NBA DFS First Look: Sunday, April 17th - 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. 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)
Atlanta Hawks Miami Heat MIA -6.5 219.5 106.5 113.0 1:00 PM
Brooklyn Nets Boston Celtics BOS -4.0 225.0 110.5 114.5 3:30 PM
Chicago Bulls Milwaukee Bucks MIL -10.5 229.5 109.5 120.0 6:30 PM
New Orleans Pelicans Phoenix Suns PHO -10.5 224.5 107.0 117.5 9:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense Line Total O-Rating Pace Opp. D-Rating Pace P-Pace
Milwaukee Bucks -10.5 120.0 119.1 101.8 CHI 117.9 98.1 99.9
Phoenix Suns -10.5 117.5 116.1 101.0 NOP 112.6 99.2 100.1
Boston Celtics -4.0 114.5 122.6 97.2 BKN 115.1 99.9 98.6
Miami Heat -6.5 113.0 115.6 97.7 ATL 114.7 98.8 98.3
Brooklyn Nets 4.0 110.5 117.9 99.9 BOS 109.9 97.2 98.6
Chicago Bulls 10.5 109.5 110.7 98.1 MIL 115.8 101.8 99.9
New Orleans Pelicans 10.5 107.0 117.3 99.2 PHO 110.1 101.0 100.1
Atlanta Hawks 6.5 106.5 119.0 98.8 MIA 110.9 97.7 98.3

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 last four games.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Jrue Holiday MIL 120.0 $7,900 PG $7,800 PG/SG 32.9 38.0 -7.7 23% -1% 59% -4% 1.16 0.10 1.14 0.09 CHI
Chris Paul PHO 117.5 $7,600 PG $8,600 PG 32.9 41.0 -2.2 20% -4% 58% 0% 1.25 0.12 1.23 0.14 NOP
Marcus Smart BOS 114.5 $5,500 PG $6,200 SG/PG 32.3 29.5 -5.8 18% 0% 54% 12% 0.91 0.10 0.91 0.05 BKN
Kyle Lowry MIA 113.0 $6,000 PG $6,700 PG 33.9 33.4 -1.0 18% 0% 60% 14% 0.98 0.11 0.94 0.12 ATL
Kyrie Irving BKN 110.5 $10,200 PG/SG $10,100 PG/SG 37.6 46.2 3.0 28% 0% 59% 1% 1.23 0.06 1.20 0.06 BOS
Alex Caruso CHI 109.5 $4,200 PG/SG $4,200 PG/SG 28.0 21.9 -5.8 13% -2% 53% 0.78 -0.07 0.81 -0.10 MIL
CJ McCollum NOP 107.0 $8,300 PG/SG $8,000 SG/PG 34.6 38.6 -11.0 27% 2% 55% -5% 1.12 0.13 1.09 0.17 PHO
Trae Young ATL 106.5 $9,800 PG $10,300 PG 34.9 50.0 1.3 33% 1% 60% 2% 1.43 0.01 1.33 -0.03 MIA

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
Wesley Matthews MIL 120.0 $3,000 SG/SF $3,500 SG 20.5 10.3 3.3 10% -1% 54% 30% 0.50 0.06 0.50 0.05 CHI
Devin Booker PHO 117.5 $9,000 PG/SG $9,000 SG 34.5 43.5 -0.8 31% 1% 58% 6% 1.26 0.14 1.23 0.11 NOP
Jaylen Brown BOS 114.5 $9,100 SG/SF $8,100 SF/SG 33.6 39.5 -2.7 30% 1% 57% 2% 1.18 0.37 1.13 0.38 BKN
Max Strus MIA 113.0 $4,200 SG/SF $3,800 SG 23.3 18.6 1.8 18% -4% 61% 39% 0.80 0.08 0.75 0.06 ATL
Seth Curry BKN 110.5 $4,500 SG/SF $5,100 PG/SG 33.3 26.7 -3.9 18% -4% 62% 5% 0.80 -0.02 0.77 -0.02 BOS
Zach LaVine CHI 109.5 $7,500 SG/SF $7,700 SG 34.7 38.8 -6.0 28% -5% 61% -4% 1.12 -0.15 1.07 -0.13 MIL
Brandon Ingram NOP 107.0 $7,800 SG/SF $8,200 SF/PF 34.0 40.0 -0.1 29% -4% 55% -10% 1.18 -0.08 1.15 -0.09 PHO
Kevin Huerter ATL 106.5 $4,700 SG/SF $5,000 SG/SF 29.6 23.1 0.4 17% -1% 57% 5% 0.78 0.14 0.76 0.15 MIA

