NBA DFS First Look: Thursday, February 17th

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2022-02-17 15:01:02

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)
Miami Heat	Charlotte Hornets	MIA	-4.0	224.5		114.3	110.3	6:00 PM
Washington Wizards	Brooklyn Nets	BKN	-4.5	216.0		105.8	110.3	6:30 PM
Dallas Mavericks	New Orleans Pelicans	DAL	-3.0	214.5		108.8	105.8	7:00 PM
Philadelphia 76ers	Milwaukee Bucks	MIL	-6.5	224.0		108.8	115.3	7:30 PM
Houston Rockets	Los Angeles Clippers	LAC	-11.0	228.0		108.5	119.5	9:30 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense	Line	Total	O-Rating	Pace		Opp.	D-Rating	Pace		P-Pace
Los Angeles Clippers	-11.0	119.5	107.1	98.9		HOU	116.2	101.0		99.9
Milwaukee Bucks	-6.5	115.3	112.4	100.1		PHI	109.0	96.1		98.1
Miami Heat	-4.0	114.3	112.1	96.2		CHA	112.2	101.3		98.8
Brooklyn Nets	-4.5	110.3	111.4	99.3		WAS	111.8	97.5		98.4
Charlotte Hornets	4.0	110.3	111.5	101.3		MIA	107.6	96.2		98.8
Philadelphia 76ers	6.5	108.8	110.9	96.1		MIL	109.2	100.1		98.1
Dallas Mavericks	-3.0	108.8	110.4	95.8		NOP	111.4	97.6		96.7
Houston Rockets	11.0	108.5	107.0	101.0		LAC	108.5	98.9		99.9
New Orleans Pelicans	3.0	105.8	108.5	97.6		DAL	106.9	95.8		96.7
Washington Wizards	4.5	105.8	108.9	97.5		BKN	111.0	99.3		98.4

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
Reggie Jackson	LAC	119.5	$6,800	PG	$6,700	PG	31.0	29.4	5.8	27%	1%	49%	-4%	0.95	0.13	0.90	0.17	HOU
Jrue Holiday	MIL	115.3	$7,600	PG	$7,900	PG/SG	32.9	37.6	2.8	23%	-3%	59%	7%	1.14	-0.11	1.12	-0.14	PHI
Kyle Lowry	MIA	114.3	$6,600	PG	$5,600	PG	34.0	33.7	1.3	18%	-4%	57%	12%	0.99	-0.02	0.94	-0.01	CHA
Patty Mills	BKN	110.3	$5,100	SG/SF	$5,500	SG/PG	31.1	23.0	3.6	17%	-2%	59%	-22%	0.74	-0.25	0.70	-0.25	WAS
LaMelo Ball	CHA	110.3	$9,400	PG	$8,800	PG	32.6	44.6	3.3	27%	1%	55%	7%	1.37	0.10	1.32	0.11	MIA
Tyrese Maxey	PHI	108.8	$6,300	PG	$7,800	PG/SG	35.5	30.8	-3.1	20%	1%	57%	-3%	0.87	-0.10	0.86	-0.12	MIL
Luka Doncic	DAL	108.8	$12,400	PG	$11,300	PG/SG	35.4	55.9	2.2	36%	6%	55%	8%	1.58	0.17	1.48	0.14	NOP
Kevin Porter	HOU	108.5	$6,500	PG	$6,600	SF/PG	30.1	30.4	3.6	23%	0%	52%	19%	1.01	0.15	0.96	0.11	LAC
Devonte’ Graham	NOP	105.8	$4,500	PG	$4,300	PG/SG	30.8	25.5	-5.9	20%	-3%	51%	-15%	0.83	-0.16	0.79	-0.14	DAL
Raul Neto	WAS	105.8	$4,600	PG/SG	$4,800	PG	20.3	15.6	9.6	19%	-2%	52%	13%	0.77	0.12	0.76	0.13	BKN

