NBA DFS First Look: Sunday, December 25th - Sortable Odds, Salaries, Stats

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2022-12-25 05:35:57

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.

NBA Schedule & Vegas Lines

Road Team	Home Team	Favorite	Spread	Game Total		Road Total	Home Total	Time (ET)
Philadelphia 76ers	New York Knicks	PHI	-2.0	217.5		109.8	107.8	0:00 PM
Los Angeles Lakers	Dallas Mavericks	DAL	-8.5	230.0		110.8	119.3	2:30 PM
Milwaukee Bucks	Boston Celtics	BOS	-4.5	225.0		110.3	114.8	5:00 PM
Memphis Grizzlies	Golden State Warriors	MEM	-5.0	228.0		116.5	111.5	8:00 PM
Phoenix Suns	Denver Nuggets	DEN	-4.5	230.5		113.0	117.5	10:30 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense	Line	Total	PPG	+/-	O-Rating	Pace		Opp.	D-Rating	Pace		P-Pace
Dallas Mavericks	-8.5	119.3	111	8.3	113.8	96.2		LAL	113.1	103.0		99.6
Denver Nuggets	-4.5	117.5	115.6	1.9	116.0	99.4		PHO	111.9	98.6		99.0
Memphis Grizzlies	-5.0	116.5	115.7	0.8	113.7	101.0		GSW	114.1	103.0		102.0
Boston Celtics	-4.5	114.8	118.1	-3.3	116.6	100.1		MIL	108.5	100.0		100.1
Phoenix Suns	4.5	113.0	115.2	-2.2	116.1	98.6		DEN	113.9	99.4		99.0
Golden State Warriors	5.0	111.5	116.5	-5.0	112.8	103.0		MEM	109.0	101.0		102.0
Los Angeles Lakers	8.5	110.8	115.7	-5.0	111.3	103.0		DAL	112.3	96.2		99.6
Milwaukee Bucks	4.5	110.3	112.5	-2.3	111.7	100.0		BOS	110.6	100.1		100.1
Philadelphia 76ers	-2.0	109.8	111.5	-1.8	112.4	97.9		NYK	111.3	99.3		98.6
New York Knicks	2.0	107.8	114.5	-6.8	113.8	99.3		PHI	108.3	97.9		98.6

Point Guard (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between this season’s averages and the last three games.

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Luka Doncic	DAL	119.3	$12,500	PG	$11,800	PG/SG	36.6	61.8	-0.7	37%	1%	1.69	-0.04	1.62	-0.05	LAL
Jamal Murray	DEN	117.5	$6,900	PG	$7,000	PG/SG	31.1	33.3	6.0	26%	-5%	1.07	0.02	1.04	0.00	PHO
Ja Morant	MEM	116.5	$10,600	PG	$10,100	PG	32.1	48.7	-4.7	35%	0%	1.52	-0.30	1.44	-0.35	GSW
Marcus Smart	BOS	114.8	$6,100	PG/SG	$6,400	SG/PG	33.3	30.2	1.0	17%	-3%	0.91	0.15	0.89	0.16	MIL
Chris Paul	PHO	113.0	$8,400	PG	$7,900	PG	31.3	34.4	-0.7	18%	5%	1.10	0.04	1.09	0.04	DEN
Jordan Poole	GSW	111.5	$8,300	PG/SG	$7,800	PG/SG	28.8	30.1	1.1	28%	11%	1.05	0.10	0.98	0.07	MEM
Dennis Schroder	LAL	110.8	$5,300	PG	$5,600	SG/PG	26.7	19.4	1.9	18%	8%	0.73	0.26	0.69	0.22	DAL
Jrue Holiday	MIL	110.3	$8,100	PG	$8,700	PG/SG	32.9	40.3	2.0	25%	-3%	1.23	-0.13	1.19	-0.11	BOS
James Harden	PHI	109.8	$9,700	PG/SG	$9,400	SG/PG	37.8	50.0	0.7	26%	-2%	1.32	-0.12	1.26	-0.14	NYK
Jalen Brunson	NYK	107.8	$7,300	PG	$7,500	PG/SG	32.4	36.1	3.4	25%	-3%	1.12	-0.26	1.10	-0.28	PHI

Shooting Guard (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between this season’s averages and the last three games.

