NBA DFS First Look: Monday, May 8th - 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.

NBA Schedule & Vegas Lines

Road Team Home Team Favorite Spread Game Total Road Total Home Total Time (ET)
New York Knicks Miami Heat MIA -4.5 206.5 101.0 105.5 7:30 PM
Golden State Warriors Los Angeles Lakers LAL -3.0 227.0 112.0 115.0 10:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense Line Total PPG +/- O-Rating Pace Opp. D-Rating Pace P-Pace
Los Angeles Lakers -3.0 115.0 117.2 -2.2 113.9 101.9 GSW 113.4 102.5 102.2
Golden State Warriors 3.0 112.0 118.9 -6.9 115.1 102.5 LAL 113.2 101.9 102.2
Miami Heat -4.5 105.5 109.5 -4.0 112.3 96.8 NYK 114.2 97.8 97.3
New York Knicks 4.5 101.0 116.0 -15.0 117.0 97.8 MIA 112.8 96.8 97.3

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
D’Angelo Russell LAL 115.0 $6,400 PG/SG $6,600 PG 32.5 33.9 -1.8 23% 1% 1.04 0.00 1.00 0.00 GSW
Stephen Curry GSW 112.0 $9,600 PG $9,800 PG 34.7 50.3 2.6 30% -1% 1.45 -0.17 1.36 -0.16 LAL
Gabe Vincent MIA 105.5 $5,200 PG/SG $5,800 PG/SG 25.9 17.9 4.9 17% 4% 0.69 0.11 0.67 0.08 NYK
Jalen Brunson NYK 101.0 $8,500 PG $8,700 PG 35.0 39.9 3.2 27% 1% 1.14 -0.06 1.11 -0.03 MIA

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
Austin Reaves LAL 115.0 $5,600 PG/SG $5,300 SF/SG 28.8 23.4 5.8 15% 2% 0.81 0.01 0.79 0.01 GSW
Klay Thompson GSW 112.0 $7,000 SG $6,900 SG 33.0 34.2 2.2 26% -2% 1.04 -0.13 0.97 -0.14 LAL
Max Strus MIA 105.5 $4,600 SG/SF $4,500 SG/SF 28.4 20.9 -0.1 17% -5% 0.74 -0.12 0.70 -0.09 NYK
Josh Hart NYK 101.0 $6,300 SF/PF $6,300 SG/SF 32.3 28.1 3.8 12% 2% 0.87 -0.04 0.87 -0.06 MIA

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
LeBron James LAL 115.0 $9,700 SF $10,000 SF/PF 35.5 52.6 0.4 32% -7% 1.48 -0.16 1.43 -0.13 GSW
Andrew Wiggins GSW 112.0 $6,500 SF/PF $6,200 SF/PF 32.2 31.5 1.7 21% -1% 0.98 -0.05 0.98 -0.03 LAL
Jimmy Butler MIA 105.5 $9,500 SF/PF $10,100 SF/PF 33.4 42.2 4.5 25% 7% 1.26 0.15 1.29 0.12 NYK
RJ Barrett NYK 101.0 $6,800 SG/SF $7,200 SF/SG 33.9 31.1 0.1 26% -1% 0.92 0.01 0.87 0.02 MIA

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
Jarred Vanderbilt LAL 115.0 $4,300 PF $4,400 PF 24.1 23.5 -4.1 14% 2% 0.97 -0.09 0.99 -0.06 GSW
JaMychal Green GSW 112.0 $3,400 C $3,600 PF/C 14.0 13.8 -6.2 17% 5% 0.98 -0.19 0.98 -0.23 LAL
Kevin Love MIA 105.5 $4,800 PF/C $4,800 PF/C 20.0 20.4 1.4 19% -2% 1.02 0.08 0.97 0.11 NYK
Julius Randle NYK 101.0 $8,000 PF/C $8,400 PF 35.5 46.3 -4.3 29% -1% 1.31 -0.27 1.23 -0.27 MIA

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
Anthony Davis LAL 115.0 $10,200 C $11,700 PF/C 34.0 51.7 2.5 28% -4% 1.52 -0.06 1.54 0.00 GSW
Draymond Green GSW 112.0 $6,000 PF/C $7,000 PF/C 31.5 30.4 -0.8 13% 1% 0.96 0.09 0.96 0.14 LAL
Bam Adebayo MIA 105.5 $7,700 C $7,700 C 34.6 40.1 -1.0 25% -1% 1.16 -0.06 1.16 -0.08 NYK
Mitchell Robinson NYK 101.0 $5,100 C $5,700 C 26.9 25.9 -0.7 10% 0% 0.96 -0.05 1.04 -0.06 MIA

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
Dennis Schroder LAL 115.0 $4,100 PG $4,700 SG/PG 30.1 24.2 -7.5 18% -4% 0.80 -0.13 0.79 -0.10 GSW
Rui Hachimura LAL 115.0 $3,900 PF $4,300 PF 23.3 19.6 -0.7 19% -1% 0.84 0.09 0.84 0.07 GSW
Troy Brown LAL 115.0 $3,000 SF/PF $3,600 SF 24.5 16.6 -11.5 12% -4% 0.68 -0.14 0.68 -0.12 GSW
Donte DiVincenzo GSW 112.0 $3,600 SF $4,300 SG/SF 26.3 23.4 -8.1 15% -1% 0.89 -0.03 0.87 0.00 LAL
Jordan Poole GSW 112.0 $5,000 PG/SG $5,700 PG/SG 30.0 32.5 -7.2 28% -5% 1.08 -0.09 1.02 -0.03 LAL
Kevon Looney GSW 112.0 $5,400 C $6,900 C 23.9 24.8 2.9 10% 0% 1.04 0.15 1.07 0.13 LAL
Kyle Lowry MIA 105.5 $5,300 PG $5,500 PG 31.2 26.9 -7.2 16% 3% 0.86 0.08 0.84 0.11 NYK
Caleb Martin MIA 105.5 $4,500 SF/PF $5,600 SF/PF 29.3 20.9 -1.2 14% 0% 0.71 0.11 0.72 0.08 NYK
Duncan Robinson MIA 105.5 $3,700 SG/SF $3,800 SG/SF 16.4 11.1 1.9 17% -1% 0.67 0.05 0.63 0.02 NYK
Isaiah Hartenstein NYK 101.0 $3,500 C $4,200 PF/C 19.9 17.4 0.7 11% -3% 0.87 -0.12 0.92 -0.09 MIA
Quentin Grimes NYK 101.0 $4,200 SG/SF $4,200 SG/SF 29.9 21.3 -9.9 14% -3% 0.71 -0.18 0.69 -0.13 MIA
Immanuel Quickley NYK 101.0 $4,700 PG/SG $4,600 SG/PG 28.9 28.2 -7.0 20% 0% 0.97 -0.36 0.96 -0.37 MIA
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