NBA DFS First Look: Thursday, December 22nd - Sortable Odds, Salaries, Stats

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2022-12-22 15:34:02

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)
San Antonio Spurs	New Orleans Pelicans	NOP	-8.5	228.0		109.8	118.3	8:00 PM
Washington Wizards	Utah Jazz	UTA	-6.5	229.5		111.5	118.0	9:00 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	-8.5	118.3	117.3	1.0	114.9	100.4		SAS	117.8	101.1		100.8
Utah Jazz	-6.5	118.0	116.9	1.1	115.6	100.4		WAS	113.6	99.4		99.9
Washington Wizards	6.5	111.5	110.7	0.8	110.7	99.4		UTA	114.4	100.4		99.9
San Antonio Spurs	8.5	109.8	110.3	-0.5	108.7	101.1		NOP	110.0	100.4		100.8

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	118.3	$7,500	PG	$8,500	PG/SG	35.3	37.1	4.3	25%	4%	1.05	0.17	1.03	0.12	SAS
Mike Conley	UTA	118.0	$5,300	PG	$5,700	PG	28.8	26.6	-2.2	15%	-2%	0.92	-0.13	0.90	-0.10	WAS
Monte Morris	WAS	111.5	$5,100	PG	$5,500	PG	28.4	23.8	4.1	15%	-2%	0.84	-0.14	0.83	-0.10	UTA
Tre Jones	SAS	109.8	$6,500	PG	$6,300	PG	30.3	29.5	-2.0	19%	2%	0.97	0.03	0.98	0.01	NOP

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	118.3	$4,800	SG/SF	$5,200	SF	28.6	23.6	-0.9	15%	-2%	0.83	-0.08	0.82	-0.09	SAS
Jordan Clarkson	UTA	118.0	$6,900	PG/SG	$7,500	PG/SG	32.4	33.2	-3.1	27%	2%	1.02	-0.05	0.96	-0.05	WAS
Bradley Beal	WAS	111.5	$8,100	SG	$9,000	SG	34.9	38.9	-1.4	27%	7%	1.11	0.09	1.10	0.10	UTA
Romeo Langford	SAS	109.8	$3,500	SG	$4,900	SG	19.8	13.5	-0.6	14%	-6%	0.68	-0.09	0.71	-0.09	NOP

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	118.3	$4,200	SF/PF	$5,100	SG/SF	27.7	21.5	0.1	16%	-2%	0.77	0.03	0.81	0.03	SAS
Lauri Markkanen	UTA	118.0	$8,300	SF/PF	$8,200	PF/SF	33.9	39.6	-1.9	23%	1%	1.17	0.05	1.12	0.04	WAS
Deni Avdija	WAS	111.5	$5,700	SF/PF	$5,700	SF/PF	26.1	22.0	5.6	15%	-1%	0.84	0.11	0.85	0.06	UTA
Devin Vassell	SAS	109.8	$7,400	SG/SF	$7,000	SG	31.6	33.8	-2.9	24%	3%	1.07	0.07	1.04	0.09	NOP

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
Naji Marshall	NOP	118.3	$3,700	SF/PF	$4,600	SF	21.9	17.3	-0.1	15%	4%	0.79	-0.01	0.80	-0.01	SAS
Jarred Vanderbilt	UTA	118.0	$5,900	PF/C	$6,800	PF	24.8	25.8	0.8	14%	3%	1.04	-0.04	1.05	-0.07	WAS
Kyle Kuzma	WAS	111.5	$8,700	PF	$8,300	SF/PF	35.3	38.5	3.3	27%	-2%	1.09	0.05	1.04	0.07	UTA
Keita Bates-Diop	SAS	109.8	$4,000	PF	$4,700	PF	19.2	15.1	8.3	17%	-1%	0.79	0.04	0.80	0.05	NOP

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	118.3	$6,000	C	$6,600	C	23.8	29.2	5.9	23%	-3%	1.23	0.08	1.17	0.08	SAS
Walker Kessler	UTA	118.0	$5,400	C	$5,800	C	17.7	19.2	4.7			1.08	-0.16	1.17	-0.18	WAS
Kristaps Porzingis	WAS	111.5	$9,000	C	$9,900	C/PF	32.8	42.9	3.7	28%	-1%	1.31	-0.11	1.31	-0.07	UTA
Jakob Poeltl	SAS	109.8	$6,400	C	$7,100	C	26.7	32.1	-5.0	19%	-3%	1.20	-0.32	1.22	-0.26	NOP

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
Larry Nance	NOP	118.3	$4,600	PF/C	$5,800	PF/C	23.2	22.6	2.5	14%	-3%	0.97	-0.26	1.03	-0.30	SAS
Jose Alvarado	NOP	118.3	$3,400	PG	$5,100	PG	20.5	19.4	-3.2	19%	-2%	0.95	-0.19	0.94	-0.22	SAS
Dyson Daniels	NOP	118.3	$3,300	SG/SF	$4,000	PG	20.0	15.0	-2.1	12%	2%	0.75	-0.22	0.76	-0.27	SAS
Malik Beasley	UTA	118.0	$5,200	SG/SF	$5,300	SF/SG	27.3	24.2	-2.0	20%	2%	0.89	-0.13	0.84	-0.16	WAS
Collin Sexton	UTA	118.0	$5,600	PG/SG	$5,400	SG	24.5	22.8		23%		0.93		0.90		WAS
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	UTA	118.0	$4,100	PG/SG	$4,600	SG/SF	15.4	14.0	3.6	19%	-1%	0.91	-0.14	0.90	-0.15	WAS
Will Barton	WAS	111.5	$4,300	SG/SF	$5,000	SG/SF	22.6	18.2	-2.4	18%	3%	0.80	-0.12	0.78	-0.19	UTA
Corey Kispert	WAS	111.5	$3,900	SG/SF	$3,900	SF	27.9	16.8	-5.3	12%	0%	0.60	-0.17	0.58	-0.18	UTA
Jordan Goodwin	WAS	111.5	$4,700	PG/SG	$4,800	PG	21.8	21.0	-4.4	15%	0%	0.96	0.11	1.00	0.12	UTA
Zach Collins	SAS	109.8	$4,900	C	$5,300	PF/C	20.9	22.6	2.6	19%	1%	1.08	0.05	1.08	0.01	NOP
Doug McDermott	SAS	109.8	$4,400	SF/PF	$4,100	PF/SF	20.9	16.6	0.7	18%	2%	0.80	0.12	0.74	0.09	NOP
Jeremy Sochan	SAS	109.8	$3,600	PF	$4,300	SF/PF	24.0	18.1	-3.6	16%	1%	0.75	0.10	0.77	0.07	NOP

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