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

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2023-02-16 15:59:50

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	MIL	-8.0	229.5		118.8	110.8	7:30 PM
Washington Wizards	Minnesota Timberwolves	MIN	-2.5	234.5		116.0	118.5	8:00 PM
Los Angeles Clippers	Phoenix Suns	PHO	-1.0	223.0		111.0	112.0	10:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense	Line	Total	PPG	+/-	O-Rating	Pace		Opp.	D-Rating	Pace		P-Pace
Milwaukee Bucks	-8.0	118.8	114.9	3.8	112.6	101.1		CHI	111.8	100.5		100.8
Minnesota Timberwolves	-2.5	118.5	115.9	2.6	113.4	101.8		WAS	114.0	99.2		100.5
Washington Wizards	2.5	116.0	113.6	2.4	114.1	99.2		MIN	113.0	101.8		100.5
Phoenix Suns	-1.0	112.0	112.8	-0.8	113.5	98.7		LAC	112.6	98.2		98.5
Los Angeles Clippers	1.0	111.0	111.4	-0.4	112.8	98.2		PHO	111.9	98.7		98.5
Chicago Bulls	8.0	110.8	113.3	-2.6	111.7	100.5		MIL	109.7	101.1		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
Jrue Holiday	MIL	118.8	$7,500	PG	$8,000	PG/SG	33.1	40.1	4.3	25%	0%	1.21	0.04	1.17	0.03	CHI
Mike Conley	MIN	118.5	$5,200	PG	$6,200	PG	29.6	27.8	-0.5	16%	1%	0.94	-0.09	0.91	-0.09	WAS
Monte Morris	WAS	116.0	$4,800	PG	$5,300	PG	28.3	24.7	-0.4	15%	-1%	0.87	0.01	0.86	0.01	MIN
Chris Paul	PHO	112.0	$8,000	PG	$8,500	PG	31.9	37.0	1.4	20%	5%	1.16	0.21	1.15	0.24	LAC
Terance Mann	LAC	111.0	$4,600	PG/SG	$5,100	PG/SG	23.3	18.5	6.6	15%	2%	0.79	0.16	0.79	0.13	PHO
Ayo Dosunmu	CHI	110.8	$4,200	PG	$4,400	PG/SG	28.3	19.7	6.2	15%	-2%	0.70	-0.09	0.70	-0.09	MIL

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
Grayson Allen	MIL	118.8	$3,900	SG	$4,300	SG/SF	27.6	20.8	3.2	14%	-2%	0.75	-0.20	0.73	-0.22	CHI
Anthony Edwards	MIN	118.5	$9,000	SG/SF	$9,400	SG/SF	36.2	43.1	-0.3	29%	3%	1.19	-0.01	1.16	-0.01	WAS
Bradley Beal	WAS	116.0	$7,700	SG	$9,300	SG	32.8	37.4	0.0	28%	4%	1.14	0.11	1.12	0.07	MIN
Devin Booker	PHO	112.0	$8,900	PG/SG	$9,500	SG	33.8	43.1	-6.1	31%	2%	1.28	0.16	1.24	0.18	LAC
Paul George	LAC	111.0	$8,500	SG/SF	$8,600	SG/SF	34.2	42.5	-1.7	30%	2%	1.24	-0.07	1.20	-0.09	PHO
Zach LaVine	CHI	110.8	$8,700	SG/SF	$8,200	SG/SF	36.1	38.9	3.5	27%	3%	1.08	0.11	1.03	0.09	MIL

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
Khris Middleton	MIL	118.8	$5,500	SF	$6,000	SF/SG	21.4	25.6	3.3	27%	2%	1.20	0.26	1.15	0.26	CHI
Jaden McDaniels	MIN	118.5	$4,300	SF/PF	$5,600	SF/PF	30.5	23.2	-4.2	15%	2%	0.76	0.17	0.78	0.14	WAS
Kyle Kuzma	WAS	116.0	$7,900	SF/PF	$7,700	SF/PF	34.9	39.2	1.0	27%	6%	1.12	0.29	1.06	0.25	MIN
Josh Okogie	PHO	112.0	$4,900	SG/SF	$5,600	SF/SG	14.4	13.9	21.2	18%	0%	0.96	0.04	0.99	0.03	LAC
Kawhi Leonard	LAC	111.0	$9,100	SF/PF	$10,200	SF/PF	32.3	39.9	1.0	27%	-4%	1.23	0.12	1.24	0.12	PHO
DeMar DeRozan	CHI	110.8	$8,200	SF/PF	$8,200	SG/SF	36.3	41.2	1.5	28%	-5%	1.13	-0.37	1.14	-0.42	MIL

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
Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	118.8	$12,700	PF/C	$12,500	PF/SF	33.6	59.1	3.8	38%	2%	1.76	-0.07	1.69	-0.05	CHI
Kyle Anderson	MIN	118.5	$4,600	SF/PF	$5,500	SF/PF	26.0	24.3	-5.4	14%	7%	0.93	0.40	0.97	0.42	WAS
Kristaps Porzingis	WAS	116.0	$9,200	PF/C	$9,100	C/PF	32.6	43.0	-0.1	27%	-1%	1.32	0.12	1.31	0.06	MIN
Torrey Craig	PHO	112.0	$4,500	SF/PF	$5,700	SF/PF	25.8	20.2	7.7	13%	-2%	0.78	-0.14	0.78	-0.18	LAC
Marcus Morris	LAC	111.0	$4,000	PF	$4,600	PF/SF	28.8	23.2	-0.5	19%	-3%	0.80	-0.19	0.79	-0.18	PHO
Patrick Williams	CHI	110.8	$4,500	SF/PF	$4,700	SF/PF	29.1	20.7	1.6	15%	3%	0.71	-0.01	0.72	0.02	MIL

