NBA DFS First Look: Wednesday, December 10th

Williams 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)
Phoenix Suns Oklahoma City Thunder OKC -14.5 225.5 105.5 120.0 7:30 pm
San Antonio Spurs Los Angeles Lakers LAL -6.0 236.5 115.3 121.3 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)
Phoenix Suns 14.5 105.5 115.9 -10.4 12 24 10 at OKC 15 16 24 20 1 1 100.3 7:30 pm
Oklahoma City Thunder -14.5 120.0 123.0 -3.0 5 15 16 vs PHO 24 10 9 13 8 12 100.3 7:30 pm
San Antonio Spurs 6.0 115.3 119.6 -4.3 7 16 8 at LAL 22 11 20 25 14 20 100.2 10:00 pm
Los Angeles Lakers -6.0 121.3 118.3 3.0 6 22 11 vs SAS 16 8 8 26 11 16 100.2 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)
Devin Booker PHO 105.5 $9,100 PG $8,500 PG/SG 34.7 -24.8 42.3 -24.3 29% 6% 25.0 -14.0 6.7 -3.7 4.3 -2.3 1.22 0.60 1.17 0.55 at OKC 7:30 pm
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC 120.0 $10,600 PG $10,500 PG 33.4 -1.3 52.9 -1.6 32% -1% 32.8 2.7 6.4 -1.4 4.7 -0.7 1.58 0.01 1.58 -0.03 vs PHO 7:30 pm
De’Aaron Fox SAS 115.3 $9,000 PG $8,300 PG 32.7 -1.8 41.6 -1.9 29% 2% 24.3 -1.0 6.5 0.5 3.7 1.0 1.27 0.01 1.22 -0.03 at LAL 10:00 pm
Luka Doncic LAL 121.3 $12,000 PG $12,400 PG 37.0 2.0 65.5 7.7 37% 2% 35.0 -4.0 9.1 1.9 9.2 5.8 1.77 0.11 1.68 0.05 vs SAS 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)
Grayson Allen PHO 105.5 $6,400 SG $6,000 SG/SF 31.4 -2.0 31.0 -12.1 21% 4% 16.9 -6.4 3.9 -1.9 2.9 -0.4 0.99 -0.34 0.96 -0.33 at OKC 7:30 pm
Cason Wallace OKC 120.0 $4,500 PG/SG $4,500 SG/PG 28.1 -2.7 21.4 0.1 13% -1% 8.4 -1.4 2.5 -0.5 3.0 1.0 0.76 0.09 0.80 0.11 vs PHO 7:30 pm
Stephon Castle SAS 115.3 $7,500 SG $7,400 SG/PG 31.3 -8.2 38.9 -8.1 25% 9% 17.4 0.6 7.4 -2.4 5.8 -0.8 1.24 0.09 1.21 0.04 at LAL 10:00 pm
Austin Reaves LAL 121.3 $8,400 SG $9,000 SG/SF 36.8 1.0 48.1 -0.4 28% 4% 28.4 1.9 6.7 0.6 5.5 -1.5 1.31 -0.04 1.25 -0.07 vs SAS 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)
Dillon Brooks PHO 105.5 $6,500 SF $6,400 SF/SG 31.3 0.3 32.0 0.0 29% 7% 22.1 2.6 1.9 0.8 3.1 -0.4 1.02 -0.01 1.00 -0.04 at OKC 7:30 pm
Lu Dort OKC 120.0 $3,900 SG $4,100 SF/SG 29.1 17.8 -17.8 12% 8.0 1.1 3.9 0.61 0.62 vs PHO 7:30 pm
Devin Vassell SAS 115.3 $6,100 SF $5,900 SF/SG 32.4 -2.8 27.6 -0.4 19% -1% 15.7 0.3 2.4 -0.1 3.7 0.3 0.85 0.07 0.84 0.03 at LAL 10:00 pm
LeBron James LAL 121.3 $8,600 PF $7,900 PF/SF 33.1 2.0 35.4 6.4 22% 1% 16.1 2.4 7.6 0.9 4.7 1.8 1.07 0.12 1.04 0.14 vs SAS 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)
Royce O’Neale PHO 105.5 $5,500 PF $5,300 SF/PF 29.9 -1.5 26.1 -0.9 14% -4% 10.8 -5.1 3.0 3.0 5.4 0.3 0.87 0.01 0.85 0.04 at OKC 7:30 pm
