NBA DFS First Look: Sunday, January 16th

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2022-01-16 16:24:23

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)
Phoenix Suns	Detroit Pistons	PHO	-11.5	214.5		113.0	101.5	1:00 PM
Houston Rockets	Sacramento Kings	SAC	-5.5	239.0		116.8	122.3	6:00 PM
Golden State Warriors	Minnesota Timberwolves	MIN	-4.5	216.0		105.8	110.3	8:00 PM
Utah Jazz	Denver Nuggets	UTA	-5.0	224.0		114.5	109.5	8:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense	Line	Total	O-Rating	Pace		Opp.	D-Rating	Pace		P-Pace
Sacramento Kings	-5.5	122.3	109.1	99.9		HOU	114.8	101.4		100.7
Houston Rockets	5.5	116.8	106.3	101.4		SAC	112.9	99.9		100.7
Utah Jazz	-5.0	114.5	116.3	99.0		DEN	108.5	97.1		98.0
Phoenix Suns	-11.5	113.0	111.2	100.3		DET	110.8	99.4		99.8
Minnesota Timberwolves	-4.5	110.3	108.9	100.3		GSW	102.3	99.1		99.7
Denver Nuggets	5.0	109.5	109.9	97.1		UTA	108.7	99.0		98.0
Golden State Warriors	4.5	105.8	110.9	99.1		MIN	108.2	100.3		99.7
Detroit Pistons	11.5	101.5	101.5	99.4		PHO	104.0	100.3		99.8

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
De’Aaron Fox	SAC	122.3	$8,100	PG	$8,000	PG	34.3	35.6	0.2	28%	-1%	53%	1%	1.04	-0.03	1.03	-0.04	HOU
Kevin Porter	HOU	116.8	$6,500	PG	$5,800	SF/PG	29.8	29.2	-0.8	24%	-1%	47%	2%	0.98	0.04	0.94	0.03	SAC
Mike Conley	UTA	114.5	$6,000	PG	$6,500	PG	28.4	28.9	1.7	19%	-3%	60%	-6%	1.02	-0.13	1.00	-0.12	DEN
Chris Paul	PHO	113.0	$13,200	PG	$8,100	PG	32.3	39.1	0.9	20%	-1%	56%	-4%	1.21	-0.02	1.21	-0.03	DET
Patrick Beverley	MIN	110.3	$5,500	PG	$6,500	PG	26.6	26.5	-0.9	15%	1%	52%	-16%	1.00	0.04	1.02	0.14	GSW
Monte Morris	DEN	109.5	$4,800	PG	$4,400	PG	29.6	23.8	-3.7	18%	-3%	57%	4%	0.80	-0.06	0.78	-0.06	UTA
Jordan Poole	GSW	105.8	$5,400	PG/SG	$4,900	PG/SG	29.4	28.3	-4.5	25%	-1%	58%	-4%	0.96	-0.08	0.92	-0.08	MIN
Killian Hayes	DET	101.5	$5,400	PG	$3,700	PG	26.0	18.8	0.5	14%	0%	44%	-4%	0.72	0.02	0.74	0.05	PHO

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
Tyrese Haliburton	SAC	122.3	$7,800	PG/SG	$7,700	PG/SG	34.0	34.3	1.2	17%	1%	58%	2%	1.01	0.10	1.01	0.11	HOU
Jalen Green	HOU	116.8	$5,000	PG/SG	$4,700	SG/PG	30.3	23.7	-0.7	23%	0%	52%	-10%	0.78	-0.08	0.74	-0.09	SAC
Donovan Mitchell	UTA	114.5	$9,100	PG/SG	$8,400	SG/PG	33.4	41.9	2.2	32%	2%	57%	0%	1.25	-0.02	1.22	-0.03	DEN
Devin Booker	PHO	113.0	$15,000	PG/SG	$8,300	SG	32.9	39.5	1.7	31%	0%	56%	-6%	1.20	-0.14	1.16	-0.16	DET
D’Angelo Russell	MIN	110.3	$8,400	PG/SG	$7,700	SG/PG	33.0	37.5	0.1	25%	-4%	53%	24%	1.14	0.27	1.08	0.22	GSW
Will Barton	DEN	109.5	$5,900	SG	$5,700	SG/SF	32.3	30.4	-6.1	21%	1%	54%	13%	0.94	0.02	0.92	-0.01	UTA
Klay Thompson	GSW	105.8	$6,100	SG	$5,800	SG	20.0	22.1	0.0	33%	0%	48%	0%	1.10	0.00	1.05	0.00	MIN
Cade Cunningham	DET	101.5	$12,600	PG/SG	$6,000	PG/SG	32.4	34.0	0.8	26%	0%	49%	4%	1.05	-0.05	1.01	-0.04	PHO

