NBA DFS First Look: Sunday, February 13th

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2022-02-13 04:27:47

The NBA DFS First Look is complete with sortable odds, implied team totals, player statistics, and projected starters to help you get an early start on the upcoming slate.

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NBA Schedule & Vegas Lines

Road Team	Home Team	Favorite	Spread	Game Total		Road Total	Home Total	Time (ET)
Atlanta Hawks	Boston Celtics							2:00 PM
Minnesota Timberwolves	Indiana Pacers							3:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense	Line	Total	O-Rating	Pace		Opp.	D-Rating	Pace		P-Pace
Minnesota Timberwolves			111.5	100.7		IND	112.6	97.8		99.2
Indiana Pacers			110.0	97.8		MIN	109.7	100.7		99.2
Atlanta Hawks			113.6	98.5		BOS	105.3	97.2		97.8
Boston Celtics			109.9	97.2		ATL	113.1	98.5		97.8

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
D’Angelo Russell	MIN		$7,100	PG/SG	$8,200	SG/PG	32.1	37.5	-2.4	26%	2%	54%	3%	1.17	0.11	1.12	0.11	IND
Tyrese Haliburton	IND		$8,200	PG/SG	$9,000	PG/SG	34.4	35.3	4.2	18%	2%	58%	-2%	1.03	0.03	1.02	0.00	MIN
Trae Young	ATL		$9,800	PG	$9,900	PG	34.5	49.0	-0.4	34%	-5%	59%	-3%	1.42	-0.07	1.33	-0.09	BOS
Marcus Smart	BOS		$5,900	PG/SG	$7,200	SG/PG	33.0	28.5	-3.8	17%	3%	53%	6%	0.86	0.17	0.87	0.17	ATL

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
Patrick Beverley	MIN		$4,900	PG	$5,700	PG	25.8	26.2	1.7	15%	1%	52%	-4%	1.02	-0.13	1.04	-0.15	IND
Chris Duarte	IND		$5,700	SG/SF	$6,000	SF	29.0	24.8	3.8	21%	1%	54%	12%	0.86	0.08	0.84	0.06	MIN
Kevin Huerter	ATL		$4,900	SG/SF	$5,500	SG/SF	29.1	21.9	1.7	17%	1%	57%	-10%	0.75	0.02	0.73	0.05	BOS
Jaylen Brown	BOS		$8,600	SG/SF	$8,600	SF/SG	34.2	40.1	-1.9	30%	-3%	57%	-8%	1.17	-0.07	1.12	-0.03	ATL

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
Anthony Edwards	MIN		$7,900	SG/SF	$7,700	SF/SG	34.9	38.1	-1.0	27%	0%	56%	-6%	1.09	-0.13	1.07	-0.12	IND
Buddy Hield	IND		$5,600	SG/SF	$6,200	SG/SF	28.6	25.5	0.2	22%	-4%	54%	-5%	0.89	-0.13	0.85	-0.16	MIN
De’Andre Hunter	ATL		$4,700	SF/PF	$5,000	SF	28.7	21.2	1.3	20%	1%	55%	-5%	0.74	-0.01	0.72	-0.02	BOS
Jayson Tatum	BOS		$9,600	SF/PF	$10,000	SF/PF	36.0	46.0	-4.1	31%	-4%	55%	-1%	1.28	-0.05	1.23	-0.02	ATL

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		$4,800	PF/C	$5,000	PF	26.0	24.7	0.5	11%	-2%	62%	2%	0.95	-0.21	1.01	-0.23	IND
Oshae Brissett	IND		$4,500	PF/C	$5,800	SF	19.1	14.8	4.4	15%	1%	51%	7%	0.77	0.19	0.78	0.16	MIN
John Collins	ATL		$6,400	PF/C	$7,400	PF/C	31.5	34.0	-3.9	20%	5%	63%	-8%	1.08	0.03	1.08	0.02	BOS
Al Horford	BOS		$5,800	PF/C	$6,800	PF/C	28.4	28.7	-3.5	16%	-2%	54%	2%	1.01	0.27	1.03	0.30	ATL

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		$9,700	C	$10,300	C	34.3	46.8	0.1	27%	-3%	63%	5%	1.36	-0.02	1.33	-0.01	IND
Goga Bitadze	IND		$4,900	C	$5,000	C	11.2	11.2	7.5	20%	-2%	51%	-4%	1.00	-0.27	1.04	-0.25	MIN
Clint Capela	ATL		$5,100	C	$6,100	C	28.2	32.9	-7.9	15%	0%	57%	8%	1.17	0.10	1.21	0.09	BOS
Robert Williams	BOS		$7,700	C	$7,900	PF/C	29.7	30.9	1.3	11%	0%	74%	-2%	1.04	0.21	1.10	0.26	ATL

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		$3,700	SG	$5,200	SF/SG	25.8	20.7	-4.9	20%	3%	52%	9%	0.80	0.37	0.75	0.37	IND
Jaden McDaniels	MIN		$3,600	SF/PF	$4,300	PF	26.0	18.7	-1.3	14%	0%	52%	13%	0.72	0.12	0.74	0.09	IND
Naz Reid	MIN		$3,100	PF/C	$3,800	C	16.0	17.0	-3.6	21%	-3%	56%	9%	1.06	0.03	1.09	0.02	IND
Lance Stephenson	IND		$3,700	PG/SF	$4,800	SF	17.1	17.3	0.9	22%	7%	53%	-3%	1.01	0.05	0.97	0.02	MIN
Duane Washington	IND		$4,000	SG	$4,500	SG	21.0	16.6	4.5	21%	1%	50%	-1%	0.79	0.09	0.75	0.11	MIN
Isaiah Jackson	IND		$5,300	PF/C	$6,600	PF	9.5	11.9	2.6	22%	10%	58%	12%	1.26	0.21	1.34	0.34	MIN
Bogdan Bogdanovic	ATL		$5,200	SG/SF	$6,400	SF/SG	28.5	24.3	-1.4	19%	2%	54%	5%	0.85	0.28	0.82	0.30	BOS
Danilo Gallinari	ATL		$4,600	PF	$5,400	SF/PF	23.2	19.7	0.1	17%	0%	59%	8%	0.85	0.22	0.83	0.27	BOS
Onyeka Okongwu	ATL		$3,600	C	$4,300	C	22.1	21.5	-3.9	14%	-2%	75%	-2%	0.97	0.04	1.05	0.08	BOS
Derrick White	BOS		$5,500	PG/SG	$6,300	PG	30.3	31.0	-2.5	20%	3%	55%	9%	1.02	0.03	1.03	-0.03	ATL
Grant Williams	BOS		$3,300	SF/PF	$4,300	PF	22.8	15.7	-0.4	12%	1%	66%	-1%	0.69	0.06	0.69	0.10	ATL
Aaron Nesmith	BOS		$3,000	SG/SF	$3,500	SG	10.2	6.3	-2.5	17%	2%	45%	-25%	0.62	-0.26	0.61	-0.27	ATL

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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