NBA DFS First Look: Friday, April 14th - Sortable Odds, Salaries, Stats

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2023-04-14 14:37:11

The NBA DFS First Look is complete with sortable NBA odds, implied team totals, player statistics, and NBA projected starters to help you get an early start on the upcoming slate.

NBA Schedule & Vegas Lines

Road Team	Home Team	Favorite	Spread	Game Total		Road Total	Home Total	Time (ET)
Chicago Bulls	Miami Heat	MIA	-5.5	209.0		101.8	107.3	7:00 PM
Oklahoma City Thunder	Minnesota Timberwolves	MIN	-5.5	228.0		111.3	116.8	9:30 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense	Line	Total	PPG	+/-	O-Rating	Pace		Opp.	D-Rating	Pace		P-Pace
Minnesota Timberwolves	-5.5	116.8	115.8	1.0	113.3	101.6		OKC	113.2	101.9		101.7
Oklahoma City Thunder	5.5	111.3	117.5	-6.3	114.2	101.9		MIN	113.1	101.6		101.7
Miami Heat	-5.5	107.3	109.5	-2.3	112.3	96.8		CHI	111.5	99.2		98.0
Chicago Bulls	5.5	101.8	113.1	-11.4	112.8	99.2		MIA	112.8	96.8		98.0

Point Guard (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between this season’s averages and the last three games.

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Mike Conley	MIN	116.8	$6,800	PG	$6,500	PG	30.3	28.3		16%		0.93		0.92		OKC
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	OKC	111.3	$10,400	PG	$10,900	SG/PG	35.5	50.0	0.9	32%	-3%	1.41	0.05	1.43	0.04	MIN
Gabe Vincent	MIA	107.3	$4,900	PG/SG	$4,400	PG/SG	25.9	17.9	-4.7	17%	-4%	0.69	-0.34	0.67	-0.37	CHI
Patrick Beverley	CHI	101.8	$4,300	PG/SG	$4,500	PG	27.1	18.4	-2.9	11%	18%	0.68	0.49	0.69	0.33	MIA

Shooting Guard (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between this season’s averages and the last three games.

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Anthony Edwards	MIN	116.8	$8,800	SG/SF	$9,000	SG/SF	36.0	42.9	-1.5	29%	-2%	1.19	0.10	1.17	0.09	OKC
Josh Giddey	OKC	111.3	$8,900	PG/SG	$8,400	SG/PG	31.1	38.0	-1.5	24%	-2%	1.22	0.03	1.18	-0.01	MIN
Tyler Herro	MIA	107.3	$7,100	PG/SG	$7,600	SG/SF	34.9	35.6	2.7	25%	-3%	1.02	-0.12	0.97	-0.11	CHI
Alex Caruso	CHI	101.8	$5,000	PG/SG	$4,800	PG/SG	23.5	17.8	-2.7	11%	5%	0.76	0.16	0.81	0.15	MIA

Small Forward (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between this season’s averages and the last three games.

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Kyle Anderson	MIN	116.8	$7,400	SF/PF	$6,800	SF/PF	28.4	27.3	-0.1	14%	-4%	0.96	-0.14	0.98	-0.05	OKC
Lu Dort	OKC	111.3	$5,900	SF	$6,300	SF/SG	30.7	25.6	-1.3	19%	2%	0.83	-0.04	0.82	-0.06	MIN
Max Strus	MIA	107.3	$4,600	SG/SF	$4,600	SG/SF	28.4	20.9	2.0	17%	1%	0.74	0.19	0.70	0.16	CHI
Zach LaVine	CHI	101.8	$8,000	SG/SF	$8,700	SG/SF	35.9	39.0	1.6	28%	-9%	1.09	-0.05	1.05	-0.04	MIA

Power Forward (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between this season’s averages and the last three games.

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Karl-Anthony Towns	MIN	116.8	$8,500	PF/C	$9,400	PF/C	33.0	40.7	-0.1	25%	-6%	1.23	-0.28	1.18	-0.28	OKC
Jalen Williams	OKC	111.3	$6,400	PF	$6,100	SF/SG	30.3	28.2	-8.4	18%	-2%	0.93	-0.28	0.95	-0.38	MIN
Jimmy Butler	MIA	107.3	$9,000	SF/PF	$9,900	SF/PF	33.4	42.2	1.3	25%	1%	1.26	-0.18	1.29	-0.19	CHI
DeMar DeRozan	CHI	101.8	$7,700	SF/PF	$8,900	SF	36.2	40.5	2.8	27%	-3%	1.12	0.20	1.12	0.21	MIA

Center (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between this season’s averages and the last three games.

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Rudy Gobert	MIN	116.8	$7,900	C	$7,700	C	30.7	34.0	-8.0	16%	2%	1.11	0.38	1.13	0.35	OKC
Jaylin Williams	OKC	111.3	$4,400	C	$5,400	PF/C	18.7	16.1	-11.1	13%	6%	0.86	1.05	0.86	1.05	MIN
Bam Adebayo	MIA	107.3	$7,600	C	$8,200	C	34.6	40.1	0.3	25%	3%	1.16	-0.04	1.16	-0.08	CHI
Nikola Vucevic	CHI	101.8	$7,500	C	$8,100	C	33.5	39.8	3.0	22%	-3%	1.19	-0.02	1.15	-0.02	MIA

Notable Bench Players

The +/- columns show the difference between this season’s averages and the last three games.

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Taurean Prince	MIN	116.8	$5,200	SF/PF	$4,900	SF/PF	22.1	16.2	-4.2	17%	0%	0.73	0.32	0.71	0.23	OKC
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	MIN	116.8	$4,000	PG/SG	$4,000	SG/SF	15.0	12.9		18%		0.86		0.86		OKC
Jaylen Nowell	MIN	116.8	$3,500	SG	$4,300	PG	19.3	18.5	5.4	24%	1%	0.96	0.11	0.94	0.12	OKC
Isaiah Joe	OKC	111.3	$4,200	SG/SF	$3,900	PG	19.1	16.8	-12.6	17%	1%	0.88	-0.01	0.85	0.02	MIN
Aaron Wiggins	OKC	111.3	$3,900	SG/SF	$3,700	SG	18.5	13.8	8.1	14%	1%	0.74	-0.11	0.75	-0.14	MIN
Dario Saric	OKC	111.3	$3,400	PF/C	$3,700	PF/C	14.1	13.8		19%		0.98		0.95		MIN
Kyle Lowry	MIA	107.3	$5,600	PG	$6,000	PG	31.2	26.9	3.5	16%	-4%	0.86	-0.44	0.84	-0.43	CHI
Caleb Martin	MIA	107.3	$4,500	SF/PF	$4,700	SF/PF	29.3	20.9	-0.1	14%	-3%	0.71	-0.12	0.72	-0.10	CHI
Victor Oladipo	MIA	107.3	$3,700	PG/SG	$3,800	SG	26.3	22.9	-1.0	20%	-4%	0.87	-0.10	0.86	-0.04	CHI
Coby White	CHI	101.8	$4,800	PG/SG	$4,100	PG/SG	23.4	19.5	1.8	17%	6%	0.83	0.06	0.81	0.04	MIA
Patrick Williams	CHI	101.8	$4,700	SF/PF	$5,000	SF/PF	28.3	20.7	2.7	16%	-1%	0.73	-0.26	0.75	-0.27	MIA
Ayo Dosunmu	CHI	101.8	$3,500	PG	$3,600	PG/SG	26.2	18.0	-6.3	15%	3%	0.69	0.19	0.69	0.20	MIA

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