NBA DFS First Look: Thursday, February 9th - Sortable Odds, Salaries, Stats

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2023-02-09 15:04:46

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)
Denver Nuggets	Orlando Magic	DEN	-6.5	231.5		119.0	112.5	7:00 PM
Chicago Bulls	Brooklyn Nets	BKN	-1.0	227.0		113.0	114.0	7:30 PM
Phoenix Suns	Atlanta Hawks	ATL	-7.0	228.5		110.8	117.8	7:30 PM
Milwaukee Bucks	Los Angeles Lakers	MIL	-6.0	240.0		123.0	117.0	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	-6.0	123.0	114.5	8.5	112.4	101.1		LAL	114.3	102.4		101.7
Denver Nuggets	-6.5	119.0	117.4	1.6	117.8	99.3		ORL	114.5	99.3		99.3
Atlanta Hawks	-7.0	117.8	116.1	1.7	113.6	101.2		PHO	112.0	98.6		99.9
Los Angeles Lakers	6.0	117.0	117.3	-0.3	113.2	102.4		MIL	109.7	101.1		101.7
Brooklyn Nets	-1.0	114.0	114.4	-0.4	115.4	99.1		CHI	112.2	100.6		99.9
Chicago Bulls	1.0	113.0	114.3	-1.3	112.5	100.6		BKN	113.1	99.1		99.9
Orlando Magic	6.5	112.5	111.1	1.4	111.6	99.3		DEN	113.3	99.3		99.3
Phoenix Suns	7.0	110.8	112.7	-2.0	113.5	98.6		ATL	114.2	101.2		99.9

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	123.0	#N/A	#N/A	$7,800	PG/SG	32.8	39.7	0.7	25%	-4%	1.21	-0.27	1.17	-0.27	LAL
Jamal Murray	DEN	119.0	#N/A	#N/A	$8,300	PG/SG	32.5	36.7	3.5	26%	8%	1.13	0.61	1.09	0.57	ORL
Trae Young	ATL	117.8	#N/A	#N/A	$9,400	PG	35.5	47.2	-0.6	32%	-5%	1.33	0.01	1.25	0.05	PHO
Dennis Schroder	LAL	117.0	#N/A	#N/A	$5,600	SG/PG	30.9	22.9	4.2	17%	-5%	0.74	-0.08	0.72	-0.09	MIL
Spencer Dinwiddie	BKN	114.0	#N/A	#N/A	$7,900	PG/SG	34.1	32.0	-1.5	22%	10%	0.94	0.23	0.90	0.20	CHI
Ayo Dosunmu	CHI	113.0	#N/A	#N/A	$5,200	PG/SG	27.9	19.8	4.9	15%	0%	0.71	0.11	0.71	0.10	BKN
Markelle Fultz	ORL	112.5	#N/A	#N/A	$6,500	PG/SG	28.6	28.4	3.8	20%	-1%	0.99	-0.04	1.01	-0.03	DEN
Chris Paul	PHO	110.8	#N/A	#N/A	$8,100	PG	31.8	36.3	1.9	20%	-2%	1.14	-0.03	1.13	0.05	ATL

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	123.0	#N/A	#N/A	$4,800	SG/SF	27.4	21.2	0.1	14%	-4%	0.77	-0.18	0.76	-0.18	LAL
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	DEN	119.0	#N/A	#N/A	$5,300	SG/SF	31.1	22.4	-13.2	14%	6%	0.72	-0.05	0.73	-0.03	ORL
Dejounte Murray	ATL	117.8	#N/A	#N/A	$8,800	SG/PG	36.6	41.3	0.9	25%	0%	1.13	0.03	1.11	0.03	PHO
Patrick Beverley	LAL	117.0	#N/A	#N/A	$4,800	PG/SG	26.9	17.3	-0.5	11%	-4%	0.64	0.09	0.66	0.11	MIL
Joe Harris	BKN	114.0	#N/A	#N/A	$4,400	SG/SF	24.4	16.3	-1.6	14%	-2%	0.67	-0.06	0.65	-0.06	CHI
Zach LaVine	CHI	113.0	#N/A	#N/A	$7,600	SG/SF	35.8	38.3	0.2	27%	-1%	1.07	0.02	1.03	0.01	BKN
Gary Harris	ORL	112.5	#N/A	#N/A	$4,200	SG/SF	24.3	15.8	2.3	13%	-6%	0.65	-0.09	0.64	-0.07	DEN
Damion Lee	PHO	110.8	#N/A	#N/A	$3,900	SG	22.3	16.7	0.0	15%	-4%	0.75	-0.05	0.71	-0.03	ATL

