NBA DFS First Look: NBA Finals Game 1 - Odds, Salaries, Stats, Projected Starters

The NBA DFS First Look is complete with sortable odds, implied team totals, player statistics, and projected starters to help you get an early start on the upcoming slate.

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NBA Schedule & Vegas Lines

Road Team Home Team Favorite Spread Game Total Road Total Home Total Time (ET)
Boston Celtics Golden State Warriors GSW -3.5 212.5 104.5 108.0 9:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense Line Total O-Rating Pace Opp. D-Rating Pace P-Pace
Boston Celtics 3.5 104.5 122.6 97.2 GSW 111.7 98.5 97.8
Golden State Warriors -3.5 108.0 113.7 98.5 BOS 109.9 97.2 97.8

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

Point Guard (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and the playoffs.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Marcus Smart BOS 104.5 $8,200 PG $12,000 SG 32.3 29.5 4.2 18% 3% 54% -2% 0.91 0.01 0.91 -0.02 GSW
Stephen Curry GSW 108.0 $10,200 PG $15,500 PG 34.5 45.9 -0.9 29% 0% 60% 0% 1.33 0.01 1.26 0.03 BOS

Shooting Guard (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and the playoffs.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Jaylen Brown BOS 104.5 $9,200 SG/SF $14,000 SF 33.6 39.5 4.6 30% -4% 57% 2% 1.18 -0.14 1.13 -0.12 GSW
Klay Thompson GSW 108.0 $7,800 SG/SF $11,500 SG 29.4 32.6 5.7 28% -6% 55% 3% 1.11 -0.15 1.06 -0.12 BOS

Small Forward (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and the playoffs.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Jayson Tatum BOS 104.5 $10,600 SF/PF $16,000 SF 35.9 47.2 5.1 31% -2% 58% 1% 1.31 -0.14 1.26 -0.14 GSW
Andrew Wiggins GSW 108.0 $7,200 SF/PF $13,000 SF 31.9 29.9 1.3 22% -3% 56% 0% 0.94 0.00 0.93 0.00 BOS

Power Forward (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and the playoffs.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Al Horford BOS 104.5 $7,600 PF/C $12,500 PF 29.1 29.5 7.6 15% -2% 57% 6% 1.01 -0.06 1.03 -0.06 GSW
Draymond Green GSW 108.0 $6,800 PF/C $11,000 PF 28.9 30.8 1.5 14% 0% 58% 1% 1.06 -0.09 1.08 -0.10 BOS

Center (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and the playoffs.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Robert Williams BOS 104.5 $6,200 C $9,500 PF 29.6 31.4 -8.2 11% 1% 75% -5% 1.06 -0.10 1.13 -0.06 GSW
Kevon Looney GSW 108.0 $7,400 C $10,000 C 21.1 20.2 -1.2 12% -1% 59% 8% 0.96 0.04 0.99 0.01 BOS

Notable Bench Players

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and the playoffs.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Grant Williams BOS 104.5 $4,800 SF/PF $8,000 PF 24.4 16.5 6.3 12% 1% 64% -4% 0.68 -0.05 0.68 -0.05 GSW
Derrick White BOS 104.5 $5,400 PG/SG $9,000 PG 29.3 28.3 -4.2 20% -3% 55% -5% 0.97 -0.17 0.97 -0.15 GSW
Payton Pritchard BOS 104.5 $3,400 PG $6,000 PG 14.1 13.0 -0.7 18% -2% 58% 1% 0.92 -0.05 0.88 -0.04 GSW
Jordan Poole GSW 108.0 $6,400 PG/SG $10,500 PG 30.0 31.1 0.0 25% -3% 60% 8% 1.04 0.01 0.99 0.03 BOS
Otto Porter GSW 108.0 $4,000 SF/PF $7,500 SF 22.2 21.2 -1.5 15% -3% 58% -2% 0.96 -0.17 0.98 -0.17 BOS
Gary Payton GSW 108.0 $1,600 SG $6,000 SG 17.6 16.2 -1.8 14% -3% 68% 16% 0.92 0.04 0.98 0.03 BOS

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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