NBA DFS First Look: Thursday, February 16th - Sortable Odds, Salaries, Stats

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2023-02-16 04:51:41

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)
Milwaukee Bucks	Chicago Bulls	CHI						7:30 PM
Washington Wizards	Minnesota Timberwolves	MIN	-3.5	235.5		116.0	119.5	8:00 PM
Los Angeles Clippers	Phoenix Suns	PHO	-1.5	224.0		111.3	112.8	10:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense	Line	Total	PPG	+/-	O-Rating	Pace		Opp.	D-Rating	Pace		P-Pace
Minnesota Timberwolves	-3.5	119.5	115.9	3.6	113.4	101.8		WAS	114.0	99.2		100.5
Washington Wizards	3.5	116.0	113.6	2.4	114.1	99.2		MIN	113.0	101.8		100.5
Phoenix Suns	-1.5	112.8	112.8	0.0	113.5	98.7		LAC	112.6	98.2		98.5
Los Angeles Clippers	1.5	111.3	111.4	-0.2	112.8	98.2		PHO	111.9	98.7		98.5
Chicago Bulls			113.3		111.7	100.5		MIL	109.7	101.1		100.8
Milwaukee Bucks			114.9		112.6	101.1		CHI	111.8	100.5		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
Mike Conley	MIN	119.5		DIS		DIS	29.6	27.8	-0.5	16%	1%	0.94	-0.09	0.91	-0.09	WAS
Monte Morris	WAS	116.0		CG		CG	28.3	24.7	-0.4	15%	-2%	0.87	0.01	0.86	0.01	MIN
Chris Paul	PHO	112.8		DIS		DIS	31.9	37.0	1.4	20%	5%	1.16	0.21	1.15	0.24	LAC
Terance Mann	LAC	111.3		CG		CG	23.3	18.5	6.6	15%	2%	0.79	0.16	0.79	0.13	PHO
Ayo Dosunmu	CHI			DIS		DIS	28.0	19.4	1.3			0.69	-0.19	0.69	-0.18	MIL
Jrue Holiday	MIL			CG		CG	33.1	40.1	4.3	25%	0%	1.21	0.04	1.17	0.03	CHI

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
Anthony Edwards	MIN	119.5		SCW		SCW	36.2	43.1	-0.3	29%	3%	1.19	-0.01	1.16	-0.01	WAS
Bradley Beal	WAS	116.0		SCW		SCW	32.8	37.4	0.0	28%	4%	1.14	0.11	1.12	0.07	MIN
Devin Booker	PHO	112.8		SCW		SCW	33.8	43.1	-6.1	31%	2%	1.28	0.16	1.24	0.18	LAC
Paul George	LAC	111.3		VF		VF	34.2	42.5	-1.7	30%	2%	1.24	-0.07	1.20	-0.09	PHO
Zach LaVine	CHI			SCW		SCW	36.0	38.5	2.7	27%	4%	1.07	-0.07	1.03	-0.09	MIL
Grayson Allen	MIL			SHW		SHW	27.6	20.8	3.2	14%	-2%	0.75	-0.20	0.73	-0.22	CHI

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
Jaden McDaniels	MIN	119.5		VF		VF	30.5	23.2	-4.2	15%	2%	0.76	0.17	0.78	0.14	WAS
Kyle Kuzma	WAS	116.0		VF		VF	34.9	39.2	1.0	27%	6%	1.12	0.29	1.06	0.25	MIN
Josh Okogie	PHO	112.8		SHW		SHW	14.4	13.9	21.2	18%	0%	0.96	0.04	0.99	0.03	LAC
Kawhi Leonard	LAC	111.3		VF		VF	32.3	39.9	1.0	27%	-4%	1.23	0.12	1.24	0.12	PHO
DeMar DeRozan	CHI			SCW		SCW	36.3	41.2	0.9	28%	-5%	1.13	-0.37	1.14	-0.41	MIL
Khris Middleton	MIL			SCW		SCW	21.4	25.6	3.3	27%	2%	1.20	0.26	1.15	0.26	CHI

