NBA DFS First Look: Saturday, March 5th - Odds, Salaries, Stats, Projected Starters

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2022-03-05 15:18:23

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)
Sacramento Kings	Dallas Mavericks	DAL	-7.5	223.5	108.0	115.5	5:00 PM
San Antonio Spurs	Charlotte Hornets	CHA	-4.0	238.5	117.3	121.3	7:00 PM
Philadelphia 76ers	Miami Heat	MIA	-2.0	220.5	109.3	111.3	8:00 PM
Orlando Magic	Memphis Grizzlies	MEM	-16.0	230.0	107.0	123.0	8:00 PM
Portland Trail Blazers	Minnesota Timberwolves	MIN	-13.5	233.5	110.0	123.5	8:00 PM
Golden State Warriors	Los Angeles Lakers	GSW	-6.0	226.0	116.0	110.0	8:30 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense	Line	Total	O-Rating	Pace	Opp.	D-Rating	Pace	P-Pace
Minnesota Timberwolves	-13.5	123.5	111.9	100.9	POR	114.2	98.6	99.8
Memphis Grizzlies	-16.0	123.0	113.1	100.1	ORL	112.0	99.6	99.8
Charlotte Hornets	-4.0	121.3	111.6	101.0	SAS	111.2	100.5	100.7
San Antonio Spurs	4.0	117.3	111.4	100.5	CHA	111.8	101.0	100.7
Golden State Warriors	-6.0	116.0	111.6	98.9	LAL	110.3	100.3	99.6
Dallas Mavericks	-7.5	115.5	110.9	95.8	SAC	114.4	100.1	98.0
Miami Heat	-2.0	111.3	112.2	96.5	PHI	109.0	96.5	96.5
Los Angeles Lakers	6.0	110.0	108.4	100.3	GSW	104.8	98.9	99.6
Portland Trail Blazers	13.5	110.0	108.6	98.6	MIN	110.5	100.9	99.8
Philadelphia 76ers	2.0	109.3	111.8	96.5	MIA	107.5	96.5	96.5
Sacramento Kings	7.5	108.0	109.4	100.1	DAL	107.4	95.8	98.0
Orlando Magic	16.0	107.0	104.1	99.6	MEM	108.6	100.1	99.8

Point Guard (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and the last four games.

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	TS%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Patrick Beverley	MIN	123.5	$5,100	PG	$4,700	PG	26.2	26.1	-2.7	16%	2%	53%	-4%	1.00	-0.06	1.02	-0.10	POR
Ja Morant	MEM	123.0	$10,400	PG	$10,500	PG	33.3	47.5	2.2	33%	6%	58%	3%	1.43	0.10	1.39	0.08	ORL
LaMelo Ball	CHA	121.3	$8,500	PG	$8,000	PG	32.3	43.6	-6.0	27%	3%	54%	-10%	1.35	-0.24	1.29	-0.23	SAS
Dejounte Murray	SAS	117.3	$10,800	PG	$9,600	PG/SG	34.6	50.1	2.8	26%	4%	52%	7%	1.45	0.09	1.42	0.05	CHA
Stephen Curry	GSW	116.0	$10,900	PG	$9,700	PG	34.7	46.9	0.1	30%	-2%	59%	0%	1.35	0.05	1.28	0.04	LAL
Luka Doncic	DAL	115.5	$20,700	PG	$10,700	PG/SG	35.5	56.0	2.0	37%	3%	55%	2%	1.58	-0.08	1.48	-0.07	SAC
Gabe Vincent	MIA	111.3	$4,900	PG	$4,900	PG	24.4	19.8	6.9	18%	1%	57%	2%	0.81	0.01	0.79	0.00	PHI
Russell Westbrook	LAL	110.0	$8,200	PG	$7,000	PG	34.5	41.0	-2.6	27%	2%	50%	-8%	1.19	-0.27	1.13	-0.20	GSW
Anfernee Simons	POR	110.0	$8,000	PG	$6,700	PG/SG	29.3	27.9	0.7	24%	4%	58%	3%	0.95	0.09	0.88	0.06	MIN
Tyrese Maxey	PHI	109.3	$6,700	PG	$7,800	PG/SG	35.6	31.2	0.0	20%	2%	58%	22%	0.88	0.33	0.87	0.34	MIA
De’Aaron Fox	SAC	108.0	$16,800	PG	$8,900	PG	34.7	36.9	4.4	28%	-2%	54%	4%	1.06	0.18	1.05	0.20	DAL
Cole Anthony	ORL	107.0	$6,600	PG	$5,700	PG/SG	32.9	35.5	0.6	25%	-6%	52%	-7%	1.08	-0.22	1.03	-0.20	MEM

Shooting Guard (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and the last four games.

