NBA DFS First Look: Thursday, December 15th - Sortable Odds, Salaries, Stats

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2022-12-15 16:05:25

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)
Miami Heat	Houston Rockets	MIA	-4.0	219.0		111.5	107.5	8:00 PM
Milwaukee Bucks	Memphis Grizzlies	MEM	-2.0	226.5		112.3	114.3	8:00 PM
New Orleans Pelicans	Utah Jazz	NOP	-1.0	232.0		116.5	115.5	9:00 PM
Phoenix Suns	Los Angeles Clippers	LAC	-1.5	218.0		108.3	109.8	10:30 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense	Line	Total	PPG	+/-	O-Rating	Pace		Opp.	D-Rating	Pace		P-Pace
New Orleans Pelicans	-1.0	116.5	117	-0.5	114.5	100.6		UTA	113.4	100.8		100.7
Utah Jazz	1.0	115.5	117.4	-1.9	115.8	100.8		NOP	108.6	100.6		100.7
Memphis Grizzlies	-2.0	114.3	115.5	-1.3	113.6	100.8		MIL	106.6	100.1		100.5
Milwaukee Bucks	2.0	112.3	112.6	-0.3	111.6	100.1		MEM	110.0	100.8		100.5
Miami Heat	-4.0	111.5	107.9	3.6	109.2	97.7		HOU	114.8	100.0		98.8
Los Angeles Clippers	-1.5	109.8	107.6	2.2	108.5	98.8		PHO	111.5	99.1		98.9
Phoenix Suns	1.5	108.3	115.4	-7.2	115.7	99.1		LAC	108.9	98.8		98.9
Houston Rockets	4.0	107.5	110.3	-2.8	109.4	100.0		MIA	110.8	97.7		98.8

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
CJ McCollum	NOP	116.5	$7,200	PG	$7,500	PG/SG	34.7	35.3	1.3	24%	1%	1.02	0.00	1.00	0.02	UTA
Mike Conley	UTA	115.5	$5,300	PG	$5,900	PG	29.0	28.0	-2.3	16%	3%	0.96	-0.12	0.94	-0.17	NOP
Ja Morant	MEM	114.3	$10,400	PG	$10,800	PG	33.1	50.5	-1.8	34%	-4%	1.52	0.31	1.46	0.30	MIL
Jevon Carter	MIL	112.3	$4,300	PG/SG	$4,900	PG/SG	26.3	20.7	-3.6	13%	-5%	0.79	-0.15	0.81	-0.14	MEM
Kyle Lowry	MIA	111.5	$6,700	PG	$6,700	PG	36.1	32.1	-2.0	18%	-4%	0.89	-0.18	0.86	-0.20	HOU
Reggie Jackson	LAC	109.8	$5,200	PG	$5,000	PG	29.3	23.0	-3.1	21%	-4%	0.78	-0.11	0.74	-0.04	PHO
Chris Paul	PHO	108.3	$8,200	PG	$8,200	PG	30.8	32.7	4.4	17%	4%	1.06	-0.01	1.05	-0.05	LAC
Kevin Porter	HOU	107.5	$7,000	PG	$7,300	PG	34.6	36.9	-1.4	25%	1%	1.07	-0.14	1.02	-0.11	MIA

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
Trey Murphy	NOP	116.5	$5,000	SG/SF	$5,500	SF	28.7	24.1	0.0	15%	-3%	0.84	-0.36	0.84	-0.34	UTA
Jordan Clarkson	UTA	115.5	$7,100	PG/SG	$7,000	PG/SG	32.5	32.6	-0.3	26%	0%	1.00	-0.31	0.94	-0.29	NOP
Dillon Brooks	MEM	114.3	$6,900	SG	$6,400	SG/SF	31.2	29.1	-0.8	25%	-1%	0.93	0.04	0.90	-0.01	MIL
Grayson Allen	MIL	112.3	$4,600	SG/SF	$4,400	SG/SF	27.4	21.9	2.4	15%	1%	0.80	-0.02	0.78	-0.02	MEM
Tyler Herro	MIA	111.5	$8,000	PG/SG	$7,700	SG/SF	34.5	37.7	2.4	25%	-1%	1.09	-0.08	1.04	-0.09	HOU
Paul George	LAC	109.8	$9,200	SG/SF	$9,000	SG/SF	34.1	42.5	2.5	30%	-1%	1.25	0.17	1.20	0.16	PHO
Devin Booker	PHO	108.3	$9,300	PG/SG	$8,900	SG	35.4	45.0	0.6	31%	-5%	1.27	-0.48	1.24	-0.49	LAC
Jalen Green	HOU	107.5	$6,600	PG/SG	$7,100	SG/PG	34.5	34.2	-1.0	28%	0%	0.99	0.08	0.94	0.09	MIA

