NBA DFS First Look: Saturday, May 7th - 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)
Boston Celtics Milwaukee Bucks MIL -2.0 212.5 105.3 107.3 3:30 PM
Memphis Grizzlies Golden State Warriors GSW -7.0 225.5 109.3 116.3 8:30 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense Line Total O-Rating Pace Opp. D-Rating Pace P-Pace
Golden State Warriors -7.0 116.3 113.7 98.5 MEM 109.8 102.1 100.3
Memphis Grizzlies 7.0 109.3 117.4 102.1 GSW 111.7 98.5 100.3
Milwaukee Bucks -2.0 107.3 119.1 101.8 BOS 109.9 97.2 99.5
Boston Celtics 2.0 105.3 122.6 97.2 MIL 115.8 101.8 99.5

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
Stephen Curry GSW 116.3 $9,200 PG $9,500 PG 34.5 45.9 3.8 29% -2% 60% -7% 1.33 -0.17 1.26 -0.16 MEM
Ja Morant MEM 109.3 $10,300 PG $10,800 PG 33.1 47.1 6.4 33% 4% 58% 1% 1.42 0.41 1.39 0.41 GSW
Jrue Holiday MIL 107.3 $8,100 PG $8,300 PG/SG 32.9 38.0 4.8 23% 6% 59% -10% 1.16 0.01 1.14 0.03 BOS
Marcus Smart BOS 105.3 $6,200 PG $6,300 SG/PG 32.3 29.5 0.5 18% 3% 54% -15% 0.91 -0.20 0.91 -0.20 MIL

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
Jordan Poole GSW 116.3 $7,200 PG/SG $7,000 PG/SG 30.0 31.1 5.6 25% -1% 60% 7% 1.04 0.22 0.99 0.21 MEM
Desmond Bane MEM 109.3 $6,400 SG $5,800 SG/SF 29.8 31.7 2.5 23% -10% 59% -21% 1.06 -0.63 1.04 -0.62 GSW
Wesley Matthews MIL 107.3 $3,500 SG/SF $3,600 SG 20.5 10.3 8.8 10% -2% 54% -8% 0.50 -0.13 0.50 -0.13 BOS
Jaylen Brown BOS 105.3 $8,000 SG/SF $8,800 SF/SG 33.6 39.5 4.5 30% -6% 57% 7% 1.18 -0.05 1.13 -0.06 MIL

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
Klay Thompson GSW 116.3 $7,100 SG/SF $6,200 SG/SF 29.4 32.6 6.5 28% -7% 55% -20% 1.11 -0.36 1.06 -0.27 MEM
Ziaire Williams MEM 109.3 $3,200 SF $4,700 SF 21.7 14.1 6.4 14% -2% 56% 22% 0.65 0.20 0.64 0.13 GSW
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL 107.3 $11,500 SF/PF $11,000 PF/SF 32.9 58.2 4.9 34% 6% 63% -21% 1.77 -0.24 1.74 -0.30 BOS
Jayson Tatum BOS 105.3 $10,000 SF/PF $10,000 SF/PF 35.9 47.2 5.3 31% -5% 58% -1% 1.31 -0.16 1.26 -0.13 MIL

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
Andrew Wiggins GSW 116.3 $5,800 SF/PF $6,100 SF/PF 31.9 29.9 4.3 22% -1% 56% -9% 0.94 -0.08 0.93 -0.09 MEM
Jaren Jackson MEM 109.3 $6,300 PF/C $7,100 PF/C 27.3 31.7 2.4 25% 3% 54% 6% 1.16 0.19 1.21 0.06 GSW
Bobby Portis MIL 107.3 $6,100 PF/C $5,900 PF/C 28.2 31.3 1.1 21% -4% 57% 9% 1.11 -0.15 1.09 -0.18 BOS
Al Horford BOS 105.3 $5,900 PF/C $7,200 PF/C 29.1 29.5 7.6 15% -1% 57% -2% 1.01 0.05 1.03 0.05 MIL

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
Draymond Green GSW 116.3 $6,800 PF/C $6,500 PF/C 28.9 30.8 -4.2 14% 0% 58% 6% 1.06 -0.05 1.08 -0.06 MEM
Xavier Tillman MEM 109.3 $3,100 C $4,200 PF 13.2 12.6 -0.1 16% -6% 51% 19% 0.95 0.23 1.01 0.31 GSW
Brook Lopez MIL 107.3 $4,600 C $5,000 C 23.0 22.2 3.7 21% -13% 57% -13% 0.96 -0.19 0.99 -0.09 BOS
Robert Williams BOS 105.3 $4,800 C $5,100 PF/C 29.6 31.4 -5.8 11% 1% 75% -7% 1.06 -0.14 1.13 -0.09 MIL

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
Otto Porter GSW 116.3 $3,700 SF/PF $4,100 SF/PF 22.2 21.2 -0.3 15% -6% 58% -24% 0.96 0.00 0.98 0.03 MEM
Jonathan Kuminga GSW 116.3 $3,100 PF $3,900 SF 16.9 16.0 -2.1 23% -5% 60% 2% 0.95 0.12 0.93 0.16 MEM
Kevon Looney GSW 116.3 $3,200 C $3,700 C/PF 21.1 20.2 -7.3 12% 2% 59% 18% 0.96 0.09 0.99 0.08 MEM
Brandon Clarke MEM 109.3 $6,000 PF/C $5,600 PF/C 19.5 22.3 9.5 17% -3% 66% 15% 1.14 -0.35 1.21 -0.41 GSW
De’Anthony Melton MEM 109.3 $4,300 PG/SG $5,500 SG/PG 22.7 24.5 2.8 21% -7% 53% 10% 1.08 0.05 1.09 0.13 GSW
Kyle Anderson MEM 109.3 $3,500 SF/PF $3,700 SF/PF 21.5 21.7 -4.2 16% 0% 51% -18% 1.01 -0.40 1.05 -0.43 GSW
Grayson Allen MIL 107.3 $4,500 SG/SF $4,600 SG/SF 27.3 20.5 1.3 15% -4% 61% -1% 0.75 -0.17 0.73 -0.12 BOS
Pat Connaughton MIL 107.3 $3,400 SG $4,000 SF/PF 26.0 20.2 -3.1 14% 2% 62% 19% 0.78 -0.08 0.77 -0.11 BOS
Jevon Carter MIL 107.3 $3,200 PG $3,600 PG/SG 13.7 10.0 6.4 14% -3% 53% 23% 0.73 -0.35 0.72 -0.35 BOS
Derrick White BOS 105.3 $4,100 PG/SG $3,900 PG 29.3 28.3 -6.8 20% -2% 55% -19% 0.97 -0.30 0.97 -0.35 MIL
Grant Williams BOS 105.3 $4,200 SF/PF $4,500 PF 24.4 16.5 7.7 12% 3% 64% 3% 0.68 0.09 0.68 0.04 MIL
Payton Pritchard BOS 105.3 $3,800 PG $3,700 PG/SG 14.1 13.0 3.3 18% 2% 58% -15% 0.92 -0.22 0.88 -0.26 MIL

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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