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
Harrison Barnes	SAC	122.3	$6,100	SF/PF	$6,200	SF/PF	33.5	29.8	0.2	19%	-3%	61%	10%	0.89	0.06	0.86	0.07	HOU
Eric Gordon	HOU	116.8	$5,100	SG/SF	$5,200	SF/SG	29.2	24.2	0.1	20%	-1%	64%	21%	0.83	0.15	0.78	0.13	SAC
Bojan Bogdanovic	UTA	114.5	$5,900	SG/SF	$5,700	SF/PF	30.6	26.9	4.7	22%	-1%	62%	-13%	0.88	-0.28	0.82	-0.27	DEN
Mikal Bridges	PHO	113.0	$9,900	SG/SF	$4,800	SF/PF	34.1	23.3	1.1	14%	1%	61%	-9%	0.68	-0.12	0.70	-0.15	DET
Anthony Edwards	MIN	110.3	$8,600	SG/SF	$8,200	SF/SG	35.5	39.7	-0.9	27%	-2%	56%	8%	1.12	0.15	1.09	0.14	GSW
Jeff Green	DEN	109.5	$3,800	SF/PF	$4,800	PF/SF	24.9	18.1	0.7	17%	8%	62%	4%	0.73	0.30	0.72	0.28	UTA
Andrew Wiggins	GSW	105.8	$6,600	SF	$5,800	SF	31.4	30.1	-0.7	23%	-6%	59%	4%	0.96	-0.18	0.95	-0.20	MIN
Hamidou Diallo	DET	101.5	$11,700	SG/SF	$5,800	SG/SF	22.0	21.6	2.0	20%	2%	56%	-1%	0.98	0.23	1.02	0.27	PHO

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
Marvin Bagley	SAC	122.3	$5,600	PF	$5,600	PF/C	21.8	20.5	4.2	18%	4%	51%	3%	0.94	0.15	0.93	0.17	HOU
Jae’Sean Tate	HOU	116.8	$6,300	PF	$5,800	SF/PF	27.4	27.5	-0.4	20%	-4%	57%	8%	1.00	0.20	1.01	0.25	SAC
Royce O’Neale	UTA	114.5	$4,600	PF	$5,300	SF/PF	31.5	21.4	4.9	9%	-3%	63%	24%	0.68	-0.03	0.70	-0.01	DEN
Jae Crowder	PHO	113.0	$8,400	PF	$4,900	PF/SF	28.3	21.3	2.5	15%	0%	54%	0%	0.75	0.13	0.76	0.15	DET
Jarred Vanderbilt	MIN	110.3	$6,000	PF/C	$6,300	PF	25.6	24.4	3.3	11%	5%	60%	3%	0.95	0.33	1.01	0.31	GSW
Aaron Gordon	DEN	109.5	$5,800	SF/PF	$5,200	PF	31.5	26.4	-4.1	19%	3%	60%	-2%	0.84	0.12	0.83	0.06	UTA
Otto Porter	GSW	105.8	$5,400	SF/PF	$6,500	SF/PF	21.2	20.4	-0.6	15%	1%	59%	-7%	0.96	0.32	0.98	0.40	MIN
Saddiq Bey	DET	101.5	$12,300	SF/PF	$6,200	SF	33.8	29.4	2.0	21%	-1%	51%	11%	0.87	-0.01	0.84	-0.02	PHO

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
Richaun Holmes	SAC	122.3	$5,300	C	$5,400	C/PF	26.1	27.8		16%		72%		1.07		1.07		HOU
Christian Wood	HOU	116.8	$8,000	C	$7,300	PF/C	30.7	36.7	-0.1	23%	1%	57%	6%	1.20	0.10	1.17	0.12	SAC
Rudy Gobert	UTA	114.5	$8,500	C	$8,600	C	32.1	42.6		17%		73%		1.33		1.36		DEN
Deandre Ayton	PHO	113.0	$13,800	C	$7,000	C	30.7	36.6	0.0	21%	-2%	65%	13%	1.19	-0.06	1.19	-0.05	DET
Karl-Anthony Towns	MIN	110.3	$10,300	C	$9,800	C	34.6	46.5	0.8	27%	-1%	63%	5%	1.34	0.09	1.31	0.14	GSW
Nikola Jokic	DEN	109.5	$12,000	C	$10,900	C	32.6	58.6	-1.1	31%	-4%	64%	0%	1.80	-0.14	1.72	-0.16	UTA
Kevon Looney	GSW	105.8	$4,800	C	$5,300	C/PF	19.9	19.3	1.9	13%	-1%	56%	3%	0.97	0.30	1.01	0.30	MIN
Isaiah Stewart	DET	101.5	$7,200	C	$5,700	PF	25.3	22.2	-4.0	14%	3%	56%	-4%	0.88	0.01	0.91	0.05	PHO

