NBA DFS First Look on DraftKings and FanDuel: Wednesday, April 15th

Curry of the Warriors

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)
Orlando Magic Philadelphia 76ers PHI -2.5 222.5 110.0 112.5 7:30 pm
Golden State Warriors Los Angeles Clippers LAC -5.5 221.5 108.0 113.5 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)
Orlando Magic 2.5 110.0 115.7 -5.7 17 14 9 at PHI 15 20 19 10 19 16 100.5 7:30 pm
Philadelphia 76ers -2.5 112.5 115.9 -3.4 16 15 20 vs ORL 14 9 4 10 13 13 100.5 7:30 pm
Golden State Warriors 5.5 108.0 114.6 -6.6 19 18 22 at LAC 28 22 12 21 10 18 98.7 10:00 pm
Los Angeles Clippers -5.5 113.5 113.8 -0.3 11 28 22 vs GSW 18 22 9 19 14 16 98.7 10:00 pm

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)
Jalen Suggs ORL 110.0 $6,800 PG $6,800 PG 27.6 0.2 31.8 -4.5 22% -2% 13.8 1.5 5.5 -1.8 3.9 -1.6 1.15 -0.17 1.15 -0.25 at PHI 7:30 pm
Tyrese Maxey PHI 112.5 $9,500 PG $9,500 PG 38.0 -5.1 49.2 -10.3 29% 1% 28.3 -2.6 6.6 -2.9 4.1 0.2 1.30 -0.11 1.29 -0.15 vs ORL 7:30 pm
Stephen Curry GSW 108.0 $8,900 PG $8,900 PG 30.9 -2.9 42.1 -8.9 31% -6% 26.6 -9.1 4.7 -0.7 3.6 0.9 1.36 -0.18 1.29 -0.14 at LAC 10:00 pm
Darius Garland LAC 113.5 $7,700 PG $7,700 PG 29.9 3.7 34.4 -2.6 27% -1% 18.8 -3.3 6.7 -0.2 2.4 0.6 1.15 -0.21 1.09 -0.15 vs GSW 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)
Desmond Bane ORL 110.0 $7,300 SG $7,300 SG 33.6 -12.1 34.4 -14.0 22% -4% 20.1 -10.8 4.1 -0.4 4.1 -1.8 1.02 -0.07 1.01 -0.04 at PHI 7:30 pm
VJ Edgecombe PHI 112.5 $7,200 PG/SG $7,200 PG/SG 35.0 2.0 33.3 7.0 20% -1% 16.0 -1.0 4.2 3.8 5.6 1.7 0.95 0.14 0.95 0.16 vs ORL 7:30 pm
Brandin Podziemski GSW 108.0 $6,300 PG/SG $6,300 PG/SG 28.4 -2.7 28.6 -3.1 20% 8% 13.8 5.2 3.7 -2.4 5.1 -2.4 1.01 -0.02 0.99 -0.04 at LAC 10:00 pm
Kris Dunn LAC 113.5 $3,700 PG/SG $3,700 PG/SG 27.2 -2.0 20.2 -7.5 12% -1% 7.3 -3.3 3.6 -0.3 3.3 -1.0 0.74 -0.24 0.77 -0.28 vs GSW 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)
Franz Wagner ORL 110.0 $6,600 SF $6,600 SF 30.0 -6.4 34.3 -6.4 26% 4% 20.6 0.1 3.3 -1.0 5.2 -3.2 1.14 0.04 1.13 -0.01 at PHI 7:30 pm
Kelly Oubre PHI 112.5 $5,500 SG/SF $5,500 SG/SF 31.5 -4.3 26.9 3.1 18% 2% 14.1 -0.1 1.6 -0.6 5.0 0.3 0.85 0.25 0.86 0.35 vs ORL 7:30 pm
Gui Santos GSW 108.0 $4,600 SF/PF $4,600 SF/PF 20.5 1.2 19.8 1.5 18% -1% 9.2 -2.2 2.3 1.7 3.9 1.1 0.97 0.01 0.96 0.04 at LAC 10:00 pm
Derrick Jones LAC 113.5 $3,800 PF $3,800 PF 27.0 -2.2 20.6 -5.9 14% -1% 10.1 -3.1 1.4 -0.7 3.5 0.2 0.76 -0.17 0.80 -0.22 vs GSW 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)
Paolo Banchero ORL 110.0 $8,700 PF $8,700 PF 34.7 -3.4 42.8 1.3 27% 0% 22.2 -3.2 5.2 2.8 8.4 0.6 1.23 0.18 1.19 0.13 at PHI 7:30 pm
