NBA DFS First Look on DraftKings and FanDuel: Tuesday, May 26th

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)
San Antonio Spurs Oklahoma City Thunder OKC -5.5 216.5 105.5 111.0 8:30 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)
San Antonio Spurs 5.5 105.5 119.8 -14.3 3 12 6 at OKC 16 22 24 25 2 1 100.5 8:30 pm
Oklahoma City Thunder -5.5 111.0 119.0 -8.0 7 16 22 vs SAS 12 6 17 8 8 3 100.5 8:30 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)
De’Aaron Fox SAS 105.5 31.0 -0.2 35.6 0.1 24% -4% 18.6 -5.1 6.2 -0.7 3.8 4.7 1.15 0.01 1.12 0.01 at OKC 8:30 pm
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC 111.0 33.2 2.1 50.7 -3.9 32% -4% 31.1 -6.1 6.6 2.7 4.3 -1.0 1.53 -0.20 1.53 -0.20 vs SAS 8:30 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)
Stephon Castle SAS 105.5 30.0 4.3 36.8 -1.0 24% -1% 16.7 0.6 7.4 -0.4 5.3 -1.0 1.23 -0.18 1.18 -0.15 at OKC 8:30 pm
Jalen Williams OKC 111.0 28.4 -21.1 33.5 -24.3 25% 2% 17.1 -13.1 5.5 -5.5 4.6 -3.6 1.18 0.09 1.19 0.35 vs SAS 8:30 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)
Devin Vassell SAS 105.5 30.5 5.0 26.1 8.7 18% -2% 13.9 4.4 2.5 -0.5 4.0 1.7 0.85 0.12 0.84 0.14 at OKC 8:30 pm
Lu Dort OKC 111.0 26.8 -7.9 17.8 -5.4 14% -6% 8.3 -5.0 1.2 0.8 3.6 0.4 0.66 -0.01 0.66 0.00 vs SAS 8:30 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)
Julian Champagnie SAS 105.5 27.6 5.9 24.1 -5.3 15% -3% 11.1 -4.4 1.5 0.5 5.8 -1.1 0.87 -0.31 0.86 -0.27 at OKC 8:30 pm
Chet Holmgren OKC 111.0 28.9 -2.0 36.1 -14.6 21% -3% 17.1 -4.8 1.7 0.0 8.9 -3.6 1.25 -0.45 1.27 -0.49 vs SAS 8:30 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)
Victor Wembanyama SAS 105.5 29.2 6.6 53.0 1.7 32% -3% 25.0 1.7 3.1 1.6 11.5 -1.8 1.82 -0.29 1.85 -0.30 at OKC 8:30 pm
Isaiah Hartenstein OKC 111.0 24.2 -2.0 29.4 -4.3 15% 4% 9.2 -0.2 3.5 -0.2 9.4 -0.1 1.21 -0.08 1.24 -0.17 vs SAS 8:30 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)
Dylan Harper SAS 105.5 22.6 -1.7 23.9 -8.7 21% -1% 11.8 -3.5 3.9 -1.6 3.4 -0.1 1.06 -0.33 1.05 -0.37 at OKC 8:30 pm
Luke Kornet SAS 105.5 21.0 -8.8 19.8 -8.4 10% 2% 6.5 -1.8 1.9 -1.6 6.1 -2.4 0.94 -0.01 1.00 -0.01 at OKC 8:30 pm
Keldon Johnson SAS 105.5 23.3 -4.6 23.7 -11.7 20% 5% 13.2 -6.2 1.4 -1.1 5.4 -2.1 1.02 -0.37 1.00 -0.40 at OKC 8:30 pm
Alex Caruso OKC 111.0 18.2 3.1 15.9 6.5 15% -2% 6.2 4.5 2.0 0.3 2.8 -0.1 0.87 0.18 0.91 0.18 vs SAS 8:30 pm
Cason Wallace OKC 111.0 26.6 -2.0 21.2 5.1 14% -1% 8.6 0.7 2.6 0.4 3.1 1.2 0.80 0.27 0.84 0.30 vs SAS 8:30 pm
Isaiah Joe OKC 111.0 21.2 -8.7 18.9 -7.8 18% -4% 11.1 -6.4 1.3 0.0 2.5 -0.8 0.89 0.00 0.86 0.06 vs SAS 8:30 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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