NBA DFS First Look: Thursday, January 13th

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2022-01-13 16:53:28

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)
Golden State Warriors	Milwaukee Bucks	MIL	-1.5	223.5		111.0	112.5	7:30 PM
Minnesota Timberwolves	Memphis Grizzlies	MEM	-4.0	231.0		113.5	117.5	8:00 PM
Los Angeles Clippers	New Orleans Pelicans	NOP	-4.0	215.0		105.5	109.5	8:00 PM
Oklahoma City Thunder	Brooklyn Nets	BKN	-7.0	219.5		106.3	113.3	8:30 PM
Portland Trail Blazers	Denver Nuggets	DEN	-10.5	211.5		100.5	111.0	10:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense	Line	Total	O-Rating	Pace		Opp.	D-Rating	Pace		P-Pace
Memphis Grizzlies	-4.0	117.5	112.2	99.4		MIN	108.1	100.2		99.8
Minnesota Timberwolves	4.0	113.5	109.0	100.2		MEM	108.1	99.4		99.8
Brooklyn Nets	-7.0	113.3	111.2	99.9		OKC	108.9	98.8		99.4
Milwaukee Bucks	-1.5	112.5	111.4	99.8		GSW	102.1	99.0		99.4
Golden State Warriors	1.5	111.0	110.6	99.0		MIL	107.7	99.8		99.4
Denver Nuggets	-10.5	111.0	108.3	97.0		POR	114.5	98.1		97.6
New Orleans Pelicans	-4.0	109.5	107.5	98.1		LAC	106.2	98.9		98.5
Oklahoma City Thunder	7.0	106.3	101.3	98.8		BKN	108.2	99.9		99.4
Los Angeles Clippers	4.0	105.5	105.7	98.9		NOP	111.9	98.1		98.5
Portland Trail Blazers	10.5	100.5	110.4	98.1		DEN	108.7	97.0		97.6

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
Ja Morant	MEM	117.5	$9,200	PG	$9,700	PG	32.4	45.2	-1.4	31%	-1%	58%	-2%	1.39	-0.04	1.37	-0.02	MIN
Patrick Beverley	MIN	113.5	$5,300	PG	$6,700	PG	26.5	26.7	-2.7	15%	6%	54%	19%	1.01	0.33	1.03	0.35	MEM
James Harden	BKN	113.3	$10,700	PG	$10,000	SG/PG	36.8	51.9	0.8	27%	-3%	59%	3%	1.41	0.00	1.33	0.01	OKC
Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	112.5	$12,300	PF/C	$11,300	PF/SF	32.5	56.6	0.3	34%	1%	62%	8%	1.74	0.09	1.72	0.04	GSW
Stephen Curry	GSW	111.0	$11,200	PG	$10,400	PG	34.9	47.9	2.2	31%	2%	59%	-12%	1.37	-0.13	1.29	-0.14	MIL
Monte Morris	DEN	111.0	$4,900	PG	$4,900	PG	30.0	24.2	0.1	18%	-1%	57%	4%	0.81	0.00	0.78	-0.02	POR
Devonte’ Graham	NOP	109.5	$5,700	PG	$5,400	PG/SG	31.3	26.9	0.6	20%	2%	52%	-2%	0.86	-0.11	0.82	-0.13	LAC
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	OKC	106.3	$8,000	PG	$8,000	SG/PG	34.9	39.0	-1.8	28%	-2%	53%	-3%	1.12	-0.11	1.10	-0.10	BKN
Reggie Jackson	LAC	105.5	$6,000	PG	$5,500	PG	31.8	28.9	-4.4	26%	5%	49%	-4%	0.91	-0.01	0.86	-0.01	NOP
Dennis Smith Jr.	POR	100.5	$4,000	PG	$4,400	PG	17.1	16.1	-1.6	18%	2%	46%	-6%	0.94	0.13	0.98	0.17	DEN