Paul George PHI 112.5 $7,900 SF/PF $7,900 SF/PF 30.7 -4.4 34.1 -11.6 23% -1% 17.3 -4.3 3.6 -1.9 5.3 -0.6 1.11 -0.26 1.11 -0.29 vs ORL 7:30 pm
Draymond Green GSW 108.0 $6,400 PF/C $6,400 PF/C 27.5 -4.7 26.0 -6.3 16% -4% 8.4 -3.9 5.5 0.5 5.5 -1.0 0.94 -0.08 0.92 -0.10 at LAC 10:00 pm
Kawhi Leonard LAC 113.5 $9,200 SF $9,200 SF 32.1 1.6 46.3 -6.6 33% -4% 27.9 -5.9 3.6 0.4 6.4 1.6 1.44 -0.26 1.44 -0.28 vs GSW 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)
Wendell Carter ORL 110.0 $5,100 C $5,100 C 29.3 -3.9 26.9 -8.5 16% -2% 11.8 -5.8 2.0 -1.0 7.4 -0.4 0.92 -0.19 0.92 -0.17 at PHI 7:30 pm
Adem Bona PHI 112.5 $4,500 C $4,500 C 17.4 -0.2 13.7 -6.1 11% -1% 4.8 -1.8 0.5 -0.2 4.3 -1.0 0.79 -0.34 0.86 -0.42 vs ORL 7:30 pm
Kristaps Porzingis GSW 108.0 $6,000 PF/C $6,000 PF/C 24.0 0.9 30.8 -6.4 27% -3% 16.7 -5.2 2.5 -1.0 5.2 2.3 1.28 -0.30 1.29 -0.32 at LAC 10:00 pm
Brook Lopez LAC 113.5 $4,100 C $4,100 C 21.8 8.0 18.9 7.6 17% 2% 8.5 6.2 1.3 0.0 3.6 3.1 0.87 0.02 0.90 -0.07 vs GSW 10:00 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)
Tristan da Silva ORL 110.0 $3,600 SF/PF $3,600 SF/PF 24.7 -3.1 19.7 -1.6 16% -3% 9.9 -2.6 1.6 1.7 3.7 0.0 0.80 0.04 0.79 0.04 at PHI 7:30 pm
Jamal Cain ORL 110.0 $3,100 SG/SF $3,100 SG/SF 12.1 6.8 9.9 8.2 16% -1% 5.4 4.6 0.7 0.3 2.0 2.0 0.81 0.14 0.80 0.15 at PHI 7:30 pm
Goga Bitadze ORL 110.0 $3,800 C $3,800 C 15.2 3.0 17.0 14.9 13% 3% 5.9 5.4 1.3 1.0 5.0 6.0 1.12 0.64 1.20 0.56 at PHI 7:30 pm
Andre Drummond PHI 112.5 $4,800 C $4,800 C 19.5 7.5 21.8 13.8 14% -1% 6.4 2.6 1.3 1.7 8.4 5.9 1.12 0.20 1.13 0.18 vs ORL 7:30 pm
Quentin Grimes PHI 112.5 $4,200 PG/SG $4,200 PG/SG 29.4 -5.8 25.4 -2.8 18% 7% 13.4 1.3 3.3 -1.3 3.6 -0.9 0.87 0.10 0.85 0.08 vs ORL 7:30 pm
Dominick Barlow PHI 112.5 $3,700 PF/C $3,700 PF/C 23.8 -2.9 18.5 -2.0 13% -3% 7.7 -4.0 1.2 -0.5 4.8 -0.1 0.78 0.01 0.82 0.11 vs ORL 7:30 pm
De’Anthony Melton GSW 108.0 $4,400 PG/SF $4,400 PG/SF 23.0 -2.3 24.0 -5.7 24% -5% 12.3 -4.6 2.6 -0.3 3.2 0.1 1.04 -0.16 1.06 -0.15 at LAC 10:00 pm
Al Horford GSW 108.0 $4,700 PF/C $4,700 PF/C 21.5 -3.3 22.3 -7.8 16% 1% 8.3 -0.8 2.6 -0.6 4.9 -2.9 1.04 -0.24 1.06 -0.29 at LAC 10:00 pm
Gary Payton GSW 108.0 $3,900 SG/SF $3,900 SG/SF 15.6 -1.9 16.8 -4.3 18% -2% 7.5 -0.2 1.7 -1.4 3.6 -1.6 1.08 -0.17 1.11 -0.13 at LAC 10:00 pm
Bennedict Mathurin LAC 113.5 $6,100 SG/SF $6,100 SG/SF 30.0 -9.6 29.6 -8.6 25% 0% 17.6 -7.6 2.4 1.3 5.4 -1.7 0.99 0.05 0.96 0.06 vs GSW 10:00 pm
John Collins LAC 113.5 $5,000 PF/C $5,000 PF/C 27.1 -6.6 24.9 -3.3 19% 4% 13.6 -3.6 1.0 0.0 5.3 1.4 0.92 0.13 0.93 0.14 vs GSW 10:00 pm
Jordan Miller LAC 113.5 $4,000 PG/SG $4,000 PG/SG 22.1 8.3 19.0 8.2 18% -1% 10.0 5.0 2.3 1.7 3.0 1.0 0.86 0.04 0.86 0.01 vs GSW 10:00 pm

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