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Spencer Dinwiddie	DAL	119.3	$6,500	PG/SG	$6,500	PG/SG	32.1	31.2	6.5	22%	-5%	0.97	-0.24	0.94	-0.25	LAL
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	DEN	117.5	$4,600	SG	$5,100	SG/SF	31.4	21.9	3.3	14%	1%	0.70	0.07	0.69	0.05	PHO
Desmond Bane	MEM	116.5	$7,800	SG/SF	$7,100	SG/SF	32.8	39.2	-8.4	27%	0%	1.20	-0.12	1.13	-0.07	GSW
Derrick White	BOS	114.8	$4,200	PG/SG	$4,900	PG/SG	25.8	21.8	3.9	16%	1%	0.84	-0.06	0.86	-0.05	MIL
Devin Booker	PHO	113.0	$9,500	PG/SG	$9,000	SG	35.6	45.4		31%		1.28		1.24		DEN
Klay Thompson	GSW	111.5	$7,100	SG	$7,300	SG/SF	30.8	29.6	-0.3	25%	-2%	0.96	-0.11	0.91	-0.13	MEM
Patrick Beverley	LAL	110.8	$3,700	PG/SG	$5,000	PG/SG	26.7	16.8	3.4	10%	3%	0.63	0.10	0.64	0.08	DAL
Jevon Carter	MIL	110.3	$3,700	PG/SG	$4,500	PG/SG	25.6	19.6	-2.4	14%	6%	0.76	-0.01	0.78	-0.01	BOS
De’Anthony Melton	PHI	109.8	$6,200	PG/SG	$6,300	PG/SG	30.1	28.3	3.0	19%	-1%	0.94	-0.14	0.96	-0.16	NYK
Quentin Grimes	NYK	107.8	$4,900	SG/SF	$4,900	SG/SF	25.5	17.9	8.1	13%	2%	0.70	-0.06	0.70	-0.11	PHI

Small Forward (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between this season’s averages and the last three games.

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Tim Hardaway	DAL	119.3	$5,300	SG/SF	$5,500	SG/SF	26.7	22.3	7.5	22%	-1%	0.84	-0.08	0.81	-0.08	LAL
Michael Porter	DEN	117.5	$5,900	SF	$6,000	PF/SF	28.9	28.8	-1.9	21%	2%	1.00	0.10	0.96	0.12	PHO
Dillon Brooks	MEM	116.5	$6,000	SG	$6,200	SG/SF	30.8	29.0	-0.3	25%	-1%	0.94	0.07	0.91	0.12	GSW
Jaylen Brown	BOS	114.8	$9,400	SG/SF	$8,800	SF/SG	35.9	44.5	1.4	31%	2%	1.24	0.05	1.20	0.06	MIL
Mikal Bridges	PHO	113.0	$6,600	SF	$7,100	SG/SF	36.2	30.5	-3.5	18%	3%	0.84	-0.27	0.86	-0.33	DEN
Donte DiVincenzo	GSW	111.5	$6,400	SG/SF	$6,000	SG/SF	20.5	18.2	12.1	15%	-4%	0.89	-0.33	0.88	-0.32	MEM
Lonnie Walker	LAL	110.8	$5,400	SG/SF	$5,800	SG/SF	30.3	23.7	1.0	20%	2%	0.78	0.13	0.77	0.15	DAL
Grayson Allen	MIL	110.3	$4,000	PG/SG	$4,800	SG/SF	27.3	21.0	0.7	14%	-5%	0.77	-0.21	0.75	-0.17	BOS
Tobias Harris	PHI	109.8	$6,400	SF/PF	$7,200	SF/PF	34.4	33.2	-0.3	20%	-3%	0.97	-0.16	0.96	-0.21	NYK
RJ Barrett	NYK	107.8	$7,200	SF	$7,300	SF/SG	34.8	32.9	3.9	25%	4%	0.94	0.21	0.90	0.17	PHI

Power Forward (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between this season’s averages and the last three games.

