NBA DFS First Look: Thursday, December 2nd

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2021-12-02 22:42:34

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)
Chicago Bulls	New York Knicks	CHI	-2.0	209.5		105.8	103.8	7:30 PM
Milwaukee Bucks	Toronto Raptors	MIL	-4.5	215.0		109.8	105.3	7:30 PM
Oklahoma City Thunder	Memphis Grizzlies	MEM	-9.0	213.0		102.0	111.0	8:00 PM
Detroit Pistons	Phoenix Suns	PHO	-12.0	208.5		98.3	110.3	9:00 PM
San Antonio Spurs	Portland Trail Blazers	POR	-5.0	216.0		105.5	110.5	10:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense	Line	Total	O-Rating	Pace		Opp.	D-Rating	Pace		P-Pace
Memphis Grizzlies	-9.0	111.0	109.1	99.8		OKC	107.1	99.1		99.4
Portland Trail Blazers	-5.0	110.5	111.6	98.7		SAS	107.8	100.4		99.5
Phoenix Suns	-12.0	110.3	110.7	101.2		DET	109.3	98.9		100.1
Milwaukee Bucks	-4.5	109.8	109.7	100.3		TOR	110.0	96.7		98.5
Chicago Bulls	-2.0	105.8	110.0	99.2		NYK	108.6	97.2		98.2
San Antonio Spurs	5.0	105.5	106.4	100.4		POR	111.7	98.7		99.5
Toronto Raptors	4.5	105.3	108.9	96.7		MIL	106.2	100.3		98.5
New York Knicks	2.0	103.8	108.2	97.2		CHI	105.4	99.2		98.2
Oklahoma City Thunder	9.0	102.0	100.0	99.1		MEM	113.7	99.8		99.4
Detroit Pistons	12.0	98.3	99.8	98.9		PHO	103.5	101.2		100.1

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
Tyus Jones	MEM	111.0	$5,500	PG	$4,600	PG	17.0	15.5	5.9	14%	0%	56%	-22%	0.91	-0.16	0.91	-0.13	OKC
Anfernee Simons	POR	110.5	$4,900	PG/SG	$5,200	PG/SG	23.6	21.2	7.6	22%	1%	59%	7%	0.90	0.14	0.86	0.15	SAS
Chris Paul	PHO	110.3	$8,600	PG	$8,400	PG	32.2	39.8	2.3	20%	1%	58%	4%	1.24	-0.04	1.24	-0.09	DET
Jrue Holiday	MIL	109.8	$7,400	PG	$7,500	PG/SG	31.0	32.5	3.2	23%	-3%	50%	9%	1.05	0.09	1.04	0.10	TOR
Lonzo Ball	CHI	105.8	$7,200	PG	$6,700	PG	34.8	31.8	-0.3	17%	-1%	57%	19%	0.91	0.19	0.90	0.18	NYK
Dejounte Murray	SAS	105.5	$9,800	PG	$9,800	PG/SG	34.7	47.5	1.0	26%	3%	50%	0%	1.37	0.18	1.36	0.16	POR
Fred VanVleet	TOR	105.3	$8,900	PG/SG	$8,000	PG	38.3	40.3	0.8	23%	1%	57%	8%	1.05	0.01	1.02	0.01	MIL
Alec Burks	NYK	103.8	$6,500	PG/SF	$7,000	SG/SF	23.1	22.4	8.7	19%	4%	59%	-2%	0.97	0.10	0.97	0.11	CHI
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	OKC	102.0	$8,100	PG	$7,900	SG/PG	34.9	37.6	0.1	27%	4%	52%	1%	1.08	0.17	1.06	0.21	MEM
Killian Hayes	DET	98.3	$4,400	PG	$4,700	PG	25.5	19.1	4.4	14%	-2%	44%	14%	0.75	-0.04	0.76	-0.07	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
Desmond Bane	MEM	111.0	$6,400	PG/SG	$5,400	SG	28.9	27.0	0.3	21%	0%	59%	7%	0.93	0.05	0.90	0.02	OKC