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
Kyle Anderson	MIN	119.5		3DW		3DW	26.0	24.3	-5.4	14%	7%	0.93	0.40	0.97	0.42	WAS
Kristaps Porzingis	WAS	116.0		VB		VB	32.6	43.0	-0.1	27%	-1%	1.32	0.12	1.31	0.06	MIN
Torrey Craig	PHO	112.8		3DW		3DW	25.8	20.2	7.7	13%	-2%	0.78	-0.14	0.78	-0.18	LAC
Marcus Morris	LAC	111.3		3DW		3DW	28.8	23.2	-0.5	19%	-3%	0.80	-0.19	0.79	-0.18	PHO
Patrick Williams	CHI			3DW		3DW	29.1	20.7	-3.2	15%	3%	0.71	-0.03	0.72	0.02	MIL
Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL			VF		VF	33.6	59.1	3.8	38%	2%	1.76	-0.07	1.69	-0.05	CHI

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
Rudy Gobert	MIN	119.5		PB		PB	30.4	32.7	-0.8	16%	-1%	1.08	0.05	1.10	0.01	WAS
Daniel Gafford	WAS	116.0		PB		PB	18.7	19.3	5.5	15%	-3%	1.03	-0.21	1.08	-0.24	MIN
Deandre Ayton	PHO	112.8		PB		PB	30.2	37.3	1.8	24%	0%	1.23	0.21	1.22	0.31	LAC
Ivica Zubac	LAC	111.3		PB		PB	29.4	27.5	0.9	14%	-2%	0.94	-0.22	0.95	-0.20	PHO
Nikola Vucevic	CHI			VB		VB	34.0	41.2	2.0	21%	-4%	1.21	-0.13	1.18	-0.12	MIL
Brook Lopez	MIL			VB		VB	30.3	30.3	-0.4	18%	-3%	1.00	0.02	1.04	-0.01	CHI

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
Taurean Prince	MIN	119.5		3DW		3DW	21.2	16.1	2.0	16%	0%	0.76	0.28	0.74	0.27	WAS
Austin Rivers	MIN	119.5		DIS		DIS	21.1	11.7	-0.8	10%	0%	0.55	-0.08	0.55	-0.05	WAS
Jaylen Nowell	MIN	119.5		CG		CG	19.8	19.3	3.0	24%	3%	0.97	0.30	0.96	0.25	WAS
Deni Avdija	WAS	116.0		SHW		SHW	26.3	23.3	-1.3	16%	1%	0.89	-0.07	0.89	-0.07	MIN
Delon Wright	WAS	116.0		CG		CG	22.3	20.0	1.6	13%	1%	0.90	-0.03	0.97	-0.07	MIN
Corey Kispert	WAS	116.0		SHW		SHW	27.1	16.6	-3.8	13%	-2%	0.61	-0.05	0.59	-0.02	MIN
Damion Lee	PHO	112.8		CG		CG	22.3	16.5	0.6	15%	6%	0.74	-0.10	0.70	-0.06	LAC
Ish Wainright	PHO	112.8		3DW		3DW	15.8	11.3	10.3	12%	1%	0.72	0.08	0.74	0.11	LAC
TJ Warren	PHO	112.8		VF		VF	18.4	16.1	-11.4	20%	-3%	0.88	0.55	0.89	0.61	LAC
Mason Plumlee	LAC	111.3		PB		PB	28.3	31.8	-11.1	15%	-4%	1.12	0.05	1.12	0.09	PHO
Eric Gordon	LAC	111.3		SCW		SCW	30.0	22.0	-3.5	18%	-2%	0.73	-0.02	0.71	0.02	PHO
Bones Hyland	LAC	111.3		CG		CG	19.4	21.4	-3.5	28%	-12%	1.10	-0.07	1.06	0.01	PHO
Coby White	CHI			CG		CG	21.7	16.8	1.4	17%	3%	0.77	-0.01	0.75	-0.01	MIL
Andre Drummond	CHI			PB		PB	13.0	17.2	-1.0	20%	0%	1.33	-0.19	1.34	-0.20	MIL
Goran Dragic	CHI			DIS		DIS	15.4	12.7	-6.5	20%	-3%	0.82	-0.46	0.78	-0.51	MIL
Wesley Matthews	MIL			SHW		SHW	15.5	8.3	1.6	10%	-4%	0.54	-0.16	0.54	-0.13	CHI
Joe Ingles	MIL			SHW		SHW	22.5	16.0	5.7	13%	-2%	0.71	0.04	0.68	0.06	CHI
Jevon Carter	MIL			CG		CG	22.4	17.2	-7.4	14%	1%	0.77	0.04	0.77	0.00	CHI

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