NBA DFS First Look: Monday, April 18th - Sortable Odds, Salaries, Stats

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. Be sure to check out more RotoGrinders NBA DFS resources later in the day, including our NBA lineup optimizer, NBA expert rankings, and other NBA Premium tools and content.

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NBA Schedule & Vegas Lines

Road Team Home Team Favorite Spread Game Total Road Total Home Total Time (ET)
Toronto Raptors Philadelphia 76ers PHI -7.5 217.0 104.8 112.3 7:30 PM
Utah Jazz Dallas Mavericks UTA -5.0 205.5 105.3 100.3 8:30 PM
Denver Nuggets Golden State Warriors GSW -7.0 224.5 108.8 115.8 10:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense Line Total O-Rating Pace Opp. D-Rating Pace P-Pace
Golden State Warriors -7.0 115.8 113.7 98.5 DEN 115.4 99.9 99.2
Philadelphia 76ers -7.5 112.3 117.8 97.8 TOR 110.2 96.9 97.4
Denver Nuggets 7.0 108.8 118.1 99.9 GSW 111.7 98.5 99.2
Utah Jazz -5.0 105.3 117.2 96.0 DAL 113.9 95.2 95.6
Toronto Raptors 7.5 104.8 113.5 96.9 PHI 112.6 97.8 97.4
Dallas Mavericks 5.0 100.3 117.1 95.2 UTA 112.6 96.0 95.6

Note: The team stats above are since the All-Star Break.

Point Guard (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and this playoff series.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Jordan Poole GSW 115.8 $7,900 PG $6,300 PG/SG 30.0 31.1 0.1 25% 2% 60% 31% 1.04 0.18 0.99 0.10 DEN
Tyrese Maxey PHI 112.3 $6,400 PG $6,900 PG/SG 35.3 30.5 3.1 20% 7% 59% 23% 0.86 0.40 0.85 0.35 TOR
Monte Morris DEN 108.8 $4,900 PG $5,100 PG 29.9 25.1 1.5 17% -4% 58% -5% 0.84 0.02 0.82 0.13 GSW
Mike Conley UTA 105.3 $5,600 PG $6,000 PG 28.6 28.9 5.9 20% -1% 57% -3% 1.01 -0.27 1.00 -0.30 DAL
Fred VanVleet TOR 104.8 $7,500 PG/SG $7,600 PG 37.9 41.1 -1.8 23% -7% 55% 20% 1.08 -0.08 1.05 -0.02 PHI
Spencer Dinwiddie DAL 100.3 $6,600 PG/SG $7,000 PG/SG 29.6 28.8 6.8 21% 13% 54% -4% 0.97 0.10 0.94 0.10 UTA

Shooting Guard (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and this playoff series.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Klay Thompson GSW 115.8 $7,400 SG $6,600 SG 29.4 32.6 -0.3 28% -2% 55% 9% 1.11 -0.19 1.06 -0.28 DEN
James Harden PHI 112.3 $9,300 PG/SG $9,700 SG/SF 37.2 51.3 2.9 27% -3% 58% -4% 1.38 0.02 1.30 0.05 TOR
Will Barton DEN 108.8 $5,500 SG $5,700 SG/SF 32.1 29.2 3.5 21% 6% 55% 9% 0.91 0.23 0.88 0.21 GSW
Donovan Mitchell UTA 105.3 $8,300 SG $8,600 SG/PG 33.8 42.8 7.7 32% 7% 57% -10% 1.27 -0.01 1.22 0.02 DAL
OG Anunoby TOR 104.8 $5,800 SG/SF $6,100 SF/PF 36.0 32.3 -3.5 20% 3% 55% 12% 0.90 0.09 0.89 0.05 PHI
Jalen Brunson DAL 100.3 $7,200 PG/SG $7,300 PG/SG 31.9 29.9 8.8 22% 11% 58% -13% 0.94 0.04 0.91 0.03 UTA

Small Forward (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and this playoff series.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Andrew Wiggins GSW 115.8 $6,200 SF $5,900 SF/SG 31.9 29.9 -2.4 22% -2% 56% 7% 0.94 0.16 0.93 0.16 DEN
Danny Green PHI 112.3 $3,500 SF $3,800 SG/SF 21.8 14.2 0.6 12% -1% 56% -39% 0.65 -0.40 0.67 -0.41 TOR
Aaron Gordon DEN 108.8 $6,000 SF/PF $5,600 PF 31.7 28.3 -5.3 19% -3% 60% -25% 0.89 -0.35 0.88 -0.34 GSW
Bojan Bogdanovic UTA 105.3 $5,700 SF $6,200 SF/PF 30.9 27.5 9.3 23% 3% 60% 2% 0.89 0.11 0.84 0.14 DAL
Pascal Siakam TOR 104.8 $9,200 PF/C $9,600 PF 37.9 45.1 1.8 26% -2% 57% 3% 1.19 -0.06 1.17 0.02 PHI
Reggie Bullock DAL 100.3 $4,800 SG/SF $4,400 SG 28.0 17.1 16.3 13% -1% 56% 13% 0.61 0.04 0.59 0.06 UTA

