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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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