C.J. McCollum	POR	110.5	$8,500	PG/SG	$8,000	SG	35.5	36.6	1.9	26%	0%	53%	-7%	1.03	-0.07	1.00	-0.07	SAS
Landry Shamet	PHO	110.3	$3,100	SG/SF	$3,800	SG	18.6	14.3	0.1	16%	-1%	55%	-4%	0.77	-0.17	0.73	-0.19	DET
Grayson Allen	MIL	109.8	$4,500	PG/SG	$4,500	SG	28.8	24.5	-1.5	17%	-5%	64%	3%	0.85	-0.14	0.82	-0.12	TOR
Zach LaVine	CHI	105.8	$8,800	SG/SF	$7,800	SG/PG	34.7	39.1	-0.6	30%	-4%	60%	0%	1.13	-0.08	1.07	-0.07	NYK
Derrick White	SAS	105.5	$6,300	PG/SG	$7,200	PG	31.3	28.6	3.7	18%	4%	49%	-1%	0.91	0.13	0.93	0.15	POR
Gary Trent	TOR	105.3	$5,600	SG/SF	$5,900	SG/SF	34.4	29.6	1.2	20%	0%	55%	5%	0.86	-0.06	0.88	-0.08	MIL
RJ Barrett	NYK	103.8	$5,300	SF	$5,300	SF/SG	31.2	25.9	-6.7	22%	-4%	49%	7%	0.83	-0.03	0.80	-0.03	CHI
Tre Mann	OKC	102.0	$3,600	PG/SG	$4,600	PG	14.5	10.9	11.9	21%	2%	49%	-4%	0.75	-0.04	0.75	-0.05	MEM
Cade Cunningham	DET	98.3	$7,900	PG/SG	$6,900	PG/SG	31.4	32.4	-0.1	25%	0%	46%	7%	1.03	0.06	0.99	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
Dillon Brooks	MEM	111.0	$7,000	SF	$5,800	SG/SF	25.7	29.3	-0.8	31%	2%	51%	-5%	1.14	0.02	1.13	0.04	OKC
Norman Powell	POR	110.5	$5,400	SF	$5,200	SF/SG	29.1	25.4	1.3	21%	-1%	63%	6%	0.87	-0.05	0.87	-0.08	SAS
Mikal Bridges	PHO	110.3	$5,700	SG/SF	$5,900	SF/PF	34.5	24.6	4.3	13%	-3%	63%	-5%	0.71	-0.07	0.74	-0.01	DET
Khris Middleton	MIL	109.8	$7,200	SG/SF	$7,100	SF/SG	30.2	33.5	0.1	25%	1%	54%	-4%	1.11	0.01	1.08	-0.01	TOR
DeMar DeRozan	CHI	105.8	$9,000	PF	$8,400	SG/SF	35.0	41.0	-0.3	29%	-2%	59%	-2%	1.17	-0.05	1.17	-0.06	NYK
Keldon Johnson	SAS	105.5	$5,700	PF	$5,500	PF/SF	31.4	28.5	2.3	20%	-6%	54%	7%	0.91	-0.13	0.90	-0.14	POR
Scottie Barnes	TOR	105.3	$7,500	SF/PF	$7,300	SF/PF	35.4	34.0	2.0	20%	1%	54%	7%	0.96	0.07	0.97	0.07	MIL
Evan Fournier	NYK	103.8	$4,700	SG/SF	$5,000	SF/SG	28.4	22.1	1.2	20%	4%	55%	7%	0.78	0.04	0.75	-0.03	CHI
Lu Dort	OKC	102.0	$5,700	SG/SF	$5,600	SF/SG	32.7	27.9	0.7	22%	0%	56%	3%	0.85	0.06	0.83	0.07	MEM
Saddiq Bey	DET	98.3	$5,500	SF/PF	$5,100	SF	32.2	26.9	-3.5	20%	-3%	45%	-10%	0.83	-0.15	0.82	-0.14	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
Jaren Jackson	MEM	111.0	$7,100	PF/C	$6,900	PF/C	26.9	30.1	-0.7	24%	1%	54%	9%	1.12	0.10	1.16	0.11	OKC
Robert Covington	POR	110.5	$4,000	PF/C	$5,200	PF/SF	26.4	18.3	-4.2	11%	3%	55%	-21%	0.69	-0.15	0.72	-0.16	SAS
Jae Crowder	PHO	110.3	$4,300	PF	$4,800	PF/SF	27.8	21.0	-1.1	14%	0%	52%	2%	0.76	0.06	0.77	0.07	DET
Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	109.8	$12,000	PF/C	$11,000	PF/SF	32.7	56.8	0.2	34%	-1%	60%	10%	1.74	0.01	1.73	-0.03	TOR
