NBA DFS First Look: Tuesday, March 11th

Mobley of the Cavaliers

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 Odds & Schedule

Road Team Home Team Favorite Spread Game Total Road Total Home Total Time (ET)
Brooklyn Nets Cleveland Cavaliers CLE -18.5 226.0 103.8 122.3 7:00 PM
Washington Wizards Detroit Pistons DET -14.0 234.0 110.0 124.0 7:00 PM
Milwaukee Bucks Indiana Pacers MIL -3.0 232.0 117.5 114.5 7:30 PM
Los Angeles Clippers New Orleans Pelicans LAC -6.5 223.5 115.0 108.5 8:00 PM

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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)
Brooklyn Nets 18.5 103.8 105.1 -1.3 27 30 25 at CLE 10 10 11 13 10 6 98.4 7:00
Cleveland Cavaliers -18.5 122.3 122.9 -0.7 1 10 10 vs BKN 30 25 3 24 11 22 98.4 7:00
Washington Wizards 14.0 110.0 108.5 1.5 30 4 27 at DET 11 4 12 25 15 11 101.2 7:00
Detroit Pistons -14.0 124.0 114.6 9.4 15 11 4 vs WAS 4 27 24 23 29 28 101.2 7:00
Milwaukee Bucks -3.0 117.5 114.6 2.9 13 9 19 at IND 8 28 6 12 20 17 100.5 7:30
Indiana Pacers 3.0 114.5 116.6 -2.1 8 8 28 vs MIL 9 19 25 7 12 9 100.5 7:30
Los Angeles Clippers -6.5 115.0 110.8 4.2 20 21 7 at NOP 13 28 29 22 26 30 99.3 8:00
New Orleans Pelicans 6.5 108.5 110.8 -2.3 25 13 28 vs LAC 21 7 14 8 4 2 99.3 8:00

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)
D’Angelo Russell BKN 103.8 $5,100 PG $6,300 PG 25.5 0.7 27.2 3.2 23% 1% 13.1 2.6 5.1 -0.1 9.5 2.8 -0.5 1.07 0.09 1.04 0.12 at CLE 7:00
Darius Garland CLE 122.3 $7,100 PG $7,300 PG 30.3 2.8 37.2 -4.7 27% -3% 20.9 -4.1 6.7 -0.2 10.5 2.6 -0.3 1.23 -0.24 1.18 -0.25 vs BKN 7:00
Jordan Poole WAS 110.0 $7,500 PG $7,600 PG/SG 31.3 0.1 36.4 18.1 28% 0% 21.3 12.7 4.8 0.2 9.8 3.2 -1.2 1.16 0.57 1.12 0.60 at DET 7:00
Cade Cunningham DET 124.0 $10,200 PG $10,500 PG 35.3 -0.7 50.9 -0.7 32% 2% 25.6 2.4 9.3 -1.0 15.4 6.1 -1.3 1.44 0.01 1.37 0.03 vs WAS 7:00
Damian Lillard MIL 117.5 $9,000 PG $8,900 PG 36.2 -2.7 45.5 0.3 27% -1% 25.5 2.3 7.1 -2.3 13.4 4.7 0.6 1.26 0.11 1.20 0.13 at IND 7:30
Tyrese Haliburton IND 114.5 $8,800 PG $8,800 PG/SG 34.0 -0.6 41.7 12.6 21% 1% 18.5 4.0 8.9 4.6 15.2 3.5 0.5 1.23 0.40 1.20 0.36 vs MIL 7:30
James Harden LAC 115.0 $9,900 PG $9,600 PG 34.8 2.8 46.4 4.2 29% 1% 22.1 5.7 8.5 0.3 13.9 5.7 -1.9 1.33 0.01 1.27 0.03 at NOP 8:00
CJ McCollum NOP 108.5 $6,900 PG $7,200 SG/PG 33.0 -4.0 34.9 -11.1 26% -5% 21.4 -8.1 3.9 -0.9 6.8 3.7 -0.4 1.06 -0.24 1.02 -0.25 vs LAC 8:00

