NBA DFS First Look: Monday, May 1st - Sortable Odds, Salaries, Stats

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2023-05-01 14:43:15

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)
Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics	BOS	-10.0	213.5		101.8	111.8	7:30 PM
Phoenix Suns	Denver Nuggets	DEN	-4.5	227.0		111.3	115.8	10:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense	Line	Total	PPG	+/-	O-Rating	Pace		Opp.	D-Rating	Pace		P-Pace
Denver Nuggets	-4.5	115.8	115.8	0.0	116.8	98.7		PHO	112.3	98.8		98.8
Boston Celtics	-10.0	111.8	117.9	-6.2	117.3	99.2		PHI	112.7	97.4		98.3
Phoenix Suns	4.5	111.3	113.6	-2.3	114.5	98.8		DEN	113.5	98.7		98.8
Philadelphia 76ers	10.0	101.8	115.2	-13.5	117.0	97.4		BOS	110.6	99.2		98.3

Point Guard (Projected Starters)

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

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Jamal Murray	DEN	115.8	$8,000	PG	$9,200	PG	32.8	37.1	5.4	26%	3%	1.13	0.15	1.09	0.15	PHO
Marcus Smart	BOS	111.8	$5,700	PG	$7,000	PG	32.1	28.6	-1.2	18%	3%	0.89	0.22	0.88	0.23	PHI
Chris Paul	PHO	111.3	$7,100	PG	$8,100	PG	32.0	36.8	5.5	20%	-2%	1.15	-0.16	1.14	-0.12	DEN
James Harden	PHI	101.8	$8,800	PG	$9,000	SG/PG	36.8	49.0	-0.7	25%	2%	1.33	-0.17	1.26	-0.17	BOS

Shooting Guard (Projected Starters)

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

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	DEN	115.8	$4,300	SG	$4,200	SG	31.3	22.1	0.9	14%	0%	0.71	-0.11	0.72	-0.12	PHO
Derrick White	BOS	111.8	$5,600	PG/SG	$5,900	PG/SG	28.3	26.4	4.2	17%	0%	0.93	0.03	0.93	0.02	PHI
Devin Booker	PHO	111.3	$9,200	SG	$10,200	SG	34.6	44.1	8.0	31%	-2%	1.28	0.10	1.24	0.15	DEN
Tyrese Maxey	PHI	101.8	$6,900	PG/SG	$7,500	PG/SG	33.6	31.7	3.5	24%	-1%	0.94	0.02	0.91	0.04	BOS

Small Forward (Projected Starters)

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

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Michael Porter	DEN	115.8	$6,100	SF	$6,800	PF/SF	29.0	29.0	6.1	22%	-7%	1.00	-0.10	0.96	-0.06	PHO
Jaylen Brown	BOS	111.8	$8,200	SG/SF	$8,400	SF/SG	35.9	43.5	1.9	31%	-3%	1.21	-0.12	1.17	-0.13	PHI
Josh Okogie	PHO	111.3	$3,800	SF	$4,100	SF/SG	18.8	16.6	1.0	17%	-6%	0.88	-0.20	0.90	-0.18	DEN
Tobias Harris	PHI	101.8	$6,400	SF/PF	$7,200	PF	32.9	28.8	0.8	18%	3%	0.87	0.25	0.87	0.22	BOS

Power Forward (Projected Starters)

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

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Aaron Gordon	DEN	115.8	$5,800	PF	$6,300	PF	30.2	32.2	3.5	21%	-5%	1.07	-0.24	1.07	-0.26	PHO
Jayson Tatum	BOS	111.8	$9,900	SF/PF	$10,900	PF/SF	36.9	52.4	2.5	32%	-4%	1.42	-0.08	1.37	-0.08	PHI
Kevin Durant	PHO	111.3	$9,500	SF/PF	$10,100	SF/PF	35.6	48.7	7.0	31%	-6%	1.37	-0.15	1.35	-0.16	DEN
P.J. Tucker	PHI	101.8	$3,700	PF	$4,300	PF	25.6	11.0	0.9	7%	3%	0.43	0.31	0.43	0.37	BOS

Center (Projected Starters)

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

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Nikola Jokic	DEN	115.8	$10,800	C	$11,500	C	33.7	59.1	2.6	26%	4%	1.75	-0.11	1.67	-0.12	PHO
Al Horford	BOS	111.8	$5,200	PF/C	$6,100	C/PF	30.5	26.1	2.1	12%	-4%	0.85	0.02	0.85	0.08	PHI
Deandre Ayton	PHO	111.3	$6,200	C	$6,700	C	30.4	35.8	3.3	23%	-3%	1.18	-0.22	1.17	-0.24	DEN
Paul Reed	PHI	101.8	$5,300	C	$6,000	C	10.9	12.1	5.6	15%	3%	1.11	0.06	1.20	0.00	BOS

Notable Bench Players

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

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Bruce Brown	DEN	115.8	$4,400	PG/SF	$5,200	SF/SG	28.5	25.0	-1.9	17%	0%	0.88	0.00	0.89	0.02	PHO
Jeff Green	DEN	115.8	$3,500	PF/C	$3,700	PF/SF	19.5	13.9	2.2	17%	-6%	0.71	-0.24	0.71	-0.21	PHO
Christian Braun	DEN	115.8	$3,100	SG/SF	$3,800	SG	15.5	10.3	-2.6	13%	-2%	0.66	0.01	0.68	0.03	PHO
Robert Williams	BOS	111.8	$4,800	C	$5,800	C	23.5	24.2	-0.7	11%	0%	1.03	0.05	1.08	0.06	PHI
Malcolm Brogdon	BOS	111.8	$4,900	PG	$5,400	PG/SG	26.0	28.0	0.1	22%	0%	1.08	-0.11	1.05	-0.10	PHI
Sam Hauser	BOS	111.8	$3,000	SG/SF	$3,600	SF	16.1	13.1	-5.6	14%	-6%	0.81	-0.25	0.79	-0.24	PHI
Torrey Craig	PHO	111.3	$4,100	PF	$4,600	SF	24.7	19.5	0.5	13%	0%	0.79	-0.03	0.80	-0.05	DEN
Landry Shamet	PHO	111.3	$3,300	PG/SG	$3,600	SG	20.2	16.4	-8.7	19%	-9%	0.81	-0.44	0.78	-0.40	DEN
Bismack Biyombo	PHO	111.3	$3,100	C	$3,700	C	14.3	14.1	-4.1	14%	3%	0.99	0.22	1.07	0.24	DEN
De’Anthony Melton	PHI	101.8	$4,000	SG/SF	$4,700	PG/SG	27.9	23.7	-2.5	16%	1%	0.85	-0.02	0.86	-0.03	BOS
Jalen McDaniels	PHI	101.8	$3,200	SF/PF	$3,900	PF/SF	23.9	19.9	-7.5	17%	-6%	0.83	-0.31	0.84	-0.33	BOS
Georges Niang	PHI	101.8	$3,100	PF	$3,700	PF	19.4	14.6	-3.9	16%	-6%	0.75	-0.38	0.71	-0.39	BOS

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