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	TS%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
D’Angelo Russell	MIN	123.5	$7,900	PG/SG	$7,800	SG/PG	32.2	37.1	-2.8	26%	1%	55%	9%	1.15	0.07	1.10	0.09	POR
Desmond Bane	MEM	123.0	$5,800	SG/SF	$5,700	SG/SF	30.1	30.5	0.1	22%	-1%	58%	-16%	1.01	-0.20	0.99	-0.20	ORL
Terry Rozier	CHA	121.3	$8,100	PG/SG	$7,600	SG/PG	33.9	35.4	1.8	23%	1%	56%	10%	1.04	0.27	1.02	0.29	SAS
Devin Vassell	SAS	117.3	$5,800	SG/SF	$6,300	SG	26.2	23.5	6.6	18%	0%	54%	0%	0.90	0.05	0.91	0.04	CHA
Klay Thompson	GSW	116.0	$6,500	SG/SF	$5,700	SG	25.2	29.2	1.4	28%	-2%	55%	2%	1.16	-0.14	1.11	-0.15	LAL
Jalen Brunson	DAL	115.5	$12,900	PG/SG	$6,200	PG/SG	32.2	30.4	0.4	22%	-4%	58%	0%	0.94	-0.19	0.92	-0.18	SAC
Duncan Robinson	MIA	111.3	$3,800	SG	$4,000	SG	26.9	20.1	-3.8	18%	-6%	57%	11%	0.75	-0.13	0.71	-0.15	PHI
Malik Monk	LAL	110.0	$5,000	PG/SG	$4,900	SG	27.2	23.2	2.2	19%	-2%	59%	-14%	0.85	-0.13	0.83	-0.09	GSW
Elijah Hughes	POR	110.0	$3,100	SG/SF	$3,500	SF	9.8	6.9	4.8	17%	-1%	44%	-13%	0.71	-0.11	0.70	-0.11	MIN
James Harden	PHI	109.3	$11,700	PG/SG	$10,400	SG/SF	37.0	52.7	-0.6	28%	-4%	59%	21%	1.43	0.20	1.34	0.20	MIA
Justin Holiday	SAC	108.0	$6,600	SG	$4,000	SF/SG	28.9	19.9	-3.4	16%	2%	56%	-11%	0.69	-0.03	0.67	0.00	DAL
Jalen Suggs	ORL	107.0	$5,800	PG/SG	$5,800	PG/SG	28.0	26.1	-1.8	25%	1%	46%	-2%	0.93	0.07	0.92	0.05	MEM

Small Forward (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and the last four games.

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	TS%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Jaden McDaniels	MIN	123.5	$4,100	SF/PF	$4,700	PF	25.8	19.1	-4.1	15%	8%	54%	8%	0.74	0.27	0.75	0.22	POR
Ziaire Williams	MEM	123.0	$3,500	SG/SF	$4,000	SF	21.9	13.1	2.5	14%	-1%	55%	6%	0.60	0.03	0.59	0.01	ORL
Miles Bridges	CHA	121.3	$7,600	SF/PF	$7,100	SF	36.2	38.2	-1.2	22%	-1%	58%	3%	1.06	0.02	1.05	0.01	SAS
Doug McDermott	SAS	117.3	$3,700	SF	$4,300	PF/SF	24.5	18.3	-1.3	18%	-3%	60%	-11%	0.75	-0.14	0.70	-0.11	CHA
Andrew Wiggins	GSW	116.0	$6,300	SF/PF	$5,700	SF	31.6	29.9	0.1	22%	1%	57%	-13%	0.94	0.01	0.94	0.06	LAL
Reggie Bullock	DAL	115.5	$9,000	SG/SF	$3,900	SG	25.9	16.1	10.6	13%	1%	57%	-6%	0.62	0.02	0.60	0.05	SAC
Jimmy Butler	MIA	111.3	$8,700	SF/PF	$8,200	SF/SG	34.1	42.1	-2.9	26%	-1%	58%	-10%	1.24	-0.26	1.25	-0.22	PHI
Austin Reaves	LAL	110.0	$3,200	PG/SG	$3,700	SG	21.5	12.4	2.7	11%	0%	60%	-20%	0.58	-0.05	0.58	-0.01	GSW
Ben McLemore	POR	110.0	$3,300	SG/SF	$3,900	SG/PG	18.7	13.9	0.5	20%	0%	55%	-8%	0.74	-0.06	0.69	-0.04	MIN
Matisse Thybulle	PHI	109.3	$4,000	SF/PF	$4,300	SF	26.3	16.5	-2.9	10%	2%	59%	7%	0.63	0.20	0.71	0.20	MIA
Harrison Barnes	SAC	108.0	$12,300	SF/PF	$6,400	SF/PF	33.7	30.5	1.6	19%	1%	63%	9%	0.91	0.08	0.88	0.07	DAL
Franz Wagner	ORL	107.0	$5,900	SF	$5,400	SF/SG	31.9	28.3	-0.3	21%	-1%	56%	1%	0.89	0.11	0.88	0.11	MEM