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)
Cam Thomas BKN 103.8 $6,200 PG/SF $6,400 SG/PG 31.2 -4.0 34.5 -2.5 33% 2% 23.8 -2.8 3.5 1.8 5.7 3.3 -1.3 1.10 0.07 1.04 0.07 at CLE 7:00
Donovan Mitchell CLE 122.3 $8,500 PG/SG $8,700 SG/PG 31.2 1.9 40.6 0.1 30% 2% 24.2 1.8 4.8 -1.1 8.6 4.3 1.4 1.30 -0.07 1.26 -0.06 vs BKN 7:00
Carlton Carrington WAS 110.0 $5,800 PG/SG $5,900 PG 29.3 1.2 22.1 7.3 14% 4% 9.2 2.1 4.0 1.8 7.7 4.0 0.3 0.76 0.21 0.73 0.23 at DET 7:00
Tim Hardaway DET 124.0 $4,200 SG/SF $4,100 SG/SF 28.3 0.7 17.9 1.3 15% -1% 10.4 -1.6 1.7 0.3 2.4 2.4 1.1 0.63 0.03 0.60 0.07 vs WAS 7:00
Taurean Prince MIL 117.5 $4,200 SG $4,100 SF 26.5 5.8 17.8 1.6 12% 0% 7.9 0.4 2.0 0.5 3.3 3.7 0.6 0.67 -0.07 0.65 -0.08 at IND 7:30
Andrew Nembhard IND 114.5 $5,800 PG/SG $6,000 SG/PG 29.0 4.3 24.6 8.5 17% -3% 10.3 0.2 5.2 2.8 8.4 3.2 0.3 0.85 0.14 0.85 0.15 vs MIL 7:30
Kris Dunn LAC 115.0 $4,700 PG/SG $5,000 PG/SG 23.9 5.6 19.5 2.1 13% -2% 6.2 0.6 3.0 1.0 4.8 3.6 -1.3 0.82 -0.08 0.87 -0.06 at NOP 8:00
Bruce Brown NOP 108.5 $4,100 SF $4,300 SF 20.6 0.5 16.6 -6.2 17% -5% 7.3 -4.3 1.7 0.0 3.6 3.8 -1.1 0.81 -0.31 0.83 -0.31 vs LAC 8:00

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)
Cameron Johnson BKN 103.8 $6,100 PF $6,500 SF/PF 31.8 0.1 31.9 -1.8 22% 4% 19.0 -0.3 3.0 -0.3 5.7 4.1 0.2 1.00 -0.06 0.97 -0.06 at CLE 7:00
Max Strus CLE 122.3 $4,100 SG/SF $4,700 SG/SF 24.9 2.3 21.3 0.1 14% -1% 9.0 0.8 3.0 -0.2 4.4 4.3 -0.3 0.86 -0.07 0.83 -0.07 vs BKN 7:00
Khris Middleton WAS 110.0 $6,000 SF/PF $6,200 SG/SF 23.5 0.7 26.3 5.0 21% 1% 12.5 2.3 4.4 -0.1 7.6 3.8 0.5 1.12 0.18 1.11 0.23 at DET 7:00
Ausar Thompson DET 124.0 $5,500 SF/PF $6,600 SF/SG 21.7 3.6 23.4 2.2 18% 0% 9.7 1.8 2.3 0.0 4.8 5.0 0.5 1.08 -0.07 1.15 -0.07 vs WAS 7:00
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL 117.5 $11,400 PF/C $11,500 PF 33.9 -2.5 58.7 1.3 36% 2% 30.9 0.1 5.8 1.0 10.6 12.0 -0.2 1.73 0.18 1.69 0.18 at IND 7:30
Aaron Nesmith IND 114.5 $5,100 SG/SF $5,600 SF/PF 23.8 9.1 19.4 10.6 16% 4% 10.5 9.0 1.4 -0.1 2.3 3.6 -0.1 0.82 0.10 0.81 0.08 vs MIL 7:30
Kawhi Leonard LAC 115.0 $8,100 SF/PF $8,100 SF/PF 28.9 8.9 31.9 8.8 28% 1% 18.2 6.5 2.9 0.1 4.5 5.0 2.0 1.10 -0.03 1.09 -0.04 at NOP 8:00
Trey Murphy NOP 108.5 $7,700 SG/SF $8,200 SF/PF 35.6 -0.8 38.3 -3.8 23% 1% 21.8 -0.5 3.7 -1.4 6.4 5.2 0.1 1.08 -0.09 1.06 -0.07 vs LAC 8:00