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
Terance Mann	LAC	119.5	$5,100	SG/SF	$5,900	SG/SF	28.9	22.2	5.2	15%	4%	56%	1%	0.77	0.14	0.76	0.18	HOU
Wesley Matthews	MIL	115.3	$3,700	SG/SF	$3,500	SG	19.2	10.0	-3.8	11%	-5%	54%	-29%	0.52	-0.33	0.51	-0.32	PHI
Duncan Robinson	MIA	114.3	$4,000	SG	$4,600	SG	27.2	20.3	-2.7	18%	2%	56%	2%	0.74	-0.06	0.70	-0.08	CHA
Seth Curry	BKN	110.3	$5,500	SG/SF	$6,000	PG/SG	34.8	27.9	-3.5	19%	3%	61%	-4%	0.80	0.11	0.77	0.07	WAS
Terry Rozier	CHA	110.3	$8,200	PG/SG	$7,500	SG/PG	33.7	34.8	5.7	23%	2%	55%	-1%	1.03	0.24	1.01	0.21	MIA
Danny Green	PHI	108.8	$3,100	SF	$3,600	SG/SF	23.3	15.2	-2.5	13%	-1%	57%	-18%	0.65	-0.26	0.67	-0.31	MIL
Jalen Brunson	DAL	108.8	$6,400	PG/SG	$6,500	PG/SG	32.0	30.9	3.3	22%	1%	58%	1%	0.97	-0.09	0.95	-0.11	NOP
Jalen Green	HOU	108.5	$4,700	PG/SG	$4,300	SG/PG	30.4	23.3	2.5	23%	-4%	51%	7%	0.76	-0.06	0.72	-0.04	LAC
C.J. McCollum	NOP	105.8	$8,500	PG/SG	$8,400	SG	35.2	37.2	0.6	26%	3%	54%	5%	1.06	0.23	1.03	0.23	DAL
Corey Kispert	WAS	105.8	$4,300	SG	$4,900	SF	19.6	12.6	12.6	15%	4%	55%	-9%	0.64	0.02	0.63	-0.01	BKN

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
Marcus Morris	LAC	119.5	$6,200	SF/PF	$6,100	PF/SF	30.1	27.2	1.2	23%	1%	55%	4%	0.90	-0.07	0.87	-0.04	HOU
Khris Middleton	MIL	115.3	$7,800	SG/SF	$7,400	SF/SG	32.0	37.0	1.8	25%	-2%	58%	-2%	1.16	-0.10	1.12	-0.10	PHI
Jimmy Butler	MIA	114.3	$8,800	SF/PF	$9,100	SF/SG	33.9	42.9	0.4	26%	1%	60%	1%	1.27	-0.16	1.27	-0.17	CHA
Bruce Brown	BKN	110.3	$4,500	SF/PF	$6,900	SG	21.0	16.7	5.3	13%	-2%	54%	16%	0.80	0.17	0.85	0.22	WAS
Miles Bridges	CHA	110.3	$7,900	SF/PF	$7,900	SF	36.0	38.4	1.9	22%	1%	58%	-4%	1.07	-0.03	1.06	-0.07	MIA
Matisse Thybulle	PHI	108.8	$3,700	SF/PF	$4,600	SF	26.6	16.3	3.5	9%	0%	58%	-3%	0.61	-0.02	0.70	-0.01	MIL
Reggie Bullock	DAL	108.8	$4,700	SG/SF	$4,100	SG	25.3	15.9	10.1	13%	-1%	57%	11%	0.63	-0.04	0.60	-0.07	NOP
Eric Gordon	HOU	108.5	$3,800	SG/SF	$4,100	SF/SG	29.7	23.3	4.0	19%	3%	63%	-16%	0.78	-0.01	0.74	0.00	LAC
Brandon Ingram	NOP	105.8	$7,500	SG/SF	$7,600	SF	34.3	39.2	-1.6	29%	-3%	55%	-1%	1.14	-0.24	1.11	-0.24	DAL
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	WAS	105.8	$4,400	SG/SF	$4,200	SG/SF	29.5	21.9	3.2	18%	3%	53%	7%	0.74	0.11	0.74	0.11	BKN

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
Nicolas Batum	LAC	119.5	$4,200	PF/C	$5,400	SF/PF	24.9	20.9	0.3	13%	1%	64%	6%	0.84	0.06	0.85	0.06	HOU
Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	115.3	$12,100	PF/C	$11,500	PF/SF	32.6	57.3	1.1	34%	-3%	63%	12%	1.76	0.18	1.72	0.17	PHI
P.J. Tucker	MIA	114.3	$3,500	PF/C	$3,800	PF/C	28.3	20.7	-1.0	12%	-1%	62%	-15%	0.73	-0.18	0.72	-0.19	CHA
James Johnson	BKN	110.3	$3,600	PF	$4,800	SF/PF	19.3	14.8	4.2	14%	4%	52%	5%	0.77	0.07	0.78	0.05	WAS
PJ Washington	CHA	110.3	$4,900	PF/C	$5,100	PF/C	24.8	23.1	5.1	16%	-6%	58%	-6%	0.93	-0.20	0.94	-0.16	MIA
Tobias Harris	PHI	108.8	$7,100	PF	$7,700	PF/SF	35.2	35.7	-0.8	23%	-4%	57%	3%	1.02	-0.13	1.00	-0.13	MIL
Dorian Finney-Smith	DAL	108.8	$4,600	SF/PF	$4,900	SF/SG	32.8	22.8	3.4	14%	-2%	56%	10%	0.69	-0.07	0.70	-0.09	NOP
Jae’Sean Tate	HOU	108.5	$5,100	PF	$5,200	SF/PF	27.4	26.8	3.0	20%	0%	57%	3%	0.98	-0.04	0.98	-0.06	LAC
Herb Jones	NOP	105.8	$4,900	PF	$5,100	PF	29.9	22.2	1.1	13%	-1%	59%	15%	0.74	-0.07	0.79	-0.10	DAL
Kyle Kuzma	WAS	105.8	$9,000	SF/PF	$7,700	SF/PF	33.2	35.6	4.0	23%	6%	55%	-2%	1.07	0.20	1.03	0.14	BKN