Power Forward (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and this playoff series.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Draymond Green GSW 115.8 $6,500 PF/C $6,700 PF/C 28.9 30.8 0.0 14% -4% 58% 22% 1.06 0.30 1.08 0.37 DEN
Tobias Harris PHI 112.3 $6,800 PF $6,500 PF/SF 34.8 33.5 2.3 21% 1% 57% 22% 0.96 0.32 0.95 0.33 TOR
Jeff Green DEN 108.8 $3,500 PF $3,800 PF/SF 24.7 17.6 -1.5 16% -9% 63% 28% 0.71 -0.09 0.71 -0.13 GSW
Royce O’Neale UTA 105.3 $3,800 SF/PF $3,700 SF/PF 31.2 20.5 -0.4 10% -3% 61% -31% 0.66 -0.20 0.66 -0.22 DAL
Precious Achiuwa TOR 104.8 $4,300 C $4,300 PF/C 23.6 21.0 5.0 18% -2% 50% -3% 0.89 -0.16 0.89 -0.17 PHI
Dorian Finney-Smith DAL 100.3 $5,200 SF/PF $5,300 SF/SG 33.0 23.5 11.1 14% -4% 60% 20% 0.71 -0.06 0.71 -0.02 UTA

Center (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and this playoff series.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Kevon Looney GSW 115.8 $3,500 C $3,700 C/PF 21.1 20.2 -7.9 12% 1% 59% 19% 0.96 0.16 0.99 0.13 DEN
Joel Embiid PHI 112.3 $10,700 C $11,000 C/PF 33.8 57.0 3.4 38% -12% 62% -14% 1.69 -0.42 1.66 -0.41 TOR
Nikola Jokic DEN 108.8 $11,000 C $11,700 C/PF 33.5 61.9 1.1 31% 5% 66% -18% 1.85 -0.27 1.78 -0.18 GSW
Rudy Gobert UTA 105.3 $7,800 C $7,700 C 32.1 41.5 3.3 17% -11% 73% -4% 1.29 -0.40 1.32 -0.35 DAL
Khem Birch TOR 104.8 $3,200 C $3,900 C/PF 18.0 13.1 -9.7 11% 4% 53% 47% 0.73 -0.25 0.77 -0.29 PHI
Dwight Powell DAL 100.3 $4,700 C $4,700 C/PF 21.9 18.4 0.2 14% 0% 73% -39% 0.84 0.03 0.86 0.15 UTA

Notable Bench Players

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and this playoff series.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Stephen Curry GSW 115.8 $9,100 PG $8,900 PG 34.5 45.9 -12.8 29% 0% 60% -4% 1.33 0.00 1.26 0.02 DEN
Otto Porter GSW 115.8 $4,500 SF/PF $4,300 SF/PF 22.2 21.2 2.9 15% -2% 58% -25% 0.96 -0.37 0.98 -0.33 DEN
Andre Iguodala GSW 115.8 $3,100 SG/SF $3,600 SF/SG 19.4 16.6 -6.0 11% -8% 48% 0.85 -0.07 0.90 -0.04 DEN
Matisse Thybulle PHI 112.3 $3,400 SF/PF $3,900 SF 25.5 15.9 -6.7 10% -7% 59% 91% 0.62 -0.20 0.71 -0.25 TOR
Georges Niang PHI 112.3 $3,300 PF $3,600 PF/SF 22.8 16.4 -6.5 16% -4% 59% 41% 0.72 -0.04 0.68 -0.01 TOR
Shake Milton PHI 112.3 $4,000 PG/SG $3,700 PG/SG 21.4 16.8 -7.3 17% 0% 52% 42% 0.79 0.40 0.79 0.44 TOR
Austin Rivers DEN 108.8 $3,400 SG/SF $3,800 SG/PG 22.1 12.1 4.0 12% -2% 55% -9% 0.55 -0.27 0.54 -0.28 GSW
Bones Hyland DEN 108.8 $4,500 PG/SG $4,900 PG 19.0 19.8 -1.9 23% 8% 56% -6% 1.04 -0.02 1.01 -0.07 GSW
JaMychal Green DEN 108.8 $3,200 PF/C $3,600 PF/C 16.2 14.8 -1.5 17% -7% 59% -9% 0.91 -0.23 0.93 -0.29 GSW
Jordan Clarkson UTA 105.3 $5,100 PG/SG $5,400 PG/SG 27.1 26.5 -7.5 26% -2% 53% 10% 0.98 -0.48 0.94 -0.52 DAL
Hassan Whiteside UTA 105.3 $3,900 C $4,200 C 17.9 22.0 -5.3 16% -6% 66% -14% 1.23 -0.04 1.30 -0.03 DAL
Danuel House UTA 105.3 $3,300 SF/PF $3,700 SF 17.3 12.6 3.1 15% 0% 56% 3% 0.73 -0.32 0.73 -0.37 DAL
Chris Boucher TOR 104.8 $4,400 PF $4,500 C/PF 21.1 21.0 -6.1 17% -5% 57% 60% 0.99 -0.36 1.02 -0.46 PHI
Yuta Watanabe TOR 104.8 $3,000 SG/SF $3,500 SG 11.7 9.8 -6.2 16% -1% 52% -2% 0.84 -0.47 0.84 -0.47 PHI
Malachi Flynn TOR 104.8 $3,700 PG $3,500 PG/SG 12.2 9.9 -9.4 16% 49% 0.81 -0.36 0.82 -0.37 PHI
Maxi Kleber DAL 100.3 $3,800 PF/C $3,700 PF 24.6 19.5 -0.3 13% 5% 54% 3% 0.79 -0.14 0.81 -0.19 UTA
Josh Green DAL 100.3 $3,400 SF $3,600 SG 15.5 11.3 -5.0 13% 7% 58% 0.73 -0.35 0.75 -0.18 UTA
Davis Bertans DAL 100.3 $3,700 PF $3,600 SF 14.4 10.7 3.3 17% -7% 53% -2% 0.74 -0.16 0.72 -0.11 UTA

Legend

Term Description
USG% Percentage of possessions a player used while on the floor this season.
TS% Shooting efficiency from this season.
DK/M DraftKings fantasy points per minute from this season.
FD/M FanDuel fantasy points per minute from this season.
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