NBA DFS First Look: Friday, May 17th

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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)
New York Knicks Indiana Pacers IND -6.0 215.0 104.5 110.5 8:30 PM

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)
New York Knicks 6.0 104.5 112.8 -8.3 7 30 1 at IND 2 23 1 16 27 24 99.1 8:30
Indiana Pacers -6.0 110.5 123.3 -12.8 2 2 23 vs NYK 30 1 12 16 2 9 99.1 8:30

Note: The stats to the left of the first grey 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

Point Guard (Projected Starters)

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- PAPG RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
Jalen Brunson NYK 104.5 $9,600 PG 35.4 2.2 45.8 0.7 31% 3% 28.7 3.3 6.7 -0.9 11.8 3.6 -0.6 1.29 -0.06 1.25 -0.04 at IND 8:30
Tyrese Haliburton IND 110.5 $8,600 PG 32.2 1.9 46.4 -2.9 24% -1% 20.1 1.5 10.9 -4.1 18.3 3.9 0.1 1.44 -0.16 1.39 -0.12 vs NYK 8:30

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the regular season and the current series. MIN = minutes per game, FP/G = fantasy points per game, USG = usage rate, PPG = points per game, APG = assists per game, PAPG = potential assists per game, RPG = rebounds per game, DK/M = DraftKings points per minute, FD/M = FanDuel points per minute.

Shooting Guard (Projected Starters)

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- PAPG RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
Miles McBride NYK 104.5 $4,300 PG/SG 19.5 6.8 14.9 1.0 16% 0% 8.3 1.1 1.7 0.5 2.9 1.5 0.1 0.77 -0.16 0.76 -0.18 at IND 8:30
Andrew Nembhard IND 110.5 $4,500 PG/SG 25.0 2.2 19.7 0.2 16% 1% 9.2 1.0 4.1 0.5 6.9 2.1 -0.1 0.79 -0.06 0.78 -0.09 vs NYK 8:30

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the regular season and the current series. MIN = minutes per game, FP/G = fantasy points per game, USG = usage rate, PPG = points per game, APG = assists per game, PAPG = potential assists per game, RPG = rebounds per game, DK/M = DraftKings points per minute, FD/M = FanDuel points per minute.

Small Forward (Projected Starters)

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- PAPG RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
Donte DiVincenzo NYK 104.5 $7,300 SG/SF 29.1 9.5 28.6 8.1 21% 1% 15.5 5.1 2.7 0.3 3.9 3.7 1.1 0.98 -0.03 0.96 -0.02 at IND 8:30
Aaron Nesmith IND 110.5 $4,800 SG/SF 27.7 3.5 22.9 -3.1 16% -3% 12.2 -3.4 1.5 0.3 2.3 3.8 2.0 0.83 -0.19 0.83 -0.21 vs NYK 8:30

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the regular season and the current series. MIN = minutes per game, FP/G = fantasy points per game, USG = usage rate, PPG = points per game, APG = assists per game, PAPG = potential assists per game, RPG = rebounds per game, DK/M = DraftKings points per minute, FD/M = FanDuel points per minute.

Power Forward (Projected Starters)

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- PAPG RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
Josh Hart NYK 104.5 $7,900 SF/PF 33.4 7.0 28.7 11.9 13% 4% 9.4 5.2 4.1 0.7 6.9 8.3 3.7 0.86 0.15 0.84 0.13 at IND 8:30
Pascal Siakam IND 110.5 $7,400 SF/PF 33.2 -1.3 39.2 -6.3 25% 0% 21.7 -2.7 4.3 -1.9 7.7 7.1 -0.3 1.18 -0.15 1.16 -0.13 vs NYK 8:30

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the regular season and the current series. MIN = minutes per game, FP/G = fantasy points per game, USG = usage rate, PPG = points per game, APG = assists per game, PAPG = potential assists per game, RPG = rebounds per game, DK/M = DraftKings points per minute, FD/M = FanDuel points per minute.

Center (Projected Starters)

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- PAPG RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
Isaiah Hartenstein NYK 104.5 $6,200 C 25.3 8.0 26.1 2.3 12% -2% 7.8 1.0 2.5 1.9 3.5 8.3 1.3 1.03 -0.18 1.09 -0.25 at IND 8:30
Myles Turner IND 110.5 $6,500 C 27.0 4.3 32.9 -1.2 23% -2% 17.1 -1.3 1.3 0.5 1.7 6.9 -1.1 1.22 -0.21 1.24 -0.22 vs NYK 8:30

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the regular season and the current series. MIN = minutes per game, FP/G = fantasy points per game, USG = usage rate, PPG = points per game, APG = assists per game, PAPG = potential assists per game, RPG = rebounds per game, DK/M = DraftKings points per minute, FD/M = FanDuel points per minute.

Notable Bench Players

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- PAPG RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
Precious Achiuwa NYK 104.5 $4,000 PF/C 21.9 -1.7 20.6 -6.5 16% -5% 7.6 -2.4 1.3 -0.9 2.2 6.6 -2.0 0.94 -0.24 0.97 -0.21 at IND 8:30
Alec Burks NYK 104.5 $4,100 PG/SG 18.4 -1.3 17.0 3.9 23% -2% 10.4 2.6 1.3 -0.5 2.1 2.3 1.2 0.93 0.30 0.89 0.30 at IND 8:30
Jericho Sims NYK 104.5 $3,000 C 13.0 -5.4 8.0 -1.5 6% 1% 2.0 0.3 0.6 -0.6 1.0 3.3 -1.0 0.62 0.25 0.65 0.31 at IND 8:30
T.J. McConnell IND 110.5 $5,100 PG 18.2 2.7 23.5 2.5 23% 2% 10.2 1.0 5.5 0.7 9.1 2.7 -0.3 1.29 -0.05 1.30 -0.07 vs NYK 8:30
Obi Toppin IND 110.5 $4,200 PF/C 21.1 -1.6 20.0 0.7 16% 2% 10.3 0.7 1.6 0.6 2.5 3.9 -0.7 0.95 0.11 0.95 0.12 vs NYK 8:30
Ben Sheppard IND 110.5 $3,200 PG/SG 14.3 5.1 9.3 3.5 13% -1% 4.4 2.2 0.9 0.3 1.2 1.6 1.0 0.65 0.01 0.65 -0.03 vs NYK 8:30

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the regular season and the current series. MIN = minutes per game, FP/G = fantasy points per game, USG = usage rate, PPG = points per game, APG = assists per game, PAPG = potential assists per game, RPG = rebounds per game, DK/M = DraftKings points per minute, FD/M = FanDuel points per minute.

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