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
Desmond Bane	MEM	117.5	$6,600	SG/SF	$7,000	SG	29.9	30.5	-0.9	22%	1%	59%	5%	1.02	0.20	0.99	0.18	MIN
D’Angelo Russell	MIN	113.5	$7,900	PG/SG	$7,600	SG/PG	32.9	37.1	-0.9	25%	-5%	52%	14%	1.13	0.08	1.07	0.05	MEM
DeAndre Bembry	BKN	113.3	$3,500	SG/SF	$4,000	SG/SF	19.8	14.9	-3.9	12%	-3%	63%	-11%	0.75	-0.08	0.81	-0.02	OKC
Grayson Allen	MIL	112.5	$4,100	SG/SF	$4,000	SG	28.4	21.6		16%		57%		0.76		0.74		GSW
Klay Thompson	GSW	111.0	$5,900	SG	$6,200	SG	19.8	24.3	0.0					1.22	0.00	1.15	0.00	MIL
Austin Rivers	DEN	111.0	$3,700	SG/SF	$4,600	SG/PG	20.5	11.1	5.2	14%	0%	49%	8%	0.54	0.06	0.52	0.05	POR
Brandon Ingram	NOP	109.5	$8,900	SG/SF	$8,100	SF	34.6	39.6	0.4	29%	1%	54%	6%	1.14	0.12	1.10	0.10	LAC
Josh Giddey	OKC	106.3	$7,000	SF	$6,800	SG	30.6	32.9	2.7	21%	-3%	46%	14%	1.07	0.01	1.05	-0.01	BKN
Amir Coffey	LAC	105.5	$5,200	SG	$5,600	SF/SG	18.4	13.2	12.8	13%	2%	63%	10%	0.72	0.13	0.71	0.12	NOP
Ben McLemore	POR	100.5	$4,200	SG	$4,100	SG/PG	15.8	12.5	6.6	20%	-1%	62%	-3%	0.79	-0.04	0.73	-0.02	DEN

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
Kyle Anderson	MEM	117.5	$5,100	SF/PF	$5,800	SF/PF	22.6	22.2	3.9	17%	0%	51%	4%	0.98	0.25	1.02	0.34	MIN
Anthony Edwards	MIN	113.5	$8,100	SG/SF	$8,300	SF/SG	35.5	39.6	-2.3	27%	-2%	56%	7%	1.12	0.21	1.09	0.24	MEM
Kessler Edwards	BKN	113.3	$3,600	SF/PF	$3,600	SF	21.1	17.3	-5.4	15%	1%	53%	-3%	0.82	0.12	0.83	0.18	OKC
Khris Middleton	MIL	112.5	$8,700	SF	$8,400	SF/SG	31.5	36.2	2.9	26%	2%	57%	9%	1.15	0.27	1.10	0.24	GSW
Andrew Wiggins	GSW	111.0	$6,300	SF	$6,600	SF	31.6	30.2	1.4	24%	-4%	59%	-6%	0.96	-0.19	0.94	-0.17	MIL
Will Barton	DEN	111.0	$5,900	SG	$5,900	SG/SF	32.8	30.3	1.5	21%	-1%	53%	-2%	0.92	-0.11	0.90	-0.12	POR
Josh Hart	NOP	109.5	$6,800	SF	$6,900	SG/SF	32.9	31.3	2.8	17%	3%	61%	0%	0.95	0.00	0.93	-0.04	LAC
Lu Dort	OKC	106.3	$5,500	SG/SF	$5,600	SF/SG	32.4	27.0	-2.7	22%	0%	53%	2%	0.83	0.08	0.81	0.11	BKN
Marcus Morris	LAC	105.5	$6,500	SF/PF	$6,500	PF/SF	30.3	27.7	0.8	23%	4%	56%	2%	0.91	0.11	0.88	0.11	NOP
Nassir Little	POR	100.5	$5,600	SF/PF	$5,300	SF	25.3	21.3	9.1	15%	1%	56%	-10%	0.84	-0.16	0.86	-0.18	DEN

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
Jaren Jackson	MEM	117.5	$7,200	PF/C	$7,600	PF/C	27.4	31.3	-0.5	25%	1%	53%	1%	1.14	0.48	1.19	0.58	MIN
Jarred Vanderbilt	MIN	113.5	$6,200	PF/C	$6,300	PF	25.5	24.6	3.5	11%	5%	59%	0%	0.96	0.37	1.03	0.37	MEM
Kevin Durant	BKN	113.3	$11,000	PF	$10,900	SF/PF	37.2	51.4	0.7	31%	-6%	63%	5%	1.38	-0.01	1.34	0.05	OKC
Jordan Nwora	MIL	112.5	$5,000	PF	$5,400	PF/SF	21.2	18.1	11.4	19%	-3%	53%	1%	0.85	-0.17	0.82	-0.16	GSW
Juan Toscano-Anderson	GSW	111.0	$3,200	PF/C	$3,800	SF/PF	16.3	13.2	-1.1	14%	-2%	56%	-5%	0.81	0.00	0.83	0.01	MIL
Aaron Gordon	DEN	111.0	$5,800	SF/PF	$5,200	PF	31.8	26.6	-1.0	19%	1%	60%	5%	0.84	-0.02	0.83	-0.05	POR
Herb Jones	NOP	109.5	$4,900	PF/C	$6,000	PF	28.7	20.6	4.6	13%	0%	56%	8%	0.72	0.04	0.77	0.03	LAC
Aaron Wiggins	OKC	106.3	$3,800	SG	$4,800	SG	20.9	14.4	4.0	14%	3%	59%	-14%	0.69	0.12	0.69	0.16	BKN
Nicolas Batum	LAC	105.5	$4,100	SF/PF	$4,700	SF/PF	25.5	20.2	-2.1	12%	1%	63%	-10%	0.79	0.07	0.80	0.08	NOP
Robert Covington	POR	100.5	$5,800	PF/C	$5,600	PF/SF	28.2	21.4	4.6	12%	4%	55%	17%	0.76	0.22	0.80	0.21	DEN