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
Herb Jones	NOP	116.5	$4,500	SF/PF	$5,200	SG/SF	27.7	21.4	-7.2	16%	-5%	0.77	-0.33	0.81	-0.37	UTA
Lauri Markkanen	UTA	115.5	$8,100	SF/PF	$8,100	PF/SF	33.8	39.6	-2.9	23%	-2%	1.17	0.11	1.12	0.12	NOP
John Konchar	MEM	114.3	$4,800	SG/SF	$4,900	SF/SG	27.6	21.8	-2.1	11%	1%	0.79	0.00	0.80	0.04	MIL
Khris Middleton	MIL	112.3	$6,800	SF	$6,900	SF/SG	24.7	24.0	-2.5	21%	1%	0.97	-0.01	0.94	-0.02	MEM
Caleb Martin	MIA	111.5	$5,300	SF	$5,000	SF/SG	33.0	23.4	3.6	14%	-3%	0.71	-0.15	0.72	-0.17	HOU
Nicolas Batum	LAC	109.8	$4,400	PF/C	$5,100	SF/PF	20.9	16.2	9.1	11%	1%	0.78	0.08	0.79	0.07	PHO
Mikal Bridges	PHO	108.3	$6,500	SF	$7,200	SG/SF	36.5	31.4	2.8	17%	6%	0.86	0.00	0.87	-0.02	LAC
Eric Gordon	HOU	107.5	$4,000	SF	$4,400	SF/SG	29.8	20.6	-1.5	17%	2%	0.69	0.01	0.66	0.02	MIA

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
Zion Williamson	NOP	116.5	$9,800	PF	$10,200	PF	32.5	43.2	2.4	28%	2%	1.33	0.08	1.33	0.06	UTA
Jarred Vanderbilt	UTA	115.5	$5,700	PF/C	$5,900	PF	24.9	26.1	0.2	14%	3%	1.05	0.36	1.06	0.38	NOP
Jaren Jackson	MEM	114.3	$7,600	PF/C	$8,000	PF/C	26.3	36.3	0.0	25%	-5%	1.38	0.05	1.48	0.15	MIL
Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	112.3	$12,200	PF/C	$12,000	PF/SF	33.1	56.6	0.8	38%	-1%	1.71	-0.21	1.66	-0.23	MEM
Jimmy Butler	MIA	111.5	$8,700	PF	$9,600	SF/PF	35.2	42.4	-2.2	24%	5%	1.21	-0.03	1.21	-0.04	HOU
Marcus Morris	LAC	109.8	$5,100	PF	$4,900	PF/SF	30.1	24.9	-1.7	19%	-2%	0.83	0.04	0.81	0.04	PHO
Torrey Craig	PHO	108.3	$5,500	PF/C	$5,200	SF/PF	24.6	20.0	7.3	13%	1%	0.81	0.06	0.82	0.05	LAC
Jabari Smith	HOU	107.5	$5,500	PF/C	$5,800	PF	30.5	25.6	2.3	17%	-2%	0.84	0.03	0.82	0.05	MIA

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
Jonas Valanciunas	NOP	116.5	$5,400	C	$5,700	C	23.1	28.4	-1.4	24%	6%	1.23	-0.14	1.17	-0.14	UTA
Kelly Olynyk	UTA	115.5	$6,000	PF/C	$6,200	C/PF	28.4	27.4	-1.4	17%	-2%	0.96	-0.09	0.96	-0.13	NOP
Steven Adams	MEM	114.3	$5,200	C	$6,100	C	26.7	27.6	-4.8	14%	1%	1.03	0.10	1.04	0.15	MIL
Brook Lopez	MIL	112.3	$5,800	C	$6,300	C	31.1	30.9	-1.1	17%	-7%	0.99	-0.36	1.04	-0.35	MEM
Bam Adebayo	MIA	111.5	$8,600	C	$9,200	C/PF	34.9	40.2	-1.3	26%	0%	1.15	0.04	1.14	0.03	HOU
Ivica Zubac	LAC	109.8	$5,300	C	$5,700	C	29.5	28.8	-11.4	15%	-1%	0.97	-0.42	0.99	-0.46	PHO
Deandre Ayton	PHO	108.3	$7,700	C	$8,300	C	28.9	34.6	0.1	22%	2%	1.20	0.08	1.18	0.07	LAC
Alperen Sengun	HOU	107.5	$6,100	C	$6,300	C	26.9	31.6	1.3	22%	-1%	1.17	-0.07	1.17	-0.10	MIA