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)
Ziaire Williams BKN 103.8 $4,400 SG/SF $4,700 SF 24.1 1.3 21.0 -2.2 18% 2% 9.9 1.9 1.4 -0.4 2.7 4.7 -2.2 0.87 -0.13 0.87 -0.15 at CLE 7:00
Evan Mobley CLE 122.3 $8,300 PF/C $8,500 PF/C 30.2 3.7 40.1 -0.8 23% -2% 18.5 -0.2 3.1 0.2 5.5 9.3 1.0 1.33 -0.17 1.33 -0.21 vs BKN 7:00
Kyshawn George WAS 110.0 $5,800 PF $5,800 SF/PF 27.0 6.2 20.6 9.7 15% 3% 8.3 3.2 2.4 2.1 4.7 4.2 2.1 0.76 0.15 0.77 0.14 at DET 7:00
Tobias Harris DET 124.0 $5,700 PF $6,400 PF/SF 32.1 2.1 28.3 5.6 17% 1% 13.8 2.7 2.3 -0.3 3.6 6.0 4.5 0.88 0.11 0.90 0.06 vs WAS 7:00
Kyle Kuzma MIL 117.5 $6,200 SF/PF $6,100 SF/PF 29.6 3.2 27.9 -2.7 24% -6% 15.1 -1.3 2.4 -1.4 5.2 6.3 1.2 0.94 -0.18 0.90 -0.18 at IND 7:30
Pascal Siakam IND 114.5 $8,200 PF $8,300 PF 33.0 -0.6 38.0 0.1 24% 5% 20.8 3.2 3.3 -0.3 5.1 7.2 -1.2 1.15 0.03 1.14 0.02 vs MIL 7:30
Nicolas Batum LAC 115.0 $3,700 PF/C $3,800 SF 17.4 5.6 11.4 6.4 8% 2% 3.6 4.2 1.2 -0.4 1.7 2.8 0.0 0.66 0.12 0.68 0.12 at NOP 8:00
Zion Williamson NOP 108.5 $9,200 SF/PF $9,200 PF 28.4 0.3 44.5 -2.4 33% 2% 24.5 1.2 5.0 -1.0 10.6 7.2 -1.9 1.57 -0.10 1.57 -0.09 vs LAC 8:00

