NBA DFS First Look on DraftKings and FanDuel: Tuesday, May 12th

Edwards of the Wolves

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)
Minnesota Timberwolves San Antonio Spurs SAS -10.5 218.5 104.0 114.5 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)
Minnesota Timberwolves 10.5 104.0 118.0 -14.0 13 10 11 at SAS 12 6 17 8 8 3 101.1 8:00 pm
San Antonio Spurs -10.5 114.5 119.8 -5.3 3 12 6 vs MIN 10 11 2 12 11 8 101.1 8:00 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)
Anthony Edwards MIN 104.0 $10,000 SG 35.0 -0.1 45.3 -3.7 31% -2% 28.8 -2.1 3.7 -1.0 5.0 2.7 1.29 -0.10 1.27 -0.15 at SAS 8:00 pm
De’Aaron Fox SAS 114.5 $8,000 PG 31.0 1.5 35.6 -4.7 24% 2% 18.6 0.4 6.2 -2.9 3.8 -1.5 1.15 -0.20 1.12 -0.15 vs MIN 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)
Ayo Dosunmu MIN 104.0 $7,000 PG/SG 27.3 -3.0 26.9 -8.0 20% -1% 14.8 -7.8 3.6 -0.9 3.4 0.6 0.99 -0.21 0.97 -0.19 at SAS 8:00 pm
Stephon Castle SAS 114.5 $8,800 SG 30.0 3.6 36.8 -1.0 24% -2% 16.7 1.3 7.4 -0.7 5.3 -0.6 1.23 -0.16 1.18 -0.15 vs MIN 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)
Jaden McDaniels MIN 104.0 $8,400 SF 31.7 1.8 28.1 -2.3 18% 3% 14.8 -0.5 2.7 -0.7 4.2 1.1 0.89 -0.12 0.90 -0.14 at SAS 8:00 pm
Devin Vassell SAS 114.5 $6,000 SF 30.5 -0.1 26.1 -0.7 18% -2% 13.9 -1.6 2.5 0.8 4.0 0.0 0.85 -0.02 0.84 0.00 vs MIN 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)
Julius Randle MIN 104.0 $9,200 PF 33.0 -0.9 39.3 -16.7 26% -5% 21.1 -9.1 5.0 -3.3 6.7 -0.4 1.19 -0.49 1.16 -0.50 at SAS 8:00 pm
Julian Champagnie SAS 114.5 $5,000 SF/PF 27.6 -0.7 24.1 2.6 15% -3% 11.1 -2.4 1.5 1.2 5.8 0.9 0.87 0.12 0.86 0.18 vs MIN 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)
Rudy Gobert MIN 104.0 $7,400 C 31.3 -1.5 32.6 -4.7 13% -1% 10.9 -1.2 1.7 0.6 11.5 -1.5 1.04 -0.10 1.07 -0.14 at SAS 8:00 pm
Victor Wembanyama SAS 114.5 $12,000 C 29.2 -4.1 53.0 -9.2 32% -4% 25.0 -4.3 3.1 -1.8 11.5 -0.2 1.82 -0.07 1.85 -0.09 vs MIN 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)
Naz Reid MIN 104.0 $6,600 PF/C 26.1 1.9 29.0 3.2 21% -4% 13.6 1.1 2.2 0.8 6.2 2.1 1.11 0.04 1.11 0.01 at SAS 8:00 pm
Terrence Shannon MIN 104.0 $3,600 SG/SF 12.5 11.8 9.0 6.1 17% 2% 5.6 2.7 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.9 0.72 -0.10 0.69 -0.11 at SAS 8:00 pm
Mike Conley MIN 104.0 $2,400 PG 18.4 -8.2 13.0 -4.7 11% 2% 4.5 -0.8 2.9 -1.2 1.7 -0.7 0.71 0.10 0.71 0.04 at SAS 8:00 pm
Luke Kornet SAS 114.5 $4,000 C 21.0 -4.3 19.8 -3.6 10% -3% 6.5 -2.2 1.9 -1.2 6.1 -2.1 0.94 0.03 1.00 0.14 vs MIN 8:00 pm
Dylan Harper SAS 114.5 $5,400 PG/SG 22.6 0.6 23.9 5.5 21% 1% 11.8 2.5 3.9 -1.6 3.4 2.6 1.06 0.21 1.05 0.26 vs MIN 8:00 pm
Keldon Johnson SAS 114.5 $3,000 SG/SF 23.3 -5.1 23.7 -6.2 20% 1% 13.2 -5.2 1.4 -0.4 5.4 -0.4 1.02 -0.06 1.00 -0.04 vs MIN 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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