NBA DFS First Look: Saturday, May 21st - Odds, Salaries, Stats, Projected Starters

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)
Miami Heat Boston Celtics BOS -6.5 207.5 100.5 107.0 8:30 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense Line Total O-Rating Pace Opp. D-Rating Pace P-Pace
Boston Celtics -6.5 107.0 122.6 97.2 MIA 110.9 97.7 97.4
Miami Heat 6.5 100.5 115.6 97.7 BOS 109.9 97.2 97.4

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
Marcus Smart BOS 107.0 $7,600 PG $13,000 SG/PG 32.3 29.5 8.0 18% 10% 54% -3% 0.91 0.69 0.91 0.68 MIA
Kyle Lowry MIA 100.5 $6,200 PG $10,000 PG 33.9 33.4 18% 60% 0.98 0.94 BOS

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
Jaylen Brown BOS 107.0 $9,400 SG/SF $14,000 SF/SG 33.6 39.5 4.4 30% -4% 57% 4% 1.18 -0.05 1.13 -0.08 MIA
Max Strus MIA 100.5 $6,600 SG/SF $9,000 SG/SF 23.3 18.6 4.7 18% -3% 61% -8% 0.80 -0.02 0.75 0.04 BOS

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
Jayson Tatum BOS 107.0 $11,200 SF/PF $15,000 SF/PF 35.9 47.2 1.9 31% -2% 58% 10% 1.31 -0.01 1.26 0.02 MIA
Jimmy Butler MIA 100.5 $10,800 SF/PF $15,500 SF/PF 33.9 41.0 3.0 26% 6% 59% 13% 1.21 0.35 1.22 0.41 BOS

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
Al Horford BOS 107.0 $7,800 PF/C $12,000 PF/C 29.1 29.5 3.5 15% -5% 57% 68% 1.01 -0.34 1.03 -0.38 MIA
P.J. Tucker MIA 100.5 $4,800 PF $7,500 PF/SF 27.9 19.8 -1.4 12% 2% 59% -20% 0.71 -0.14 0.71 -0.17 BOS

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
Robert Williams BOS 107.0 $6,800 C $11,500 PF/C 29.6 31.4 -5.5 11% 3% 75% 5% 1.06 0.01 1.13 0.05 MIA
Bam Adebayo MIA 100.5 $8,000 C $12,500 C/PF 32.6 40.6 0.5 25% -15% 61% 3% 1.25 -0.59 1.25 -0.56 BOS

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
Grant Williams BOS 107.0 $5,600 SF/PF $9,500 PF 24.4 16.5 9.0 12% 0% 64% 16% 0.68 -0.08 0.68 -0.09 MIA
Payton Pritchard BOS 107.0 $5,000 PG $7,000 PG/SG 14.1 13.0 12.7 18% 4% 58% -2% 0.92 0.05 0.88 0.06 MIA
Derrick White BOS 107.0 $6,000 PG/SG $8,500 PG 29.3 28.3 -0.3 20% -10% 55% -24% 0.97 -0.62 0.97 -0.63 MIA
Tyler Herro MIA 100.5 $6,400 PG/SG $10,500 SG/SF 32.6 34.7 -7.0 28% 0% 56% -4% 1.06 -0.07 1.00 -0.04 BOS
Gabe Vincent MIA 100.5 $4,400 PG $8,000 PG 23.4 18.1 5.6 17% 1% 55% 16% 0.77 0.16 0.75 0.15 BOS
Victor Oladipo MIA 100.5 $5,400 PG/SG $7,500 SG/PG 21.6 22.8 -0.8 25% 2% 61% -16% 1.06 -0.30 0.99 -0.21 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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