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
Khris Middleton MIL 120.0 $8,100 SF $7,100 SF/SG 32.4 37.8 -0.7 26% -2% 58% 0% 1.17 0.00 1.13 0.04 CHI
Mikal Bridges PHO 117.5 $5,200 SF $5,400 SF/PF 34.8 26.4 -12.7 15% 0% 63% 2% 0.76 0.02 0.77 0.01 NOP
Jayson Tatum BOS 114.5 $10,000 SF/PF $9,500 SF/PF 35.9 47.2 -7.4 31% 0% 58% 4% 1.31 0.35 1.26 0.37 BKN
Jimmy Butler MIA 113.0 $8,400 SF/PF $8,500 SF/SG 33.9 41.0 2.6 26% -2% 59% 10% 1.21 -0.18 1.22 -0.21 ATL
Bruce Brown BKN 110.5 $6,500 SF/PF $7,500 SG 24.6 21.6 11.2 15% 0% 58% 9% 0.88 0.17 0.92 0.17 BOS
Patrick Williams CHI 109.5 $4,700 SF/PF $4,500 SF/PF 24.8 17.6 6.4 14% 8% 64% 3% 0.71 0.18 0.71 0.13 MIL
Herb Jones NOP 107.0 $4,600 SF/PF $5,200 PF 29.9 22.1 -4.6 14% -3% 57% 0% 0.74 -0.02 0.79 0.02 PHO
De’Andre Hunter ATL 106.5 $4,800 SF $4,900 SF/PF 29.8 21.8 0.7 19% 2% 55% -6% 0.73 -0.07 0.72 -0.08 MIA

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
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL 120.0 $11,000 SF/PF $11,500 PF/SF 32.9 58.2 -3.0 34% -3% 63% -2% 1.77 0.00 1.74 0.00 CHI
Jae Crowder PHO 117.5 $4,200 SF/PF $4,400 PF/SF 28.1 23.0 -3.5 15% 0% 54% -19% 0.82 0.17 0.84 0.22 NOP
Al Horford BOS 114.5 $6,600 PF/C $7,300 PF/C 29.1 29.5 -1.4 15% -1% 57% 26% 1.01 0.19 1.03 0.18 BKN
P.J. Tucker MIA 113.0 $3,300 PF $3,700 PF/C 27.9 19.8 -6.1 12% 4% 59% -9% 0.71 0.24 0.71 0.24 ATL
Kevin Durant BKN 110.5 $10,800 SF/PF $11,300 SF/PF 37.2 52.4 3.0 31% -3% 63% -4% 1.41 0.02 1.36 -0.01 BOS
DeMar DeRozan CHI 109.5 $8,500 PF $8,400 SG/SF 36.1 43.4 -2.8 31% 1% 59% 0% 1.20 -0.21 1.19 -0.23 MIL
Jaxson Hayes NOP 107.0 $3,900 PF/C $3,800 PF 20.0 18.3 3.7 16% 3% 68% -9% 0.91 0.08 0.95 0.05 PHO
John Collins ATL 106.5 $5,300 PF/C $6,300 PF/C 30.8 32.3 20% 61% 1.05 1.05 MIA

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
Brook Lopez MIL 120.0 $4,600 C $5,300 C 23.0 22.2 1.7 21% 4% 57% 10% 0.96 0.36 0.99 0.39 CHI
Deandre Ayton PHO 117.5 $7,000 C $7,400 C 29.5 34.9 1.0 22% 2% 66% -3% 1.18 0.28 1.17 0.28 NOP
Daniel Theis BOS 114.5 $4,900 C $4,100 PF/C 20.8 17.9 7.1 16% 0% 60% 3% 0.86 0.00 0.86 -0.04 BKN
Bam Adebayo MIA 113.0 $8,000 C $8,300 C/PF 32.6 40.6 0.6 25% -1% 61% 3% 1.25 -0.14 1.25 -0.13 ATL
Andre Drummond BKN 110.5 $6,200 C $6,100 C 19.7 25.8 0.6 18% 3% 57% 7% 1.31 0.28 1.35 0.26 BOS
Nikola Vucevic CHI 109.5 $7,700 C $6,900 C 33.1 40.8 -8.6 24% 4% 53% -21% 1.23 -0.41 1.22 -0.42 MIL
Jonas Valanciunas NOP 107.0 $7,300 C $7,600 C 30.3 39.0 -16.6 24% 11% 62% 4% 1.29 -0.04 1.25 -0.07 PHO
Onyeka Okongwu ATL 106.5 $5,100 C $5,800 C 20.7 20.6 -0.6 14% -3% 71% -2% 1.00 -0.13 1.06 -0.16 MIA