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
Pat Connaughton	MIL	123.0	#N/A	#N/A	$4,400	SF/SG	25.2	19.1	3.0	14%	-3%	0.76	0.04	0.73	0.05	LAL
Michael Porter	DEN	119.0	#N/A	#N/A	$6,800	PF/SF	29.0	28.6	1.1	22%	4%	0.99	0.22	0.96	0.26	ORL
De’Andre Hunter	ATL	117.8	#N/A	#N/A	$5,600	SF/PF	31.9	24.8	-0.1	20%	3%	0.78	0.08	0.75	0.08	PHO
LeBron James	LAL	117.0	#N/A	#N/A	$10,500	SF/PF	36.4	54.5	-0.9	32%	-3%	1.50	-0.10	1.45	-0.10	MIL
Royce O’Neale	BKN	114.0	#N/A	#N/A	$5,100	SF/PF	34.2	25.1	-3.6	14%	0%	0.74	0.04	0.72	0.03	CHI
DeMar DeRozan	CHI	113.0	#N/A	#N/A	$8,500	SG/SF	36.3	41.6	0.5	28%	-3%	1.15	-0.09	1.15	-0.09	BKN
Franz Wagner	ORL	112.5	#N/A	#N/A	$6,000	SF/SG	33.1	31.6	-0.9	24%	-5%	0.96	-0.18	0.93	-0.18	DEN
Torrey Craig	PHO	110.8	#N/A	#N/A	$4,500	SF/PF	25.4	20.1	-1.5	13%	-1%	0.79	-0.12	0.79	-0.13	ATL

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	123.0	#N/A	#N/A	$12,500	PF/SF	33.3	58.6	-1.5	38%	6%	1.76	0.44	1.70	0.37	LAL
Aaron Gordon	DEN	119.0	#N/A	#N/A	$7,400	PF/C	30.1	32.8	-2.2	21%	-7%	1.09	0.38	1.09	0.46	ORL
John Collins	ATL	117.8	#N/A	#N/A	$5,800	PF/C	31.3	28.5	-1.9	17%	-4%	0.91	-0.15	0.93	-0.13	PHO
Rui Hachimura	LAL	117.0	#N/A	#N/A	$5,200	SF/PF	24.7	21.7	-0.1	21%	-6%	0.88	-0.08	0.87	-0.06	MIL
Ben Simmons	BKN	114.0	#N/A	#N/A	$6,200	PG/PF	27.3	27.8	-0.8	14%	-5%	1.02	-0.34	1.04	-0.36	CHI
Patrick Williams	CHI	113.0	#N/A	#N/A	$5,100	SF/PF	29.2	20.7	-2.1	15%	1%	0.71	0.06	0.71	0.07	BKN
Paolo Banchero	ORL	112.5	#N/A	#N/A	$7,700	PF/SF	33.8	36.6	0.2	28%	1%	1.08	-0.03	1.06	-0.02	DEN
Dario Saric	PHO	110.8	#N/A	#N/A	$4,200	PF	14.4	13.7	4.3	18%	1%	0.95	-0.03	0.92	-0.09	ATL

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	123.0	#N/A	#N/A	$6,600	C	30.3	30.2	-0.8	18%	-1%	1.00	-0.14	1.04	-0.16	LAL
Nikola Jokic	DEN	119.0	#N/A	#N/A	$11,700	C	33.5	59.2	-2.5	26%	-6%	1.77	0.27	1.69	0.24	ORL
Clint Capela	ATL	117.8	#N/A	#N/A	$6,800	C	26.8	31.6	-1.8	15%	2%	1.18	-0.15	1.21	-0.20	PHO
Anthony Davis	LAL	117.0	#N/A	#N/A	$10,900	PF/C	33.4	52.2	1.1	28%	5%	1.56	-0.09	1.59	-0.10	MIL
Nic Claxton	BKN	114.0	#N/A	#N/A	$8,400	C	29.7	34.0	5.5	16%	1%	1.15	0.16	1.22	0.13	CHI
Nikola Vucevic	CHI	113.0	#N/A	#N/A	$9,000	C	33.9	41.1	-2.1	22%	9%	1.21	0.47	1.18	0.47	BKN
Wendell Carter	ORL	112.5	#N/A	#N/A	$6,500	C/PF	30.0	31.7	0.0	21%	0%	1.06	0.01	1.01	-0.03	DEN
Deandre Ayton	PHO	110.8	#N/A	#N/A	$8,600	C	30.0	36.7	3.5	24%	0%	1.22	0.27	1.20	0.26	ATL