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
Ivica Zubac	LAC	119.5	$4,700	C	$6,200	C	24.3	24.2	3.8	15%	3%	68%	-2%	1.00	0.05	1.01	0.01	HOU
Bobby Portis	MIL	115.3	$6,700	C	$6,300	PF/C	28.8	32.7	1.4	21%	1%	58%	-10%	1.14	-0.08	1.11	-0.04	PHI
Bam Adebayo	MIA	114.3	$8,400	C	$9,500	C/PF	33.0	40.3	-0.5	25%	2%	58%	5%	1.22	0.13	1.22	0.12	CHA
Andre Drummond	BKN	110.3	$6,000	C	$6,600	C	18.6	24.0	2.1	17%	3%	55%	-5%	1.29	0.34	1.34	0.35	WAS
Mason Plumlee	CHA	110.3	$5,600	C	$5,700	C	25.7	24.0	3.2	12%	-2%	60%	5%	0.93	0.15	0.96	0.10	MIA
Joel Embiid	PHI	108.8	$11,800	C	$11,400	C	32.8	55.2	-1.2	38%	4%	61%	-3%	1.68	0.31	1.66	0.29	MIL
Dwight Powell	DAL	108.8	$3,700	C	$3,900	C/PF	20.5	16.0	2.8	13%	-1%	70%	2%	0.78	-0.01	0.80	-0.01	NOP
Christian Wood	HOU	108.5	$8,100	C	$8,100	PF/C	31.0	37.7	-0.4	23%	-1%	57%	-2%	1.22	0.01	1.19	0.01	LAC
Jonas Valanciunas	NOP	105.8	$7,400	C	$6,400	C	31.2	39.1	-1.0	24%	-2%	62%	14%	1.25	-0.12	1.21	-0.09	DAL
Thomas Bryant	WAS	105.8	$4,700	C	$4,600	C/PF	17.5	15.8	3.9	20%	-3%	58%	8%	0.90	0.18	0.92	0.22	BKN