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
Bobby Portis MIL 120.0 $5,800 PF/C $5,900 PF/C 28.2 31.3 -3.2 21% -1% 57% -3% 1.11 0.02 1.09 0.02 CHI
Pat Connaughton MIL 120.0 $3,500 SG $3,700 SG/SF 26.0 20.2 -5.5 14% -1% 62% -12% 0.78 0.01 0.77 0.05 CHI
Grayson Allen MIL 120.0 $4,100 SG/SF $3,800 SG 27.3 20.5 -2.8 15% -3% 61% 23% 0.75 0.18 0.73 0.26 CHI
Cameron Johnson PHO 117.5 $5,000 SF/PF $4,700 SF 26.2 23.0 -0.6 17% 1% 63% -17% 0.88 -0.01 0.86 0.03 NOP
Cameron Payne PHO 117.5 $5,100 PG $4,600 PG/SG 22.0 23.7 0.3 24% -2% 50% -8% 1.08 0.07 1.05 0.05 NOP
JaVale McGee PHO 117.5 $5,000 C $3,900 C 15.8 20.8 1.8 21% -1% 65% -13% 1.32 -0.10 1.35 -0.15 NOP
Derrick White BOS 114.5 $5,400 PG/SG $4,900 PG 29.3 28.3 -2.9 20% -2% 55% 17% 0.97 -0.06 0.97 -0.12 BKN
Grant Williams BOS 114.5 $3,900 SF/PF $4,000 PF 24.4 16.5 3.2 12% 0% 64% 3% 0.68 0.04 0.68 0.07 BKN
Payton Pritchard BOS 114.5 $4,100 PG $3,600 PG/SG 14.1 13.0 3.5 18% 5% 58% 12% 0.92 0.31 0.88 0.30 BKN
Tyler Herro MIA 113.0 $6,900 PG/SG $7,000 SG/SF 32.6 34.7 1.8 28% 1% 56% 11% 1.06 0.14 1.00 0.12 ATL
Duncan Robinson MIA 113.0 $4,000 SF/PF $3,900 SG 25.9 19.0 -5.8 17% -2% 57% 11% 0.73 0.20 0.69 0.21 ATL
Caleb Martin MIA 113.0 $3,000 SF $3,600 SG/SF 22.9 18.7 3.3 16% -1% 61% -7% 0.82 -0.17 0.84 -0.17 ATL
Nic Claxton BKN 110.5 $4,600 C $4,800 C/PF 20.7 20.0 1.5 15% -2% 67% 2% 0.97 -0.05 1.02 -0.09 BOS
Patty Mills BKN 110.5 $3,400 PG/SG $3,700 SG/PG 29.0 19.8 -3.1 16% -3% 56% 11% 0.68 -0.09 0.65 -0.11 BOS
Goran Dragic BKN 110.5 $3,900 PG $3,600 PG 23.7 19.3 17% 47% 0.82 0.81 BOS
Ayo Dosunmu CHI 109.5 $4,500 PG $4,000 SG 27.4 19.5 2.5 14% 7% 60% 4% 0.71 0.17 0.71 0.15 MIL
Coby White CHI 109.5 $4,300 PG/SG $3,800 PG/SG 27.5 22.8 3.7 20% -2% 56% 8% 0.83 -0.08 0.79 -0.10 MIL
Tristan Thompson CHI 109.5 $3,200 C $3,500 C/PF 15.7 14.5 1.0 17% -1% 54% 9% 0.92 0.01 0.95 -0.01 MIL
Larry Nance NOP 107.0 $4,400 PF $5,100 PF/SF 22.6 18.9 -2.9 13% 5% 59% -1% 0.84 -0.02 0.87 -0.03 PHO
Jose Alvarado NOP 107.0 $4,200 PG $3,900 PG 15.4 15.5 5.1 17% 2% 52% -3% 1.00 0.01 1.05 0.02 PHO
Trey Murphy NOP 107.0 $3,500 SF $3,700 SF 13.9 10.7 5.7 15% 5% 56% 12% 0.77 0.20 0.76 0.17 PHO
Bogdan Bogdanovic ATL 106.5 $5,600 SG/SF $6,500 SF/SG 29.3 28.2 1.9 21% 2% 56% 1% 0.96 0.23 0.94 0.22 MIA
Danilo Gallinari ATL 106.5 $4,900 PF $5,000 SF/PF 25.3 21.6 7.8 18% 2% 58% 11% 0.85 0.07 0.83 0.02 MIA
Delon Wright ATL 106.5 $3,400 PG/SG $3,800 PG/SG 18.9 14.4 2.6 10% -4% 58% -19% 0.76 -0.12 0.81 -0.07 MIA

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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