Javonte Green	CHI	105.8	$3,400	SF/PF	$3,800	SG/SF	20.2	14.3	5.6	12%	1%	59%	-1%	0.71	-0.05	0.74	-0.08	NYK
Doug McDermott	SAS	105.5	$4,100	SF	$4,700	PF/SF	25.6	16.2		16%		57%		0.63		0.58		POR
Pascal Siakam	TOR	105.3	$8,700	C	$8,000	PF	33.0	35.7	1.6	24%	0%	55%	-6%	1.08	0.00	1.08	0.01	MIL
Julius Randle	NYK	103.8	$9,500	PF/C	$8,500	PF/C	35.2	42.6	-1.0	27%	-2%	52%	-7%	1.21	-0.08	1.16	-0.04	CHI
Darius Bazley	OKC	102.0	$4,500	PF	$4,500	PF/SF	27.9	22.9	-3.5	18%	-3%	43%	-4%	0.82	-0.03	0.84	0.01	MEM
Jerami Grant	DET	98.3	$7,300	PF	$7,500	PF	32.8	33.5	-0.4	26%	1%	53%	1%	1.02	0.00	1.03	-0.05	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
Steven Adams	MEM	111.0	$4,300	C	$5,500	C	24.4	23.3	-3.2	13%	-4%	54%	-8%	0.96	-0.13	0.99	-0.13	OKC
Jusuf Nurkic	POR	110.5	$7,000	C	$6,700	C	24.7	32.8	2.7	20%	4%	64%	5%	1.33	0.16	1.33	0.14	SAS
Deandre Ayton	PHO	110.3	$7,600	C	$7,800	C	30.4	35.6	0.8	20%	1%	64%	0%	1.17	-0.15	1.17	-0.18	DET
Bobby Portis	MIL	109.8	$7,100	PF/C	$6,100	PF/C	27.8	31.5	0.3	22%	-1%	58%	5%	1.13	-0.01	1.11	-0.01	TOR
Nikola Vucevic	CHI	105.8	$9,300	C	$8,800	C	33.0	39.8	-3.0	22%	3%	48%	8%	1.21	0.22	1.20	0.20	NYK
Jakob Poeltl	SAS	105.5	$6,100	C	$6,000	C	28.7	30.9	1.2	17%	0%	60%	-3%	1.08	-0.02	1.10	-0.02	POR
Precious Achiuwa	TOR	105.3	$4,600	C	$4,600	PF/C	25.9	22.0	5.8	17%	-3%	42%	5%	0.85	-0.23	0.85	-0.25	MIL
Mitchell Robinson	NYK	103.8	$4,300	C	$5,100	C	25.4	21.6	-1.1	9%	-2%	77%	-8%	0.85	-0.04	0.90	-0.05	CHI
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	OKC	102.0	$4,400	PF/C	$4,700	PF	22.0	18.1	4.6	15%	1%	54%	0%	0.82	0.03	0.81	0.01	MEM
Isaiah Stewart	DET	98.3	$5,000	C	$5,000	PF	24.6	21.3	4.4	14%	1%	55%	-6%	0.87	-0.02	0.90	-0.07	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
Kyle Anderson	MEM	111.0	$4,500	SF/PF	$4,700	SF/PF	21.6	20.8	-1.9	16%	-1%	51%	-8%	0.96	-0.10	0.98	-0.09	OKC
De’Anthony Melton	MEM	111.0	$5,100	PG/SG	$5,500	SG/PG	24.9	23.3	-6.5	19%	7%	49%	-3%	0.94	0.30	0.96	0.27	OKC
Brandon Clarke	MEM	111.0	$3,900	PF/C	$4,600	PF	16.1	17.5	1.3	16%	-1%	63%	12%	1.09	0.17	1.15	0.16	OKC
Larry Nance	POR	110.5	$3,800	PF/C	$4,900	PF/SF	19.5	16.7	2.1	13%	-3%	60%	-10%	0.86	-0.24	0.88	-0.26	SAS
Cody Zeller	POR	110.5	$3,000	C	$3,600	C	13.1	12.1	1.9	14%	-4%	67%	12%	0.92	-0.05	0.92	-0.06	SAS
Tony Snell	POR	110.5	$3,000	SG/SF	$3,500	SF/SG	10.5	4.8	3.9	9%	2%	47%	5%	0.46	0.13	0.45	0.14	SAS
Cameron Johnson	PHO	110.3	$4,200	SF/PF	$3,900	SF	22.4	17.1	1.7	16%	2%	55%	12%	0.76	0.03	0.75	0.00	DET