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)
Nic Claxton BKN 103.8 $5,400 C $6,700 C 27.0 1.8 27.2 2.1 17% -3% 10.1 -2.3 2.2 2.3 3.1 7.4 -0.4 1.01 0.01 1.06 0.05 at CLE 7:00
Jarrett Allen CLE 122.3 $6,100 C $7,000 C/PF 28.6 -0.2 33.2 5.1 15% 0% 13.4 0.4 2.0 0.0 3.0 10.2 1.3 1.16 0.19 1.18 0.22 vs BKN 7:00
Alexandre Sarr WAS 110.0 $5,900 C $6,300 PF/C 26.9 0.2 28.1 0.6 21% 2% 11.7 0.8 2.3 0.7 4.0 6.6 -0.1 1.04 0.02 1.06 -0.01 at DET 7:00
Jalen Duren DET 124.0 $6,600 C $7,700 C 25.8 3.0 31.8 5.7 16% 0% 11.2 2.3 2.6 -0.1 4.2 10.3 -0.5 1.23 0.07 1.25 0.11 vs WAS 7:00
Brook Lopez MIL 117.5 $5,600 C $5,800 C 31.6 -3.5 26.7 -3.2 15% -4% 12.3 -3.3 1.7 0.1 2.9 5.0 0.8 0.85 -0.01 0.88 -0.01 at IND 7:30
Myles Turner IND 114.5 $6,700 C $6,900 C 30.9 0.3 32.1 0.6 21% -2% 15.5 0.3 1.6 -0.1 2.1 6.5 -0.2 1.04 0.01 1.06 0.04 vs MIL 7:30
Ivica Zubac LAC 115.0 $8,000 C $7,900 C 32.3 3.9 39.3 3.7 19% 4% 15.9 5.4 2.5 0.5 3.7 12.5 -1.2 1.22 -0.03 1.22 -0.06 at NOP 8:00
Yves Missi NOP 108.5 $5,000 C $4,900 C 27.0 -0.2 24.2 -3.6 14% 0% 8.8 0.2 1.3 0.2 1.8 8.0 -2.7 0.90 -0.13 0.94 -0.13 vs LAC 8:00