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
Amir Coffey	LAC	119.5	$3,500	SG/SF	$3,900	SF/SG	22.1	16.3	0.7	14%	1%	61%	-18%	0.74	-0.23	0.72	-0.22	HOU
Luke Kennard	LAC	119.5	$3,200	PG/SG	$4,400	SG/SF	27.9	21.7	-4.1	16%	-3%	60%	10%	0.78	-0.01	0.74	-0.01	HOU
Robert Covington	LAC	119.5	$3,900	PF/C	$5,300	PF/SF	28.8	22.5	-11.3	13%	3%	53%	10%	0.78	0.26	0.83	0.30	HOU
Serge Ibaka	MIL	115.3	$4,000	PF/C	$4,100	PF/C	16.0	15.5	11.6	18%	-10%	57%	15%	0.97	-0.32	0.97	-0.31	PHI
Lindell Wigginton	MIL	115.3	$3,500	PG	$3,900	PG	9.8	8.1	6.2	16%	1%	70%	-12%	0.83	-0.08	0.79	-0.11	PHI
Jordan Nwora	MIL	115.3	$3,300	PF	$4,200	PF/SF	19.3	16.1	2.3	19%	2%	51%	-4%	0.83	-0.06	0.81	-0.04	PHI
Max Strus	MIA	114.3	$3,300	SG/SF	$3,700	SG	24.0	18.8	-1.1	18%	-4%	61%	-5%	0.78	-0.18	0.73	-0.15	CHA
Gabe Vincent	MIA	114.3	$3,900	PG	$4,000	PG	24.2	19.4	3.9	18%	-4%	56%	-1%	0.80	-0.01	0.78	0.01	CHA
Caleb Martin	MIA	114.3	$3,100	SG/SF	$3,700	SG/SF	22.9	19.1	-1.5	16%	3%	60%	25%	0.84	0.20	0.86	0.11	CHA
LaMarcus Aldridge	BKN	110.3	$5,000	C	$5,200	C/PF	22.8	24.7	-2.4	23%	11%	61%	3%	1.08	0.44	1.11	0.33	WAS
Cam Thomas	BKN	110.3	$5,800	SG/SF	$6,800	SG	19.4	16.0	11.8	21%	4%	53%	6%	0.82	0.20	0.81	0.20	WAS
Kessler Edwards	BKN	110.3	$3,500	PF	$5,000	SF	24.9	15.8	-4.1	13%	1%	51%	-16%	0.64	-0.12	0.65	-0.09	WAS
Montrezl Harrell	CHA	110.3	$5,300	C	$5,800	C/PF	24.5	27.7	3.8	20%	-3%	68%	1%	1.13	-0.07	1.14	-0.06	MIA
Kelly Oubre	CHA	110.3	$5,900	SG/SF	$5,300	SF/SG	28.3	27.2	-0.1	23%	-2%	56%	-12%	0.96	-0.20	0.95	-0.18	MIA
JT Thor	CHA	110.3	$3,100	PF	$3,700	PF	8.6	6.7	0.4	13%	-1%	52%	24%	0.77	0.43	0.82	0.50	MIA
Furkan Korkmaz	PHI	108.8	$3,400	SG/SF	$3,700	SG/SF	23.9	17.6	-4.5	17%	-3%	51%	0%	0.73	-0.04	0.72	-0.03	MIL
Georges Niang	PHI	108.8	$3,200	PF	$3,700	PF/SF	23.1	16.7	0.4	17%	-4%	58%	-10%	0.72	-0.11	0.69	-0.11	MIL
Shake Milton	PHI	108.8	$3,500	PG/SG	$4,000	PG/SG	24.7	20.3	-0.4	20%	-1%	50%	-16%	0.82	-0.17	0.83	-0.19	MIL
Spencer Dinwiddie	DAL	108.8	$5,400	PG/SG	$5,000	PG	30.1	28.8	-7.0	20%	-6%	50%	-20%	0.96	-0.26	0.92	-0.18	NOP
Maxi Kleber	DAL	108.8	$4,000	PF/C	$5,100	PF	25.3	20.4	0.1	13%	-2%	58%	6%	0.81	0.09	0.82	0.12	NOP
Josh Green	DAL	108.8	$3,400	SF	$3,800	SG	14.1	10.8	4.8	13%	-4%	57%	-7%	0.76	-0.08	0.80	-0.05	NOP
Alperen Sengun	HOU	108.5	$4,500	PF/C	$4,800	C/PF	18.8	21.2	4.6	22%	-3%	56%	1%	1.13	0.01	1.15	-0.02	LAC
Garrison Mathews	HOU	108.5	$4,200	SF	$4,900	SF	27.3	20.3	-0.5	15%	0%	62%	-3%	0.74	-0.05	0.73	-0.05	LAC
Dennis Schroder	HOU	108.5	$4,400	PG/SG	$4,300	PG/SG	29.2	26.6	-0.8	23%	1%	54%	-1%	0.91	0.20	0.88	0.20	LAC
Jaxson Hayes	NOP	105.8	$4,600	PF/C	$4,400	PF	16.8	16.1	4.8	17%	-6%	70%	12%	0.96	-0.28	1.00	-0.29	DAL
Jose Alvarado	NOP	105.8	$3,300	PG	$3,800	PG	12.8	12.4	2.6	18%	3%	52%	7%	0.97	0.00	1.02	-0.08	DAL
Garrett Temple	NOP	105.8	$3,400	SG/SF	$3,700	SF	19.2	12.8	-6.1	14%	0%	50%	-3%	0.67	0.09	0.68	0.11	DAL
Rui Hachimura	WAS	105.8	$3,900	PF	$4,700	SF/PF	17.8	15.7	0.0	20%	2%	55%	7%	0.88	0.26	0.88	0.32	BKN
Deni Avdija	WAS	105.8	$4,500	SG/SF	$5,500	SF/PF	23.3	19.1	7.3	15%	3%	54%	0%	0.82	0.11	0.84	0.09	BKN
Ish Smith	WAS	105.8	$4,000	PG	$4,700	PG/SG	14.3	12.6	4.5	19%	-2%	44%	7%	0.88	0.17	0.90	0.19	BKN

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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