NBA DFS First Look: Sunday, May 1st - 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)
Milwaukee Bucks Boston Celtics BOS -4.5 217.5 106.5 111.0 1:00 PM
Golden State Warriors Memphis Grizzlies GSW -2.5 220.5 111.5 109.0 3:30 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense Line Total O-Rating Pace Opp. D-Rating Pace P-Pace
Golden State Warriors -2.5 111.5 113.7 98.5 MEM 109.8 102.1 100.3
Boston Celtics -4.5 111.0 122.6 97.2 MIL 115.8 101.8 99.5
Memphis Grizzlies 2.5 109.0 117.4 102.1 GSW 111.7 98.5 100.3
Milwaukee Bucks 4.5 106.5 119.1 101.8 BOS 109.9 97.2 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 111.5 $8,900 PG $9,500 PG 34.5 45.9 -4.5 29% 5% 60% 4% 1.33 0.17 1.26 0.20 MEM
Marcus Smart BOS 111.0 $6,200 PG $6,300 SG/PG 32.3 29.5 4.4 18% 3% 54% 0% 0.91 0.04 0.91 0.00 MIL
Ja Morant MEM 109.0 $9,600 PG $10,000 PG 33.1 47.1 4.0 33% -5% 58% -8% 1.42 -0.01 1.39 -0.03 GSW
Jrue Holiday MIL 106.5 $8,200 PG $8,100 PG/SG 32.9 38.0 3.1 23% 2% 59% -11% 1.16 -0.20 1.14 -0.24 BOS

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 111.5 $6,800 PG/SG $6,800 PG/SG 30.0 31.1 2.4 25% -3% 60% 12% 1.04 0.07 0.99 0.10 MEM
Jaylen Brown BOS 111.0 $7,900 SG/SF $7,900 SF/SG 33.6 39.5 5.1 30% -4% 57% -2% 1.18 -0.12 1.13 -0.04 MIL
Desmond Bane MEM 109.0 $6,900 SG $7,300 SG/SF 29.8 31.7 8.2 23% -3% 59% 8% 1.06 -0.08 1.04 -0.09 GSW
Wesley Matthews MIL 106.5 $3,500 SG/SF $3,800 SG 20.5 10.3 7.3 10% -1% 54% 12% 0.50 0.08 0.50 0.09 BOS

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 111.5 $7,100 SG/SF $6,500 SG 29.4 32.6 5.1 28% -4% 55% 10% 1.11 -0.09 1.06 -0.07 MEM
Jayson Tatum BOS 111.0 $9,400 SF/PF $10,300 SF/PF 35.9 47.2 5.8 31% -1% 58% 4% 1.31 -0.10 1.26 -0.09 MIL
Dillon Brooks MEM 109.0 $5,800 SG/SF $5,200 SG/SF 27.7 29.3 5.6 28% -4% 52% -5% 1.06 -0.31 1.05 -0.35 GSW
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL 106.5 $11,000 SF/PF $11,800 PF/SF 32.9 58.2 0.7 34% -1% 63% -1% 1.77 -0.07 1.74 -0.08 BOS

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 111.5 $5,600 SF/PF $6,000 SF/SG 31.9 29.9 -2.0 22% -4% 56% 4% 0.94 0.02 0.93 0.04 MEM
Al Horford BOS 111.0 $5,700 PF/C $5,300 PF/C 29.1 29.5 2.9 15% -2% 57% 15% 1.01 -0.08 1.03 -0.11 MIL
Jaren Jackson MEM 109.0 $5,900 PF/C $6,100 PF/C 27.3 31.7 -2.8 25% -3% 54% -2% 1.16 0.01 1.21 0.01 GSW
Bobby Portis MIL 106.5 $6,400 PF/C $6,200 PF/C 28.2 31.3 -4.4 21% 1% 57% -2% 1.11 0.11 1.09 0.03 BOS

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 111.5 $6,600 PF/C $7,000 PF/C 28.9 30.8 3.9 14% -1% 58% 3% 1.06 -0.05 1.08 -0.02 MEM
Daniel Theis BOS 111.0 $4,000 C $4,000 PF/C 20.8 17.9 1.2 16% 0% 60% 2% 0.86 0.06 0.86 0.07 MIL
Xavier Tillman MEM 109.0 $3,300 C $3,600 PF 13.2 12.6 2.7 16% -5% 51% 19% 0.95 -0.35 1.01 -0.44 GSW
Brook Lopez MIL 106.5 $5,300 C $5,100 C 23.0 22.2 5.8 21% -3% 57% 3% 0.96 -0.13 0.99 -0.13 BOS

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 111.5 $3,700 SF/PF $3,900 SF/PF 22.2 21.2 -0.3 15% -3% 58% -21% 0.96 -0.39 0.98 -0.40 MEM
Gary Payton GSW 111.5 $3,400 SG $3,800 SG 17.6 16.2 -0.7 14% -3% 68% 19% 0.92 0.04 0.98 0.05 MEM
Kevon Looney GSW 111.5 $3,100 C $3,600 C/PF 21.1 20.2 -7.7 12% -4% 59% -3% 0.96 -0.25 0.99 -0.28 MEM
Robert Williams BOS 111.0 $5,000 C $4,900 PF/C 29.6 31.4 -14.7 11% -1% 75% -32% 1.06 -0.43 1.13 -0.45 MIL
Grant Williams BOS 111.0 $3,800 SF/PF $4,400 PF 24.4 16.5 5.3 12% -1% 64% 13% 0.68 0.06 0.68 0.07 MIL
Derrick White BOS 111.0 $3,900 PG/SG $4,100 PG 29.3 28.3 -9.0 20% -5% 55% -13% 0.97 -0.19 0.97 -0.18 MIL
Brandon Clarke MEM 109.0 $6,100 PF/C $5,900 PF/C 19.5 22.3 9.9 17% 0% 66% 3% 1.14 0.08 1.21 0.03 GSW
Kyle Anderson MEM 109.0 $4,100 SF/PF $3,900 SF/PF 21.5 21.7 -1.9 16% -7% 51% 14% 1.01 -0.23 1.05 -0.21 GSW
Tyus Jones MEM 109.0 $4,000 PG $4,300 PG 21.2 20.4 -2.1 16% 2% 54% 8% 0.96 0.18 0.96 0.16 GSW
Pat Connaughton MIL 106.5 $3,900 SG $4,200 SF/PF 26.0 20.2 -3.5 14% 2% 62% -6% 0.78 -0.02 0.77 -0.03 BOS
Grayson Allen MIL 106.5 $4,800 SG/SF $5,600 SG/SF 27.3 20.5 -3.2 15% 1% 61% 17% 0.75 0.15 0.73 0.16 BOS
Jevon Carter MIL 106.5 $3,200 PG $3,700 PG/SG 13.7 10.0 2.1 14% -6% 53% -3% 0.73 -0.07 0.72 -0.01 BOS

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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