Power Forward (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and the last four games.

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	TS%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Jarred Vanderbilt	MIN	123.5	$4,400	PF/C	$4,200	PF	25.9	24.1	-2.9	11%	-1%	61%	-13%	0.93	-0.08	0.99	-0.10	POR
Jaren Jackson	MEM	123.0	$6,100	PF/C	$6,800	PF/C	27.7	32.2	0.5	25%	-3%	53%	-3%	1.16	-0.10	1.21	-0.10	ORL
PJ Washington	CHA	121.3	$5,100	PF/C	$6,000	PF/C	25.8	23.6	3.9	16%	-2%	59%	8%	0.91	-0.10	0.92	-0.09	SAS
Keldon Johnson	SAS	117.3	$6,100	PF	$5,900	PF/SF	31.5	28.3	-0.8	20%	2%	57%	-9%	0.90	-0.05	0.87	-0.03	CHA
Jonathan Kuminga	GSW	116.0	$4,100	PF	$4,900	SF	15.0	14.2	6.3	23%	2%	59%	1%	0.95	0.07	0.94	0.07	LAL
Dorian Finney-Smith	DAL	115.5	$9,900	SF/PF	$5,100	SF/SG	32.9	23.0	1.8	14%	-1%	57%	21%	0.70	0.07	0.70	0.04	SAC
P.J. Tucker	MIA	111.3	$3,600	PF/C	$3,800	PF/C	28.4	20.5	-5.0	12%	-5%	62%	-3%	0.72	-0.09	0.71	-0.06	PHI
LeBron James	LAL	110.0	$11,200	SF	$10,300	SF/PF	36.8	54.1	-0.2	31%	2%	61%	-3%	1.47	-0.19	1.43	-0.22	GSW
CJ Elleby	POR	110.0	$4,100	SG/SF	$3,900	SF	16.1	11.8	12.6	14%	1%	48%	-11%	0.73	-0.16	0.75	-0.14	MIN
Tobias Harris	PHI	109.3	$6,900	PF	$7,000	PF/SF	35.1	35.2	-2.1	23%	-5%	56%	-6%	1.00	-0.29	0.99	-0.28	MIA
Trey Lyles	SAC	108.0	$6,300	PF/C	$4,700	PF	18.8	19.1	2.8	22%	-5%	58%	8%	1.02	-0.18	1.02	-0.20	DAL
Chuma Okeke	ORL	107.0	$5,100	SF/PF	$5,700	PF	23.9	21.4	2.3	16%	0%	50%	8%	0.90	0.32	0.93	0.32	MEM

Center (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and the last four games.