Jalen Williams OKC 120.0 $8,000 SF $8,400 SF/PF 29.1 -1.8 38.0 0.9 27% 3% 17.8 2.9 6.4 -0.1 5.2 -0.5 1.31 0.12 1.35 0.10 vs PHO 7:30 pm
Harrison Barnes SAS 115.3 $4,900 PF $4,800 PF/SF 31.1 1.0 23.9 -0.5 16% 0% 13.4 0.6 2.2 -0.2 3.4 0.3 0.77 -0.04 0.75 -0.05 at LAL 10:00 pm
Rui Hachimura LAL 121.3 $4,800 SF $4,300 SF/PF 33.1 0.3 22.0 0.6 15% 1% 14.0 0.0 0.8 -0.5 3.9 1.4 0.66 0.01 0.64 -0.01 vs SAS 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)
Mark Williams PHO 105.5 $6,000 C $6,300 C 25.1 -1.6 30.0 -2.1 17% 1% 13.2 1.8 1.1 0.2 8.6 -3.3 1.20 -0.01 1.24 0.03 at OKC 7:30 pm
Chet Holmgren OKC 120.0 $7,800 PF $7,700 C/PF 28.9 -3.6 35.6 0.4 24% 4% 18.6 1.7 1.7 0.0 8.1 0.2 1.23 0.19 1.24 0.19 vs PHO 7:30 pm
Luke Kornet SAS 115.3 $4,800 C $5,200 C 25.0 2.0 22.2 -0.1 10% -2% 7.5 -2.0 2.3 0.2 6.2 1.8 0.89 -0.07 0.94 -0.07 at LAL 10:00 pm
Deandre Ayton LAL 121.3 $6,300 C $6,100 C 29.5 0.7 30.9 -1.2 19% -3% 15.3 -3.0 0.9 -0.2 8.8 1.2 1.05 -0.06 1.05 -0.04 vs SAS 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)
Collin Gillespie PHO 105.5 $6,800 PG/SG $6,900 PG 27.1 4.9 29.0 5.3 20% 4% 13.6 6.4 4.8 -0.8 3.8 0.2 1.07 0.00 1.03 -0.01 at OKC 7:30 pm
Jordan Goodwin PHO 105.5 $4,500 SG/SF $4,400 SG 20.5 3.6 19.9 1.1 18% 2% 8.5 1.8 2.0 0.7 4.2 -1.2 0.97 -0.10 0.98 -0.11 at OKC 7:30 pm
Ryan Dunn PHO 105.5 $4,200 SF/PF $4,200 PF/SF 23.6 -2.5 20.9 -2.5 14% -3% 7.7 -3.7 1.8 -0.1 5.1 1.6 0.88 -0.02 0.93 0.02 at OKC 7:30 pm
Ajay Mitchell OKC 120.0 $5,400 PG $5,400 PG/SG 26.6 1.3 27.3 -10.2 22% -10% 14.4 -5.7 3.6 -0.6 3.3 -1.3 1.03 -0.41 1.04 -0.45 vs PHO 7:30 pm
Aaron Wiggins OKC 120.0 $4,900 SF/PF $4,300 SF/PF 25.4 -4.8 24.0 -2.6 21% 2% 13.8 -0.1 2.2 -0.9 3.2 -0.5 0.94 0.09 0.91 0.07 vs PHO 7:30 pm
Alex Caruso OKC 120.0 $3,900 SG/SF $3,900 SF/SG 18.8 16.3 -16.3 14% 5.7 2.5 2.4 0.87 0.91 vs PHO 7:30 pm
Dylan Harper SAS 115.3 $4,700 PG/SG $5,100 SG/PG 21.8 1.9 24.6 2.9 26% 3% 13.5 0.2 3.9 1.8 3.1 0.9 1.13 0.03 1.12 -0.01 at LAL 10:00 pm
Julian Champagnie SAS 115.3 $5,000 SG/SF $4,900 SG/SF 28.8 1.7 23.6 3.7 15% -3% 11.2 2.8 1.4 -0.1 5.3 -0.3 0.82 0.08 0.80 0.08 at LAL 10:00 pm
Keldon Johnson SAS 115.3 $5,200 SF/PF $5,000 SF/PF 24.1 -2.0 25.5 -2.2 18% 2% 13.0 0.0 1.8 -0.8 6.5 -0.8 1.06 0.00 1.05 0.02 at LAL 10:00 pm
Marcus Smart LAL 121.3 $4,300 SG $4,000 SG/SF 26.8 20.3 -20.3 16% -4% 9.3 2.9 2.3 0.76 0.78 vs SAS 10:00 pm
Gabe Vincent LAL 121.3 $3,600 PG/SG $3,700 SG/PG 22.3 2.1 10.5 4.4 10% 4% 5.1 3.6 1.7 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.47 0.14 0.46 0.13 vs SAS 10:00 pm
Jake LaRavia LAL 121.3 $4,400 SF/PF $3,900 PF/SF 25.2 -3.2 19.3 -2.9 15% 2% 8.9 -0.9 1.8 -1.5 3.8 -0.5 0.77 -0.02 0.78 0.00 vs SAS 10:00 pm

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