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
Buddy Hield	SAC	122.3	$5,700	SG/SF	$5,100	SG/SF	29.3	26.7	0.0	22%	-4%	56%	5%	0.91	0.04	0.87	0.07	HOU
Davion Mitchell	SAC	122.3	$3,800	PG/SG	$3,800	PG	24.6	18.3	-3.2	18%	-3%	45%	-16%	0.74	-0.11	0.74	-0.04	HOU
Terence Davis	SAC	122.3	$3,700	SG/SF	$3,500	SG/SF	16.2	16.3	-6.5	24%	-3%	52%	10%	1.01	0.08	1.00	0.08	HOU
Garrison Mathews	HOU	116.8	$3,500	SF	$3,800	SF	27.8	19.6	-4.8	14%	-2%	60%	-26%	0.71	-0.08	0.69	-0.06	SAC
Josh Christopher	HOU	116.8	$3,600	SG/SF	$3,700	SG	16.1	13.5	4.9	20%	3%	56%	3%	0.84	0.11	0.82	0.09	SAC
Alperen Sengun	HOU	116.8	$4,400	C	$3,800	C/PF	18.3	21.8	-4.5	22%	3%	58%	7%	1.19	0.11	1.22	0.08	SAC
Jordan Clarkson	UTA	114.5	$5,500	PG/SG	$5,400	PG/SG	26.0	25.2	4.0	26%	1%	52%	10%	0.97	-0.02	0.92	-0.03	DEN
Joe Ingles	UTA	114.5	$4,000	SG/SF	$4,000	SG/SF	24.9	17.9	-11.5	13%	5%	58%	-38%	0.72	-0.48	0.68	-0.44	DEN
Rudy Gay	UTA	114.5	$4,300	SF/PF	$5,300	PF/SF	19.9	18.6	-2.9	18%	6%	57%	-13%	0.93	0.08	0.91	0.16	DEN
Cameron Payne	PHO	113.0	$6,600	PG/SG	$4,700	PG/SG	20.4	20.7	-1.0	25%	-3%	49%	-1%	1.01	-0.10	0.98	-0.10	DET
Cameron Johnson	PHO	113.0	$9,600	SF/PF	$6,000	SF	25.6	22.3	8.0	16%	2%	62%	3%	0.87	0.13	0.85	0.14	DET
Landry Shamet	PHO	113.0	$3,600	SG/SF	$3,500	SG	20.5	14.4	-3.5	16%	-1%	54%	12%	0.70	-0.06	0.68	-0.04	DET
Jaden McDaniels	MIN	110.3	$3,700	SF/PF	$4,900	PF	26.3	18.2	-3.0	14%	2%	50%	-5%	0.69	-0.03	0.71	-0.03	GSW
Malik Beasley	MIN	110.3	$4,200	SG	$3,800	SF/SG	27.1	21.4	-3.4	19%	-3%	50%	1%	0.79	-0.05	0.74	-0.06	GSW
Naz Reid	MIN	110.3	$3,800	PF/C	$4,200	C	16.5	17.7	-4.1	22%	3%	55%	-8%	1.07	0.09	1.10	0.11	GSW
Facundo Campazzo	DEN	109.5	$4,900	PG/SG	$5,500	PG	22.3	19.5	3.8	15%	0%	55%	-4%	0.88	0.12	0.89	0.11	UTA
Austin Rivers	DEN	109.5	$3,500	SG/SF	$4,200	SG/PG	20.7	11.1	8.6	14%	1%	50%	16%	0.54	0.18	0.52	0.16	UTA
Bones Hyland	DEN	109.5	$3,600	PG/SG	$4,200	PG	17.3	16.0	0.9	24%	2%	51%	5%	0.93	0.22	0.89	0.15	UTA
Andre Iguodala	GSW	105.8	$3,700	SF	$4,000	SF/SG	20.0	17.5	-2.5	11%	2%	49%	-19%	0.88	-0.01	0.92	0.07	MIN
Damion Lee	GSW	105.8	$3,600	SG/SF	$4,100	SG	20.6	15.3	-0.9	17%	-1%	56%	5%	0.74	0.03	0.73	0.04	MIN
Gary Payton	GSW	105.8	$4,300	PG/SG	$4,700	SG	16.7	16.8	-1.0	15%	-1%	72%	7%	1.01	0.14	1.07	0.18	MIN
Trey Lyles	DET	101.5	$10,500	PF/C	$6,000	PF	19.1	18.7	7.2	21%	0%	56%	2%	0.98	0.21	0.97	0.25	PHO
Cory Joseph	DET	101.5	$8,100	PG	$4,300	PG	22.3	17.6	2.8	15%	-1%	59%	17%	0.79	0.16	0.78	0.14	PHO
Josh Jackson	DET	101.5	$5,700	PF	$4,000	SG	18.8	15.8	4.4	20%	5%	51%	2%	0.84	0.04	0.83	0.01	PHO

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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