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	TS%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Karl-Anthony Towns	MIN	123.5	$10,200	C	$9,300	C	34.1	46.9	-2.8	27%	1%	63%	2%	1.37	-0.07	1.34	-0.04	POR
Steven Adams	MEM	123.0	$6,200	C	$6,900	C	26.4	26.8	3.6	12%	-1%	56%	-5%	1.02	0.11	1.03	0.11	ORL
Mason Plumlee	CHA	121.3	$4,800	C	$5,000	C	25.3	23.6	-2.0	12%	1%	59%	-10%	0.93	-0.01	0.96	0.02	SAS
Jakob Poeltl	SAS	117.3	$7,700	C	$8,000	C	29.2	34.2	6.4	18%	1%	61%	6%	1.17	0.10	1.21	0.10	CHA
Kevon Looney	GSW	116.0	$4,300	C	$4,700	C/PF	21.5	20.7	2.0	13%	-3%	58%	19%	0.96	0.09	1.00	0.10	LAL
Dwight Powell	DAL	115.5	$7,500	C	$3,800	C/PF	20.6	16.4	3.8	13%	3%	71%	4%	0.79	0.13	0.81	0.13	SAC
Bam Adebayo	MIA	111.3	$8,900	C	$9,900	C/PF	33.4	41.5	-0.1	25%	1%	58%	9%	1.24	0.26	1.25	0.30	PHI
Dwight Howard	LAL	110.0	$3,600	C	$4,100	C	14.6	15.3	2.5	14%	2%	65%	-10%	1.05	0.06	1.09	0.03	GSW
Drew Eubanks	POR	110.0	$4,600	C	$3,900	C/PF	12.7	13.0	9.8	17%	-2%	60%	11%	1.02	-0.12	1.05	-0.18	MIN
Joel Embiid	PHI	109.3	$11,900	C	$11,000	C	33.0	55.5	1.6	38%	-3%	61%	4%	1.68	-0.12	1.66	-0.10	MIA
Domantas Sabonis	SAC	108.0	$17,400	C	$9,200	PF/C	34.5	45.0	-3.3	22%	0%	64%	-9%	1.31	0.10	1.25	0.07	DAL
Mo Bamba	ORL	107.0	$5,300	C	$4,600	C	26.2	27.2	2.3	17%	-1%	57%	7%	1.04	-0.04	1.07	-0.07	MEM

Notable Bench Players

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and the last four games.