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Reggie Bullock	DAL	119.3	$4,100	SG/SF	$3,900	SG/SF	28.0	12.8	3.4	9%	-1%	0.46	-0.01	0.45	0.00	LAL
Aaron Gordon	DEN	117.5	$6,700	PF	$7,200	PF/C	29.6	31.6	-0.3	20%	1%	1.07	0.20	1.08	0.23	PHO
Jaren Jackson	MEM	116.5	$6,600	PF/C	$7,600	PF/C	25.3	34.3	0.7	24%	-1%	1.36	-0.05	1.45	-0.06	GSW
Jayson Tatum	BOS	114.8	$10,900	SF/PF	$10,800	PF/SF	37.1	51.7	0.9	32%	-2%	1.39	0.04	1.35	0.07	MIL
Torrey Craig	PHO	113.0	$5,300	PF/C	$5,000	SF/PF	24.4	20.2	2.2	13%	-1%	0.83	0.09	0.84	0.09	DEN
Draymond Green	GSW	111.5	$5,800	PF	$6,500	PF/C	30.6	27.5	-2.0	13%	1%	0.90	-0.04	0.89	-0.09	MEM
LeBron James	LAL	110.8	$10,500	SF/PF	$11,000	SF/PF	36.1	51.4	-2.1	31%	2%	1.42	0.20	1.39	0.19	DAL
Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	110.3	$12,400	PF/C	$12,000	PF/SF	33.2	56.8	3.3	37%	-2%	1.71	0.00	1.66	-0.01	BOS
P.J. Tucker	PHI	109.8	$3,400	PF/C	$3,700	PF	28.5	12.1	-1.6	6%	1%	0.43	0.04	0.43	0.06	NYK
Julius Randle	NYK	107.8	$9,100	PF	$9,200	PF/C	34.0	42.2	2.1	27%	0%	1.24	0.13	1.18	0.13	PHI

Center (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between this season’s averages and the last three games.

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Christian Wood	DAL	119.3	$7,900	PF/C	$7,500	PF/C	27.3	31.2	2.6	26%	-5%	1.14	-0.21	1.10	-0.15	LAL
Nikola Jokic	DEN	117.5	$12,000	C	$12,200	C	33.1	57.1	4.4	28%	1%	1.72	0.15	1.67	0.11	PHO
Steven Adams	MEM	116.5	$5,100	C	$5,900	C	26.5	27.7	0.5	14%	-2%	1.04	-0.12	1.07	-0.09	GSW
Al Horford	BOS	114.8	$5,000	PF/C	$5,300	C/PF	31.0	26.4	1.6	12%	1%	0.85	0.11	0.85	0.12	MIL
Deandre Ayton	PHO	113.0	$7,600	C	$8,000	C	28.6	34.6	-2.3	23%	7%	1.21	0.18	1.19	0.14	DEN
Kevon Looney	GSW	111.5	$5,100	C	$6,000	C/PF	22.9	22.4	-0.9	10%	1%	0.98	-0.04	1.01	-0.08	MEM
Thomas Bryant	LAL	110.8	$5,600	C	$6,100	C	18.6	20.3	11.8	19%	-1%	1.09	-0.10	1.09	-0.15	DAL
Brook Lopez	MIL	110.3	$5,900	C	$6,500	C	30.5	30.7	0.6	18%	5%	1.01	0.16	1.05	0.08	BOS
Joel Embiid	PHI	109.8	$11,400	C	$11,600	C	35.9	57.5	2.1	37%	-4%	1.60	-0.13	1.59	-0.09	NYK
Mitchell Robinson	NYK	107.8	$5,200	C	$5,900	C	25.1	23.7	2.6	10%	-3%	0.94	-0.19	1.03	-0.21	PHI

Notable Bench Players

The +/- columns show the difference between this season’s averages and the last three games.