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)
Tyrese Martin BKN 103.8 $3,800 SG $4,200 SF 20.9 1.2 16.7 4.6 18% 3% 8.2 5.8 1.6 -0.1 3.3 3.6 -0.8 0.80 0.16 0.77 0.16 at CLE 7:00
Keon Johnson BKN 103.8 $4,700 PG/SG $5,300 SG/SF 23.8 0.4 20.3 -0.9 21% -4% 9.9 -2.1 2.0 -0.2 4.6 3.6 1.2 0.85 -0.05 0.85 -0.05 at CLE 7:00
Trendon Watford BKN 103.8 $4,500 PF/C $4,400 PF/C 18.2 2.2 17.9 5.9 23% -1% 9.1 0.6 2.0 0.7 4.5 3.4 1.9 0.98 0.18 0.97 0.17 at CLE 7:00
De’Andre Hunter CLE 122.3 $5,400 SF/PF $5,200 SF/PF 27.8 -1.8 27.5 1.4 22% -5% 17.8 -0.5 1.5 0.0 2.7 4.0 1.8 0.99 0.12 0.95 0.14 vs BKN 7:00
Ty Jerome CLE 122.3 $4,700 PG $5,200 PG 19.6 5.3 22.6 5.8 22% 1% 11.9 2.9 3.3 -0.3 6.5 2.6 1.9 1.15 -0.01 1.14 0.01 vs BKN 7:00
Dean Wade CLE 122.3 $3,400 PF/C $3,800 PF 21.5 -5.9 16.7 -9.1 10% 3% 5.6 -2.3 1.5 -0.7 2.2 4.7 -2.7 0.77 -0.29 0.79 -0.33 vs BKN 7:00
Marcus Smart WAS 110.0 $4,200 SG/SF $4,100 PG/SG 20.5 -1.9 19.3 0.0 19% 3% 8.9 1.6 3.4 -0.6 6.3 2.1 -0.1 0.94 0.10 0.93 0.08 at DET 7:00
Richaun Holmes WAS 110.0 $5,200 C $5,500 C 17.9 2.9 19.0 10.8 14% 4% 7.5 3.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 5.8 3.5 1.06 0.37 1.09 0.37 at DET 7:00
Justin Champagnie WAS 110.0 $4,700 PF $4,700 SF 18.2 -0.5 17.6 2.3 15% -1% 7.5 1.0 0.9 0.4 1.6 4.5 0.3 0.97 0.16 1.00 0.17 at DET 7:00
Malik Beasley DET 124.0 $5,400 SG/SF $5,300 SG/SF 27.5 1.7 26.4 -4.5 22% 0% 16.6 -0.6 1.7 -0.9 2.8 2.8 -2.0 0.96 -0.21 0.91 -0.19 vs WAS 7:00
Dennis Schroder DET 124.0 $4,400 PG/SG $4,800 SG/PG 27.9 -5.9 27.1 -2.4 22% -3% 13.5 -2.0 5.3 -0.3 10.4 2.6 0.2 0.97 0.15 0.94 0.16 vs WAS 7:00
Isaiah Stewart DET 124.0 $3,200 C $4,200 C/PF 19.8 -2.0 18.1 -0.4 12% 5% 5.8 0.9 1.6 0.1 2.4 5.6 -1.3 0.91 0.08 0.96 0.09 vs WAS 7:00
Gary Trent MIL 117.5 $4,100 SG/SF $4,200 SG/SF 25.0 2.5 18.2 8.4 16% 2% 10.5 7.0 1.1 0.9 1.9 2.4 0.1 0.73 0.24 0.71 0.22 at IND 7:30
Kevin Porter MIL 117.5 $3,700 PG $5,000 SG/PG 18.9 -0.6 20.0 8.2 25% -1% 9.2 2.8 3.2 2.1 5.1 3.4 0.9 1.06 0.48 1.06 0.40 at IND 7:30
Jericho Sims MIL 117.5 $3,400 C $3,800 C 11.8 4.7 7.9 6.6 8% 1% 1.8 3.2 0.6 0.2 0.8 3.6 1.7 0.67 0.21 0.69 0.22 at IND 7:30
Bennedict Mathurin IND 114.5 $4,900 SF $5,400 SF/SG 31.0 8.9 28.1 23.9 22% 4% 16.4 13.6 1.9 3.1 3.5 5.5 2.5 0.91 0.40 0.88 0.39 vs MIL 7:30
T.J. McConnell IND 114.5 $4,900 PG $5,400 PG 18.0 -3.9 21.4 -5.8 23% -7% 9.5 -4.0 4.5 -0.7 7.8 2.4 -0.9 1.19 -0.08 1.22 -0.05 vs MIL 7:30
Ben Sheppard IND 114.5 $3,200 SG $3,800 SG 20.3 -1.1 13.4 1.1 11% 2% 6.0 0.8 1.2 0.3 1.4 2.7 0.6 0.66 0.10 0.67 0.06 vs MIL 7:30
Bogdan Bogdanovic LAC 115.0 $5,000 SG/SF $5,100 SG/SF 25.7 7.8 19.8 8.2 19% 0% 10.5 3.5 2.4 0.6 5.0 2.8 3.0 0.77 0.06 0.74 0.06 at NOP 8:00
Derrick Jones LAC 115.0 $4,100 PF $4,400 SF/PF 24.8 -7.1 18.9 -3.2 16% -1% 10.3 -1.3 0.8 -0.8 1.2 3.5 -0.5 0.76 0.13 0.79 0.10 at NOP 8:00
Amir Coffey LAC 115.0 $3,600 SG/SF $3,800 SF 25.7 -4.0 16.8 -3.7 15% -3% 10.3 -3.0 1.1 -0.3 1.8 2.4 -0.4 0.65 -0.05 0.64 -0.02 at NOP 8:00
Jose Alvarado NOP 108.5 $4,600 PG $5,700 PG 23.6 2.4 23.5 3.9 18% 3% 9.7 0.3 4.6 1.7 7.5 2.4 -0.4 1.00 0.06 1.00 0.07 vs LAC 8:00
Jordan Hawkins NOP 108.5 $4,200 PG/SG $4,500 SG 23.3 2.2 18.4 1.4 21% 1% 10.9 1.4 1.1 -0.6 1.9 2.7 1.3 0.79 -0.01 0.77 -0.05 vs LAC 8:00
Karlo Matkovic NOP 108.5 $3,700 PF/C $4,600 PF/C 17.2 5.0 15.7 8.7 13% 1% 5.7 3.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 4.5 2.5 0.91 0.19 0.95 0.18 vs LAC 8:00

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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