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
Brook Lopez	MIL	118.8	$6,100	C	$7,200	C	30.3	30.3	-0.4	18%	-3%	1.00	0.02	1.04	-0.01	CHI
Rudy Gobert	MIN	118.5	$6,200	C	$7,600	C	30.4	32.7	-0.8	16%	-1%	1.08	0.05	1.10	0.01	WAS
Daniel Gafford	WAS	116.0	$5,000	C	$6,000	C	18.7	19.3	5.5	15%	-3%	1.03	-0.21	1.08	-0.24	MIN
Deandre Ayton	PHO	112.0	$8,300	C	$9,000	C	30.2	37.3	1.8	24%	0%	1.23	0.21	1.22	0.31	LAC
Ivica Zubac	LAC	111.0	$5,300	C	$5,900	C	29.4	27.5	0.9	14%	-2%	0.94	-0.22	0.95	-0.20	PHO
Nikola Vucevic	CHI	110.8	$9,300	C	$8,800	C	34.0	41.1	1.7	22%	-1%	1.21	-0.15	1.18	-0.14	MIL

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
Wesley Matthews	MIL	118.8	$3,000	SG/SF	$3,700	SG	15.5	8.3	1.5	10%	-4%	0.54	-0.15	0.54	-0.13	CHI
Joe Ingles	MIL	118.8	$3,400	PG/SG	$4,000	SG/SF	22.5	16.0	5.7	12%	-2%	0.71	0.04	0.68	0.06	CHI
Jevon Carter	MIL	118.8	$3,300	PG	$3,800	PG/SG	22.4	17.2	-7.4	14%	1%	0.77	0.04	0.77	0.00	CHI
Taurean Prince	MIN	118.5	$3,200	SF/PF	$4,700	SF/PF	21.2	16.1	2.0	16%	0%	0.76	0.28	0.74	0.27	WAS
Austin Rivers	MIN	118.5	$3,000	PG/SG	$3,900	SG/PG	21.1	11.7	-0.8	10%	0%	0.55	-0.08	0.55	-0.05	WAS
Jaylen Nowell	MIN	118.5	$3,600	SG	$5,300	PG	19.8	19.3	3.0	24%	3%	0.97	0.30	0.96	0.25	WAS
Deni Avdija	WAS	116.0	$5,100	SF/PF	$5,900	SF/PF	26.3	23.3	-1.3	16%	1%	0.89	-0.07	0.89	-0.07	MIN
Delon Wright	WAS	116.0	$4,100	PG	$4,900	PG/SG	22.3	20.0	1.6	12%	1%	0.90	-0.03	0.97	-0.07	MIN
Corey Kispert	WAS	116.0	$3,200	SG/SF	$4,000	SF	27.1	16.6	-3.8	13%	-1%	0.61	-0.05	0.59	-0.02	MIN
Damion Lee	PHO	112.0	$3,400	PG/SG	$4,100	SG	22.3	16.5	0.6	15%	6%	0.74	-0.10	0.70	-0.06	LAC
Ish Wainright	PHO	112.0	$3,300	PF	$4,300	SF	15.8	11.3	10.3	12%	1%	0.72	0.08	0.74	0.11	LAC
TJ Warren	PHO	112.0	$3,500	SF/PF	$4,400	SF/PF	18.4	16.1	-11.4	20%	-3%	0.88	0.55	0.89	0.61	LAC
Mason Plumlee	LAC	111.0	$5,400	C	$5,800	C	28.3	31.8	-11.1	15%	-4%	1.12	0.05	1.12	0.09	PHO
Eric Gordon	LAC	111.0	$4,700	SG/SF	$5,500	SF/SG	30.0	22.0	-8.4	17%	-3%	0.73	0.18	0.71	0.27	PHO
Bones Hyland	LAC	111.0	$3,700	PG	$4,300	PG	19.4	21.4	-3.5	27%	-12%	1.10	-0.07	1.06	0.01	PHO
Alex Caruso	CHI	110.8	$3,400	PG/SG	$4,700	PG/SG	24.3	18.8	1.2	11%	-5%	0.77	-0.26	0.83	-0.27	MIL
Coby White	CHI	110.8	$4,100	PG/SG	$4,800	PG/SG	22.0	17.3	3.4	17%	3%	0.79	0.14	0.77	0.14	MIL
Andre Drummond	CHI	110.8	$3,700	C	$4,400	C	12.9	17.3	-0.6	20%	1%	1.34	-0.04	1.35	0.00	MIL

_Cover Image Credit: Getty Images

About the Author

Notorious

Derek Farnsworth (Notorious)

Derek Farnsworth (aka Notorious) is a lead RotoGrinders Expert and one of the most recognizable names and faces in all of DFS. Before joining the RotoGrinders team, Derek received a Master’s Degree from the University of Utah. When he’s not busy providing content, he’s dominating the DFS industry as evidenced by his consistent top rankings in several sports and multiple Live Final appearances. Noto provides expert NBA, NFL, MLB, and PGA analysis for RotoGrinders Premium members on a daily basis and has also been nominated for five different Fantasy Sports Writer’s Association (FSWA) awards. Follow Noto on X – @RG_Notorious