7:30 pm
Chet Holmgren OKC 114.3 $8,600 PF $7,700 C/PF 29.4 3.5 36.2 -0.2 22% -6% 17.6 -2.6 1.6 -0.6 8.7 3.3 1.23 -0.14 1.25 -0.19 vs MIL 7:30 pm
Jerami Grant POR 123.3 $6,600 SF/PF $6,000 PF/SF 29.0 -0.5 29.7 3.9 24% 1% 19.0 3.3 2.4 -0.1 3.5 0.2 1.02 0.15 0.99 0.12 at UTA 9:00 pm
Jaren Jackson UTA 115.3 $7,400 PF/C $7,000 PF/C 30.5 -5.5 34.3 2.6 25% 8% 19.3 2.7 2.0 1.0 5.7 -1.2 1.13 0.35 1.14 0.35 vs POR 9:00 pm
PJ Washington DAL 113.0 $5,900 SF/PF $6,300 PF/SF 30.6 -6.2 30.0 -7.8 20% -2% 14.0 -2.5 1.9 0.1 7.1 -2.1 0.98 -0.07 1.00 -0.13 at LAL 10:00 pm
Rui Hachimura LAL 119.5 $4,800 SF/PF $4,600 SF/PF 29.7 -0.4 19.7 0.8 15% 1% 11.9 0.1 0.9 0.4 3.5 -0.2 0.66 0.04 0.65 0.04 vs DAL 10:00 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)
Myles Turner MIL 101.3 $6,400 C $5,900 C 28.5 -0.9 27.8 2.7 18% 2% 12.9 -0.2 1.6 0.4 5.7 2.6 0.98 0.13 1.00 0.12 at OKC 7:30 pm
Isaiah Hartenstein OKC 114.3 $6,200 C $6,100 C 26.0 -2.6 31.4 1.7 17% 0% 10.7 -3.7 3.5 5.0 9.9 -1.4 1.21 0.21 1.22 0.23 vs MIL 7:30 pm
Donovan Clingan POR 123.3 $7,200 C $7,300 C 27.5 2.2 33.1 9.4 15% 3% 11.5 4.5 2.0 0.0 11.4 2.9 1.20 0.23 1.21 0.20 at UTA 9:00 pm
Kyle Filipowski UTA 115.3 $6,700 PF/C $6,600 PF/C 22.2 -0.9 23.4 7.2 18% 4% 9.7 3.6 2.0 -1.0 6.7 4.3 1.05 0.38 1.05 0.31 vs POR 9:00 pm
Daniel Gafford DAL 113.0 $4,700 C $5,400 C 21.2 1.6 21.7 4.5 14% 0% 8.2 1.5 0.9 0.4 6.5 -0.5 1.02 0.13 1.08 0.17 at LAL 10:00 pm
Deandre Ayton LAL 119.5 $5,700 C $5,300 C 28.2 0.8 28.2 -10.2 17% -6% 13.2 -7.2 0.9 -0.9 8.5 1.5 1.00 -0.38 1.01 -0.41 vs DAL 10:00 pm

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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)
Bobby Portis MIL 101.3 $6,800 PF/C $6,800 PF/C 24.4 -3.1 26.0 -5.0 22% 4% 13.3 2.2 1.6 -1.1 6.6 -3.6 1.07 -0.08 1.03 -0.11 at OKC 7:30 pm
Cam Thomas MIL 101.3 $4,600 PG/SG $4,500 SG/PG 23.8 -10.4 22.3 -16.1 29% -3% 15.2 -11.2 3.0 -2.0 1.8 -0.8 0.94 -0.47 0.88 -0.45 at OKC 7:30 pm
Jericho Sims MIL 101.3 $4,200 PF/C $4,100 C 15.1 13.7 9.9 14.3 8% -2% 3.2 2.5 0.8 2.2 4.1 4.9 0.66 0.19 0.65 0.24 at OKC 7:30 pm