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
Steven Adams	MEM	117.5	$5,600	C	$5,300	C	25.6	25.5	-3.6	13%	-3%	56%	-35%	1.00	0.23	1.01	0.24	MIN
Karl-Anthony Towns	MIN	113.5	$10,000	C	$9,800	C	34.5	46.5	0.2	27%	0%	63%	1%	1.35	0.13	1.31	0.16	MEM
Nic Claxton	BKN	113.3	$4,600	C	$5,000	C/PF	22.1	20.9	1.7	15%	2%	66%	-1%	0.95	-0.02	1.00	-0.09	OKC
Bobby Portis	MIL	112.5	$6,900	C	$6,200	PF/C	28.4	33.0	3.0	22%	-1%	58%	-2%	1.16	-0.11	1.13	-0.12	GSW
Kevon Looney	GSW	111.0	$4,700	C	$5,100	C/PF	19.9	19.2	2.3	13%	0%	56%	-6%	0.97	0.15	1.01	0.18	MIL
Nikola Jokic	DEN	111.0	$12,500	C	$11,500	C	32.8	59.1	2.2	31%	-2%	64%	-1%	1.80	-0.03	1.73	-0.04	POR
Jonas Valanciunas	NOP	109.5	$8,600	C	$7,700	C	31.6	40.6	0.6	24%	-2%	60%	1%	1.29	-0.03	1.24	-0.04	LAC
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	OKC	106.3	$4,000	PF/C	$3,900	PF	22.7	17.6	2.7	15%	-2%	52%	-6%	0.77	-0.08	0.76	-0.05	BKN
Ivica Zubac	LAC	105.5	$4,400	C	$4,500	C	24.5	24.0	-6.7	14%	-3%	70%	6%	0.98	-0.07	1.00	-0.10	NOP
Jusuf Nurkic	POR	100.5	$7,600	C	$7,500	C	26.5	33.0	7.4	22%	0%	60%	-11%	1.25	-0.03	1.24	-0.02	DEN