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
Naji Marshall	NOP	116.5	$3,600	SF/PF	$4,700	SF	21.9	17.2	8.1	15%	-1%	0.79	-0.02	0.79	-0.02	UTA
Larry Nance	NOP	116.5	$4,700	PF/C	$5,700	PF/C	23.0	22.8	4.0	14%	1%	0.99	0.32	1.04	0.40	UTA
Dyson Daniels	NOP	116.5	$3,700	SG/SF	$4,400	PG	20.4	16.0	6.7	11%	-3%	0.79	-0.10	0.80	-0.12	UTA
Malik Beasley	UTA	115.5	$5,900	SG/SF	$5,300	SF/SG	27.5	24.8	5.9	20%	3%	0.90	0.11	0.86	0.09	NOP
Walker Kessler	UTA	115.5	$4,900	C	$6,000	C	16.8	18.9	5.5	12%	3%	1.13	0.08	1.22	0.06	NOP
Rudy Gay	UTA	115.5	$3,100	PF	$3,700	PF/SF	15.8	12.1	0.9	16%	3%	0.76	-0.11	0.78	-0.11	NOP
Tyus Jones	MEM	114.3	$6,300	PG	$5,600	PG	23.8	22.9	-0.7	18%	3%	0.96	0.41	0.94	0.41	MIL
Brandon Clarke	MEM	114.3	$5,000	PF/C	$5,200	PF/C	19.8	20.2	4.2	18%	-1%	1.02	0.17	1.05	0.17	MIL
Ziaire Williams	MEM	114.3	$3,200	SG/SF	$3,800	SF	18.7	13.0	0.0	19%	0%	0.69	0.00	0.72	0.00	MIL
Bobby Portis	MIL	112.3	$6,200	PF/C	$6,600	PF/C	26.5	32.1	-0.9	21%	3%	1.21	0.12	1.16	0.12	MEM
Pat Connaughton	MIL	112.3	$3,700	SG/SF	$3,900	SF/PF	19.8	14.9	3.1	18%	0%	0.75	0.02	0.74	0.02	MEM
George Hill	MIL	112.3	$3,500	PG	$3,900	PG	19.8	11.9	-1.9	11%	-3%	0.60	0.08	0.59	0.03	MEM
Victor Oladipo	MIA	111.5	$4,300	PG/SG	$4,000	SG/PG	22.5	18.3	1.9	18%	-2%	0.81	0.07	0.80	0.07	HOU
Max Strus	MIA	111.5	$4,800	SG/SF	$4,900	SG/SF	31.6	23.2	-9.9	18%	2%	0.73	-0.12	0.71	-0.11	HOU
Dewayne Dedmon	MIA	111.5	$3,200	C	$3,700	C	12.4	13.6	1.9	21%	-1%	1.10	-0.06	1.11	-0.06	HOU
John Wall	LAC	109.8	$5,600	PG	$5,900	PG/SG	22.2	25.7	1.6	28%	-3%	1.16	-0.26	1.14	-0.18	PHO
Luke Kennard	LAC	109.8	$3,800	SG	$4,500	SG/SF	21.8	14.9	2.4	15%	1%	0.68	0.20	0.65	0.22	PHO
Terance Mann	LAC	109.8	$4,400	PG/SG	$5,000	SG/SF	21.5	17.3	-3.0	15%	-1%	0.80	-0.08	0.81	-0.08	PHO
Landry Shamet	PHO	108.3	$4,000	SG/SF	$4,000	SG	16.8	12.6	-0.4	17%	-3%	0.75	0.27	0.73	0.39	LAC
Damion Lee	PHO	108.3	$4,100	SG/SF	$4,600	SG	21.4	16.3	3.5	14%	2%	0.76	-0.07	0.72	-0.03	LAC
Jock Landale	PHO	108.3	$3,100	C	$4,200	C	13.0	13.2	1.5	19%	1%	1.02	-0.06	1.05	-0.07	LAC
Tari Eason	HOU	107.5	$3,900	PF	$4,600	SF	18.6	19.9	-0.3	19%	-5%	1.07	-0.16	1.12	-0.16	MIA
KJ Martin	HOU	107.5	$3,600	SF/PF	$4,200	SF/PF	24.1	20.5	-3.4	16%	-1%	0.85	-0.07	0.84	-0.06	MIA
Daishen Nix	HOU	107.5	$3,100	PG/SG	$3,900	PG	15.0	11.3	0.1	14%	6%	0.75	0.40	0.73	0.40	MIA

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