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Frank Ntilikina	DAL	119.3	$3,500	PG/SG	$3,700	PG	12.9	7.4	3.7	14%	3%	0.57	-0.05	0.56	-0.10	LAL
Dwight Powell	DAL	119.3	$3,400	C	$3,800	C/PF	17.0	12.6	2.4	12%	-3%	0.74	0.05	0.77	0.05	LAL
Davis Bertans	DAL	119.3	$3,000	PF	$3,700	SF	9.2	7.5	6.1	19%	2%	0.81	0.24	0.76	0.28	LAL
Bruce Brown	DEN	117.5	$5,800	SG/SF	$5,900	SG	30.2	26.4	2.9	16%	0%	0.87	-0.05	0.87	-0.03	PHO
Bones Hyland	DEN	117.5	$4,900	PG/SG	$4,900	PG	20.7	23.1	-4.6	29%	1%	1.11	-0.22	1.06	-0.17	PHO
Zeke Nnaji	DEN	117.5	$3,000	C	$3,500	PF/C	9.5	6.2	2.1	16%	-7%	0.65	-0.18	0.64	-0.20	PHO
Brandon Clarke	MEM	116.5	$4,400	PF/C	$4,900	PF/C	19.5	20.7	-0.6	18%	5%	1.06	0.42	1.09	0.43	GSW
John Konchar	MEM	116.5	$3,800	SG/SF	$4,800	SF/SG	26.4	20.2	-7.2	11%	-6%	0.76	-0.23	0.77	-0.20	GSW
Tyus Jones	MEM	116.5	$5,700	PG	$5,400	PG	23.9	22.3	2.4	18%	-2%	0.93	-0.28	0.91	-0.25	GSW
Malcolm Brogdon	BOS	114.8	$5,300	PG/SG	$5,900	PG/SG	23.8	26.3	2.1	23%	-5%	1.11	-0.12	1.07	-0.09	MIL
Grant Williams	BOS	114.8	$3,800	SF/PF	$4,800	PF	28.1	19.9	-4.8	12%	8%	0.71	0.08	0.70	0.04	MIL
Robert Williams	BOS	114.8	$4,300	C	$5,000	PF/C	19.1	21.6	0.8	12%	-1%	1.13	-0.01	1.21	-0.01	MIL
Landry Shamet	PHO	113.0	$4,700	SG/SF	$5,000	SG	18.7	15.2	13.4	19%	5%	0.81	0.21	0.79	0.17	DEN
Damion Lee	PHO	113.0	$4,600	SG/SF	$4,100	SG	21.4	15.8	4.2	14%	-1%	0.74	-0.14	0.71	-0.18	DEN
Josh Okogie	PHO	113.0	$4,300	SF/PF	$5,000	SF/SG	11.1	11.3	5.9	17%	-3%	1.02	-0.29	1.06	-0.34	DEN
Jonathan Kuminga	GSW	111.5	$5,200	PF/C	$4,200	SF	18.2	14.4	2.6	19%	3%	0.79	-0.06	0.78	-0.07	MEM
Ty Jerome	GSW	111.5	$3,600	PG	$4,300	PG	16.1	12.2	6.7	14%	3%	0.76	0.17	0.74	0.14	MEM
Anthony Lamb	GSW	111.5	$3,500	SF/PF	$3,500	SF	18.3	13.6	2.2	13%	-1%	0.74	-0.17	0.73	-0.23	MEM
Russell Westbrook	LAL	110.8	$7,400	PG	$8,300	PG	28.0	36.3	-3.4	27%	-1%	1.30	0.14	1.24	0.13	DAL
Austin Reaves	LAL	110.8	$4,100	SG/SF	$5,500	SF/SG	29.5	20.2	-0.8	13%	8%	0.68	0.27	0.68	0.21	DAL
Wenyen Gabriel	LAL	110.8	$3,200	PF/C	$4,100	PF	14.2	13.0	4.5	13%	0%	0.91	-0.09	0.95	-0.12	DAL
Bobby Portis	MIL	110.3	$6,800	PF/C	$6,900	PF/C	26.1	31.0	-3.6	21%	-5%	1.19	-0.41	1.14	-0.39	BOS
Joe Ingles	MIL	110.3	$3,400	SF/PF	$3,700	SG/SF	16.4	3.7	0.0	14%	0%	0.23	0.00	0.18	0.00	BOS
Pat Connaughton	MIL	110.3	$3,800	SG/SF	$3,900	SF/PF	19.6	14.2	1.8	16%	-4%	0.73	-0.05	0.71	-0.06	BOS
Shake Milton	PHI	109.8	$4,400	PG	$5,000	PG	24.7	21.3	-0.2	19%	-3%	0.86	-0.18	0.84	-0.15	NYK
Georges Niang	PHI	109.8	$3,300	PF	$3,900	PF	19.9	16.4	1.1	18%	-1%	0.82	-0.11	0.79	-0.11	NYK
Danuel House	PHI	109.8	$3,200	SF/PF	$3,700	SF	17.6	9.7	-5.1	11%	3%	0.55	0.39	0.54	0.39	NYK
Immanuel Quickley	NYK	107.8	$4,800	PG/SG	$5,000	SG/PG	23.9	22.0	2.2	19%	3%	0.92	0.19	0.91	0.13	PHI
Isaiah Hartenstein	NYK	107.8	$3,200	C	$4,600	PF/C	20.3	18.5	0.0	12%	-3%	0.91	-0.25	0.96	-0.29	PHI
Miles McBride	NYK	107.8	$3,300	PG/SG	$3,800	PG	11.3	7.9	3.1	14%	1%	0.69	0.02	0.72	0.00	PHI

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