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
De’Anthony Melton	MEM	117.5	$4,400	PG/SG	$5,600	SG/PG	23.5	24.0	-4.7	20%	0%	50%	-23%	1.02	0.12	1.05	0.12	MIN
Brandon Clarke	MEM	117.5	$5,200	PF/C	$5,700	PF	17.6	20.5	5.2	17%	2%	66%	1%	1.16	0.21	1.22	0.22	MIN
Tyus Jones	MEM	117.5	$4,600	PG	$4,900	PG	21.4	20.1	1.1	15%	2%	58%	18%	0.94	0.36	0.94	0.31	MIN
Malik Beasley	MIN	113.5	$4,500	SG	$4,000	SF/SG	27.2	21.4	-4.9	20%	-2%	51%	-3%	0.79	-0.07	0.74	-0.07	MEM
Jaden McDaniels	MIN	113.5	$3,700	SF/PF	$4,900	PF	26.5	18.4	-2.6	14%	3%	51%	-3%	0.69	0.02	0.71	0.01	MEM
Naz Reid	MIN	113.5	$4,000	PF/C	$4,600	C	16.7	17.7	-4.3	22%	-3%	56%	-3%	1.06	0.15	1.09	0.25	MEM
Patty Mills	BKN	113.3	$4,700	PG/SG	$4,900	SG/PG	30.8	22.6	0.3	17%	-2%	60%	-8%	0.73	-0.03	0.69	-0.01	OKC
James Johnson	BKN	113.3	$3,000	PF	$3,500	SF/PF	17.5	12.9	-9.5	13%	4%	51%	-2%	0.74	0.03	0.76	0.03	OKC
Cam Thomas	BKN	113.3	$4,300	PG/SG	$5,000	SG	16.4	12.8	8.8	19%	1%	49%	9%	0.78	0.06	0.77	0.06	OKC
Pat Connaughton	MIL	112.5	$3,800	SF/PF	$3,700	SG/SF	28.1	22.1	-4.9	14%	-4%	63%		0.79	-0.68	0.78	-0.67	GSW
Donte DiVincenzo	MIL	112.5	$3,500	PG/SG	$4,000	SG	16.5	13.7	-0.4	23%	5%	39%	-28%	0.83	-0.46	0.77	-0.46	GSW
Wesley Matthews	MIL	112.5	$3,900	SG/SF	$4,000	SG	20.3	12.8	10.1	12%	0%	65%	-1%	0.63	0.07	0.61	0.08	GSW
Jordan Poole	GSW	111.0	$5,000	PG/SG	$5,100	PG/SG	29.6	28.6	-3.8	25%	-2%	58%	-14%	0.97	-0.20	0.92	-0.15	MIL
Andre Iguodala	GSW	111.0	$3,500	SF	$4,300	SF/SG	20.8	18.1	1.2	11%	1%	49%	-17%	0.87	0.00	0.91	0.04	MIL
Otto Porter	GSW	111.0	$4,800	SF/PF	$5,100	SF/PF	21.4	20.2	2.6	15%	-1%	59%	-14%	0.94	-0.08	0.96	-0.06	MIL
Facundo Campazzo	DEN	111.0	$4,300	PG/SG	$4,800	PG	22.1	18.5	1.8	15%	-1%	53%	-24%	0.84	-0.06	0.85	-0.07	POR
Jeff Green	DEN	111.0	$3,500	SF/PF	$4,600	PF/SF	24.7	17.1	-4.9	17%	14%	60%	-2%	0.69	0.34	0.69	0.32	POR
JaMychal Green	DEN	111.0	$3,400	PF/C	$3,900	PF/C	14.9	13.7	3.3	18%	-4%	54%	11%	0.92	-0.06	0.95	-0.04	POR
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	NOP	109.5	$3,900	PG/SG	$4,100	SG/SF	27.1	24.2	-7.8	24%	-2%	47%	3%	0.89	-0.10	0.86	-0.11	LAC
Jaxson Hayes	NOP	109.5	$3,300	C	$4,600	PF	13.7	13.0	2.0	18%	-4%	64%	10%	0.95	-0.23	0.99	-0.20	LAC
Garrett Temple	NOP	109.5	$3,500	SG/SF	$3,700	SF	19.8	14.4	2.5	14%	-1%	54%	-11%	0.73	-0.11	0.73	-0.14	LAC
Derrick Favors	OKC	106.3	$3,000	C	$3,500	C/PF	16.0	13.3	-2.2	14%	-4%	51%	-34%	0.83	-0.42	0.85	-0.45	BKN
Darius Bazley	OKC	106.3	$4,300	PF	$5,300	PF/SF	26.5	22.4	-3.0	17%	2%	47%	5%	0.85	0.00	0.87	-0.01	BKN
Mike Muscala	OKC	106.3	$3,100	C	$3,800	C	13.8	15.3	-1.0	20%	4%	63%	-12%	1.11	0.29	1.11	0.40	BKN
Terance Mann	LAC	105.5	$5,000	PG/SF	$4,800	SG/SF	29.5	22.2	0.6	15%	3%	57%	-14%	0.75	-0.03	0.73	0.02	NOP
Eric Bledsoe	LAC	105.5	$5,700	PG	$4,800	SG/PG	26.6	23.9	0.3	20%	0%	52%	-10%	0.90	-0.10	0.91	-0.08	NOP
Serge Ibaka	LAC	105.5	$4,000	PF/C	$4,100	PF/C	16.0	14.5	1.6	19%	0%	55%	1%	0.90	0.01	0.89	0.04	NOP
Trendon Watford	POR	100.5	$3,200	C	$3,500	PF	7.3	6.9	4.6	16%	0%	48%	-9%	0.94	-0.04	0.98	-0.07	DEN
CJ Elleby	POR	100.5	$3,000	SG/SF	$3,600	SF	8.9	6.8	3.6	15%	2%	57%	5%	0.76	0.24	0.73	0.27	DEN
Tony Snell	POR	100.5	$3,000	SG/SF	$3,500	SF/SG	12.4	5.6	-3.0	8%	-2%	51%	-1%	0.45	-0.27	0.44	-0.28	DEN

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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