Cameron Payne	PHO	110.3	$4,100	PG/SG	$4,700	PG/SG	17.6	18.4	1.3	25%	-2%	50%	-6%	1.04	-0.15	1.02	-0.15	DET
JaVale McGee	PHO	110.3	$4,000	C	$4,700	C	16.0	21.6	-1.3	23%	0%	68%	-1%	1.35	0.23	1.36	0.21	DET
Pat Connaughton	MIL	109.8	$5,100	SG/SF	$5,200	SG/SF	28.8	24.4	-2.1	15%	2%	65%	11%	0.85	0.13	0.83	0.12	TOR
George Hill	MIL	109.8	$3,600	PG	$4,400	PG	27.2	18.2	0.1	12%	0%	57%	1%	0.67	-0.02	0.67	-0.01	TOR
Rodney Hood	MIL	109.8	$3,000	SG	$3,600	SG/SF	14.6	7.6	0.2	10%	-3%	50%	-5%	0.52	-0.12	0.52	-0.13	TOR
Alex Caruso	CHI	105.8	$5,200	PG/SG	$5,700	PG/SG	29.5	24.8	-0.2	13%	2%	58%	19%	0.84	0.19	0.89	0.17	NYK
Derrick Jones	CHI	105.8	$3,200	SF/PF	$4,100	SG/SF	16.9	14.2	-3.9	13%	-3%	68%	-11%	0.84	-0.25	0.90	-0.28	NYK
Ayo Dosunmu	CHI	105.8	$3,000	PG/SG	$3,700	SG	15.7	10.5	-3.0	16%	-2%	56%	24%	0.67	-0.01	0.65	0.00	NYK
Devin Vassell	SAS	105.5	$4,400	SF/PF	$5,600	SG	25.8	23.7	0.4	18%	-3%	58%	-2%	0.92	-0.09	0.94	-0.06	POR
Lonnie Walker	SAS	105.5	$3,400	SG/SF	$4,300	SG/SF	22.6	20.1	-2.2	22%	-2%	47%	-5%	0.89	-0.07	0.88	-0.08	POR
Drew Eubanks	SAS	105.5	$3,300	C	$4,300	C/PF	15.3	15.9	-6.8	18%	7%	59%	-18%	1.04	-0.21	1.07	-0.23	POR
Svi Mykhailiuk	TOR	105.3	$4,500	SG/SF	$4,800	SG	18.8	13.8	3.9	16%	2%	57%	-15%	0.74	-0.11	0.74	-0.08	MIL
Yuta Watanabe	TOR	105.3	$3,500	PF	$4,000	SG	18.7	14.1	0.0	15%	0%	43%	0%	0.75	0.00	0.78	0.00	MIL
Malachi Flynn	TOR	105.3	$3,000	PG/SG	$3,500	PG/SG	8.6	6.9	6.9	17%	3%	41%	-2%	0.81	-0.02	0.83	-0.05	MIL
Immanuel Quickley	NYK	103.8	$5,000	PG	$4,100	SG/PG	20.0	17.3	7.4	20%	0%	57%	3%	0.86	0.03	0.82	0.01	CHI
Derrick Rose	NYK	103.8	$4,800	PG/SG	$5,500	PG/SG	23.6	24.5	11.1	22%	-5%	55%	3%	1.04	0.02	1.04	-0.01	CHI
Obi Toppin	NYK	103.8	$3,200	SF/PF	$4,200	PF	15.1	15.7	0.7	22%	6%	60%	-7%	1.04	-0.04	1.06	-0.06	CHI
Aleksej Pokusevski	OKC	102.0	$3,400	SF/PF	$3,700	PF	14.5	12.8	-1.3	20%	0%	40%	0%	0.88	0.00	0.88	0.03	MEM
Ty Jerome	OKC	102.0	$3,200	PG/SG	$3,700	SG	13.1	12.1	0.4	21%	-1%	55%	12%	0.92	-0.16	0.93	-0.20	MEM
Mike Muscala	OKC	102.0	$3,000	C	$3,700	C	14.4	16.0	-1.7	20%	-2%	63%	-18%	1.11	-0.33	1.11	-0.29	MEM
Frank Jackson	DET	98.3	$3,700	SG	$4,200	PG	21.6	14.6	2.5	20%	2%	53%	-6%	0.67	-0.01	0.65	-0.04	PHO
Cory Joseph	DET	98.3	$4,200	PG	$4,600	PG	21.7	16.1	-3.6	15%	-1%	55%	-9%	0.74	-0.04	0.75	-0.04	PHO
Trey Lyles	DET	98.3	$3,600	PF/C	$3,800	PF	16.2	15.3	0.4	21%	4%	54%	8%	0.94	0.36	0.92	0.34	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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