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	TS%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Malik Beasley	MIN	123.5	$3,200	SG	$3,600	SF/SG	25.1	20.2	-2.3	20%	-3%	53%	26%	0.81	0.24	0.76	0.20	POR
Naz Reid	MIN	123.5	$3,400	PF/C	$4,100	C	15.9	16.7	-0.5	21%	2%	57%	18%	1.05	0.04	1.08	-0.02	POR
Jordan McLaughlin	MIN	123.5	$3,200	PG	$3,500	PG	13.0	10.5	7.7	12%	-4%	45%	1%	0.80	-0.08	0.84	-0.07	POR
Brandon Clarke	MEM	123.0	$4,100	PF/C	$5,600	PF	19.1	22.1	-1.3	17%	-1%	66%	-11%	1.16	-0.20	1.22	-0.21	ORL
De’Anthony Melton	MEM	123.0	$4,500	PG/SG	$5,200	SG/PG	22.7	24.1	-0.9	20%	0%	50%	1%	1.06	0.06	1.08	0.04	ORL
Kyle Anderson	MEM	123.0	$4,300	SF/PF	$5,600	SF/PF	21.8	21.5	1.0	16%	-4%	50%	0%	0.99	0.07	1.03	0.12	ORL
Montrezl Harrell	CHA	121.3	$5,500	C	$5,500	C/PF	24.7	27.6	-2.4	20%	-1%	67%	-13%	1.12	-0.07	1.13	-0.09	SAS
Kelly Oubre	CHA	121.3	$5,700	SG/SF	$5,800	SF/SG	28.5	27.3	0.1	23%	0%	56%	8%	0.96	0.17	0.94	0.13	SAS
Cody Martin	CHA	121.3	$3,600	SG/SF	$3,500	SG/PG	27.0	20.5	-3.2	13%	0%	56%	16%	0.76	-0.10	0.79	-0.10	SAS
Lonnie Walker	SAS	117.3	$4,800	PG/SG	$5,800	SG/SF	23.1	20.4	5.5	23%	5%	50%	15%	0.88	0.23	0.86	0.17	CHA
Zach Collins	SAS	117.3	$3,200	C	$3,700	PF	16.3	16.2	-0.4	19%	-2%	51%	6%	0.99	-0.11	0.98	-0.14	CHA
Keita Bates-Diop	SAS	117.3	$3,000	PF	$4,400	SF	16.5	12.9	2.3	14%	-1%	58%	14%	0.78	0.16	0.79	0.13	CHA
Jordan Poole	GSW	116.0	$4,800	PG/SG	$4,700	PG/SG	28.6	27.3	-4.3	24%	-1%	58%	1%	0.96	0.04	0.91	0.06	LAL
Otto Porter	GSW	116.0	$3,800	SF/PF	$4,400	SF/PF	21.4	21.1	-2.6	15%	-2%	60%	-3%	0.98	-0.03	1.02	0.02	LAL
Nemanja Bjelica	GSW	116.0	$3,200	PF/C	$4,300	PF	15.2	15.5	-4.4	19%	-6%	56%	13%	1.02	0.03	1.01	0.08	LAL
Spencer Dinwiddie	DAL	115.5	$11,100	PG/SG	$5,800	PG	29.9	28.9	-2.3	20%	2%	52%	20%	0.96	0.20	0.93	0.20	SAC
Maxi Kleber	DAL	115.5	$6,900	PF/C	$5,000	PF	25.1	20.8	-1.7	13%	-2%	58%	-28%	0.83	0.00	0.85	0.09	SAC
Josh Green	DAL	115.5	$3,900	SF	$3,600	SG	14.2	10.6	-1.2	13%	0%	58%	10%	0.75	-0.09	0.77	-0.14	SAC
Tyler Herro	MIA	111.3	$7,000	PG/SG	$6,900	SG/SF	32.7	34.1	0.9	28%	1%	55%	9%	1.04	0.18	0.99	0.17	PHI
Caleb Martin	MIA	111.3	$4,200	SG/SF	$4,400	SG/SF	22.9	19.1	4.6	16%	-3%	61%	16%	0.83	0.06	0.86	0.06	PHI
Max Strus	MIA	111.3	$3,900	SG/SF	$4,000	SG	23.4	18.3	3.5	18%	3%	60%	2%	0.78	0.10	0.74	0.13	PHI
Carmelo Anthony	LAL	110.0	$5,100	PF	$5,500	SF/PF	26.7	24.3	1.8	19%	0%	59%	6%	0.91	0.04	0.91	0.07	GSW
Stanley Johnson	LAL	110.0	$3,300	SF/PF	$3,700	SF	21.3	14.3	-4.3	12%	1%	58%	11%	0.67	0.03	0.69	0.01	GSW
D.J. Augustin	LAL	110.0	$3,400	PG	$3,500	PG/SG	15.0	10.7	6.9	16%	-8%	60%	-22%	0.71	0.19	0.65	0.36	GSW
Trendon Watford	POR	110.0	$4,200	PF/C	$3,500	PF	13.6	12.1	8.4	15%	0%	60%	-6%	0.89	-0.03	0.92	-0.02	MIN
Keon Johnson	POR	110.0	$3,200	SG	$3,500	SG	11.0	8.0	10.0	19%	-2%	37%	-19%	0.72	-0.29	0.75	-0.29	MIN
Brandon Williams	POR	110.0	$3,400	PG	$3,500	PG	14.1	13.8	5.4	25%	1%	63%	-1%	0.98	-0.03	0.90	-0.04	MIN
Danny Green	PHI	109.3	$3,200	SF	$3,500	SG/SF	22.7	14.6	-4.8	13%	-4%	57%	2%	0.64	-0.21	0.66	-0.25	MIA
Georges Niang	PHI	109.3	$3,300	PF	$3,500	PF/SF	23.1	16.5	-4.0	16%	-2%	58%	15%	0.71	-0.06	0.68	-0.07	MIA
Shake Milton	PHI	109.3	$3,200	PG/SG	$3,500	PG/SG	23.3	19.2	-8.6	20%	-3%	50%	9%	0.82	-0.05	0.83	-0.06	MIA
Donte DiVincenzo	SAC	108.0	$7,800	SG/SF	$4,300	SG	21.0	17.4	2.5	19%	-3%	48%	6%	0.83	0.11	0.81	0.13	DAL
Davion Mitchell	SAC	108.0	$5,700	PG/SG	$3,900	PG	25.6	20.0	-5.7	19%	1%	47%	-5%	0.78	-0.22	0.77	-0.23	DAL
Damian Jones	SAC	108.0	$5,100	C	$3,800	C	15.0	14.0	0.0	16%	-1%	68%	0%	0.94	0.02	0.96	0.08	DAL
Terrence Ross	ORL	107.0	$3,100	SG/SF	$3,500	SG/SF	23.8	17.8	-6.8	19%	1%	52%	-13%	0.75	0.03	0.72	0.07	MEM
R.J. Hampton	ORL	107.0	$3,300	PG/SG	$3,900	PG/SG	19.4	16.1	1.2	19%	0%	49%	8%	0.83	0.02	0.82	0.02	MEM
Markelle Fultz	ORL	107.0	$4,500	PG	$4,300	PG/SG	15.4	20.4	0.0					1.32	0.00	1.31	0.00	MEM

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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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