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
Khris Middleton	MIL	123.0	#N/A	#N/A	$6,200	SF/SG	21.0	24.3	-0.3	27%	7%	1.16	0.35	1.11	0.35	LAL
Wesley Matthews	MIL	123.0	#N/A	#N/A	$3,700	SG	15.3	8.6	6.8	10%	0%	0.56	-0.19	0.57	-0.20	LAL
Jevon Carter	MIL	123.0	#N/A	#N/A	$3,800	PG/SG	22.8	17.5	-5.4	14%	-2%	0.77	0.06	0.77	0.02	LAL
Bruce Brown	DEN	119.0	#N/A	#N/A	$5,700	SF/SG	28.6	25.0	-4.0	17%	4%	0.87	0.04	0.87	0.04	ORL
Christian Braun	DEN	119.0	#N/A	#N/A	$4,300	SG	14.7	9.3	13.4	12%	3%	0.63	0.24	0.65	0.24	ORL
Vlatko Cancar	DEN	119.0	#N/A	#N/A	$4,200	SF	15.4	11.6	9.2	13%	-2%	0.75	0.01	0.74	0.02	ORL
Bogdan Bogdanovic	ATL	117.8	#N/A	#N/A	$6,100	SF/SG	30.4	27.4	-1.5	21%	-3%	0.90	0.08	0.87	0.11	PHO
Onyeka Okongwu	ATL	117.8	#N/A	#N/A	$5,000	C	24.3	23.6	-3.9	14%	2%	0.97	0.28	1.02	0.29	PHO
AJ Griffin	ATL	117.8	#N/A	#N/A	$3,800	SF	20.7	16.0	-1.3	17%	0%	0.77	-0.13	0.76	-0.13	PHO
Troy Brown	LAL	117.0	#N/A	#N/A	$4,000	SF	24.1	16.0	-0.5	12%	-1%	0.66	0.12	0.66	0.13	MIL
Lonnie Walker	LAL	117.0	#N/A	#N/A	$4,300	SG/SF	27.9	20.9	-10.3	19%	-2%	0.75	-0.01	0.73	-0.01	MIL
Thomas Bryant	LAL	117.0	#N/A	#N/A	$4,600	C	21.4	23.7	-10.7	18%	-2%	1.11	0.08	1.11	0.13	MIL
Cam Thomas	BKN	114.0	#N/A	#N/A	$7,300	SG/SF	15.9	15.6	19.7	26%	14%	0.98	0.64	0.95	0.57	CHI
Dorian Finney-Smith	BKN	114.0	#N/A	#N/A	$5,600	SF/PF	32.2	20.8	1.5	13%	3%	0.64	0.39	0.65	0.34	CHI
Edmond Sumner	BKN	114.0	#N/A	#N/A	$4,700	PG/SG	14.5	13.1	14.8	21%	5%	0.90	0.12	0.91	0.11	CHI
Alex Caruso	CHI	113.0	#N/A	#N/A	$4,900	PG/SG	24.1	19.0	2.3	11%	0%	0.79	-0.13	0.84	-0.20	BKN
Coby White	CHI	113.0	#N/A	#N/A	$4,200	PG/SG	21.6	16.8	5.0	16%	-4%	0.78	-0.16	0.76	-0.14	BKN
Goran Dragic	CHI	113.0	#N/A	#N/A	$3,700	PG	15.8	13.2	-1.9	20%	-6%	0.84	-0.10	0.79	-0.05	BKN
Cole Anthony	ORL	112.5	#N/A	#N/A	$5,800	PG/SG	25.2	25.7	-2.6	21%	-2%	1.02	0.13	1.01	0.13	DEN
Jalen Suggs	ORL	112.5	#N/A	#N/A	$4,800	PG/SG	22.5	20.9	-4.3	20%	-3%	0.93	-0.08	0.93	-0.07	DEN
Moe Wagner	ORL	112.5	#N/A	#N/A	$4,600	PF	21.3	21.9	-2.2	20%	3%	1.03	0.03	1.00	0.03	DEN
Jock Landale	PHO	110.8	#N/A	#N/A	$3,700	C	14.3	14.4	-1.4	19%	5%	1.01	0.30	1.00	0.29	ATL
Saben Lee	PHO	110.8	#N/A	#N/A	$4,200	PG	15.2	13.7	-2.3	17%	1%	0.90	0.09	0.89	0.13	ATL
Ish Wainright	PHO	110.8	#N/A	#N/A	$3,700	SF	14.9	10.6	4.5	12%	4%	0.71	0.11	0.73	0.13	ATL

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