NBA DFS First Look: NBA Finals Game 3

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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)
Dallas Mavericks Boston Celtics DAL -108.0 10.0 59.0 -49.0 #N/A 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)
Dallas Mavericks -108.0 59.0 117.9 -58.9 8 7 26 at BOS 19 4 23 4 5 2 99.3 #N/A
Boston Celtics 108.0 -49.0 120.6 -169.6 1 19 4 vs DAL 7 26 18 18 20 18 99.3 #N/A

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 FD MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- PAPG RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
Luka Doncic DAL 59.0 $13,800 $17,500 37.5 2.8 65.9 -4.8 36% 0% 33.9 -2.9 9.8 -3.8 16.9 9.2 1.3 1.76 -0.24 1.65 -0.26 at BOS #N/A
Jrue Holiday BOS -49.0 $7,000 $12,000 32.8 5.0 30.1 11.5 16% -1% 12.5 6.5 4.8 -0.8 8.0 5.4 4.1 0.92 0.18 0.91 0.19 vs DAL #N/A

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the regular season and the playoffs. 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 FD MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- PAPG RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
Kyrie Irving DAL 59.0 $8,800 $13,000 35.0 4.0 44.0 -20.1 27% -3% 25.6 -11.6 5.2 -1.2 9.6 5.0 -2.5 1.26 -0.64 1.24 -0.63 at BOS #N/A
Derrick White BOS -49.0 $7,400 $11,000 32.6 4.0 33.4 -0.3 18% 2% 15.2 1.3 5.2 -1.7 8.2 4.2 -0.7 1.02 -0.12 1.02 -0.10 vs DAL #N/A

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the regular season and the playoffs. 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 FD MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- PAPG RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
Derrick Jones DAL 59.0 $4,600 $8,000 23.5 7.0 17.2 1.0 15% -1% 8.6 -0.6 1.0 0.0 2.1 3.3 1.2 0.73 -0.14 0.75 -0.12 at BOS #N/A
Jaylen Brown BOS -49.0 $9,800 $14,000 33.5 6.3 38.7 3.6 28% -4% 23.0 -1.5 3.6 0.9 6.8 5.5 -0.5 1.16 -0.09 1.13 -0.03 vs DAL #N/A

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the regular season and the playoffs. 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 FD MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- PAPG RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
PJ Washington DAL 59.0 $6,200 $10,000 30.4 7.6 26.7 0.7 19% -1% 12.9 2.6 1.9 -0.9 3.3 5.6 1.9 0.88 -0.16 0.88 -0.16 at BOS #N/A
Jayson Tatum BOS -49.0 $11,600 $15,000 35.7 8.0 48.4 -3.9 30% -4% 26.9 -9.9 4.9 3.6 9.0 8.1 1.9 1.36 -0.34 1.31 -0.37 vs DAL #N/A

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the regular season and the playoffs. 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 FD MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- PAPG RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
Daniel Gafford DAL 59.0 $5,000 $9,500 24.5 -6.0 28.7 -8.0 15% 3% 11.0 -0.5 1.6 -1.1 2.1 7.6 -1.6 1.17 -0.05 1.26 -0.09 at BOS #N/A
Kristaps Porzingis BOS -49.0 $8,000 $11,500 29.6 -7.7 37.8 -9.5 25% 1% 20.1 -4.1 2.0 -1.5 3.3 7.2 -2.2 1.28 0.01 1.29 0.08 vs DAL #N/A

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the regular season and this 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 FD MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- PAPG RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
Dereck Lively DAL 59.0 $4,400 $8,500 23.5 -4.7 23.0 -12.8 12% -2% 8.8 -6.8 1.1 -0.6 2.1 6.9 -0.9 0.98 -0.44 1.04 -0.52 at BOS #N/A
Josh Green DAL 59.0 $2,800 $6,500 26.4 -9.4 17.8 -11.5 13% -1% 8.2 -4.7 2.3 -2.3 4.0 3.2 -1.2 0.67 -0.30 0.66 -0.31 at BOS #N/A
Maxi Kleber DAL 59.0 $2,400 $7,500 20.3 -2.8 13.2 -9.4 10% -2% 4.4 -3.4 1.6 -1.1 2.4 3.3 -2.3 0.65 -0.43 0.67 -0.44 at BOS #N/A
Al Horford BOS -49.0 $5,600 $9,000 26.8 2.2 24.3 -0.5 12% -3% 8.6 -1.1 2.6 -0.1 4.1 6.4 0.6 0.91 -0.09 0.92 -0.07 vs DAL #N/A
Payton Pritchard BOS -49.0 $3,000 $7,000 22.3 -8.5 20.5 -13.1 17% 0% 9.6 -8.1 3.4 -1.4 5.8 3.2 -1.7 0.92 -0.39 0.89 -0.35 vs DAL #N/A
Sam Hauser BOS -49.0 $2,600 $7,000 22.0 -8.8 17.5 -8.8 15% 1% 9.0 -4.0 1.0 -0.5 1.4 3.5 -1.5 0.80 -0.13 0.77 -0.14 vs DAL #N/A

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the regular season and this 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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