Isaiah Joe OKC 114.3 $4,400 SG $4,300 SF/SG 21.0 10.2 17.9 9.8 17% -1% 10.2 3.8 1.4 0.6 2.5 1.2 0.85 0.04 0.82 0.10 vs MIL 7:30 pm
Alex Caruso OKC 114.3 $4,200 SF $3,900 SF/SG 18.6 6.6 16.6 5.0 15% 2% 6.4 6.1 2.1 -0.6 2.7 -1.2 0.89 -0.04 0.94 -0.06 vs MIL 7:30 pm
Jaylin Williams OKC 114.3 $4,300 PF/C $4,500 C/PF 19.2 5.3 18.6 9.0 15% 6% 6.2 7.5 2.5 -0.2 4.9 1.1 0.97 0.16 0.97 0.08 vs MIL 7:30 pm
Vit Krejci POR 123.3 $4,100 SG/SF $3,900 SG/SF 22.3 1.6 16.6 1.9 14% -2% 8.9 -0.2 1.5 1.2 2.0 -0.3 0.74 0.03 0.73 0.06 at UTA 9:00 pm
Sidy Cissoko POR 123.3 $4,500 PF $4,200 SF/SG 22.1 3.6 13.9 4.7 13% 0% 6.4 -1.1 1.5 0.5 2.6 2.7 0.63 0.10 0.62 0.14 at UTA 9:00 pm
Caleb Love POR 123.3 $4,200 PG/SG $5,000 SG/PG 22.4 4.8 20.3 10.2 23% 10% 11.3 5.7 2.7 5.3 2.6 -2.6 0.91 0.22 0.86 0.17 at UTA 9:00 pm
Brice Sensabaugh UTA 115.3 $5,500 SG/SF $5,100 SF/SG 21.6 3.5 20.0 0.6 22% -2% 12.1 -0.1 1.6 0.4 2.9 0.8 0.92 -0.11 0.89 -0.12 vs POR 9:00 pm
John Konchar UTA 115.3 $3,500 PF $3,700 SF 14.6 2.2 11.8 0.1 8% 0% 3.1 -1.1 1.4 1.1 3.1 0.4 0.81 -0.10 0.88 -0.12 vs POR 9:00 pm
Vince Williams UTA 115.3 $4,100 PG/SG $3,900 SG/PG 21.1 -8.9 21.3 -9.8 19% -7% 7.7 -5.2 4.4 -0.4 3.8 -2.8 1.01 -0.07 0.99 -0.03 vs POR 9:00 pm
Khris Middleton DAL 113.0 $4,900 PF $4,600 SG/SF 24.2 -2.6 21.9 0.3 19% 2% 10.4 2.6 3.2 -1.2 4.0 1.0 0.91 0.12 0.89 0.10 at LAL 10:00 pm
Marvin Bagley DAL 113.0 $4,500 C $4,700 C 19.5 4.8 22.2 11.5 18% 1% 10.3 2.2 1.5 0.5 5.9 4.1 1.14 0.25 1.17 0.27 at LAL 10:00 pm
Brandon Williams DAL 113.0 $4,800 PG/SG $5,400 PG 21.8 -1.1 23.2 -2.1 24% -3% 12.6 -1.1 3.6 -0.6 2.8 -0.3 1.06 -0.04 1.06 -0.04 at LAL 10:00 pm
Austin Reaves LAL 119.5 $7,700 PG/SG $8,400 SG/SF 33.7 -7.3 43.4 -10.0 28% 2% 25.7 -9.7 6.0 1.5 5.1 -1.6 1.29 -0.02 1.22 0.01 vs DAL 10:00 pm
Luke Kennard LAL 119.5 $4,500 PG/SG $4,400 SG/PG 20.8 5.2 15.9 2.1 13% 1% 8.1 2.2 2.1 0.6 2.1 -0.4 0.77 -0.07 0.75 -0.07 vs DAL 10:00 pm
Jarred Vanderbilt LAL 119.5 $3,900 PF $4,000 PF/C 19.3 -2.0 16.0 1.8 12% 6% 5.1 1.9 1.4 -0.1 5.0 -0.3 0.83 0.20 0.86 0.19 vs DAL 10:00 pm

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