NBA DFS First Look: Thursday, January 27th

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)
Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers PHI -2.5 218.5 108.0 110.5 7:30 PM
Minnesota Timberwolves Golden State Warriors GSW -6.0 229.5 111.8 117.8 10:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense Line Total O-Rating Pace Opp. D-Rating Pace P-Pace
Golden State Warriors -6.0 117.8 110.7 98.9 MIN 108.7 100.4 99.6
Minnesota Timberwolves 6.0 111.8 109.8 100.4 GSW 102.4 98.9 99.6
Philadelphia 76ers -2.5 110.5 111.4 96.2 LAL 109.7 100.7 98.5
Los Angeles Lakers 2.5 108.0 108.5 100.7 PHI 109.0 96.2 98.5

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
Stephen Curry GSW 117.8 $10,300 PG $9,500 PG 34.6 46.9 2.1 30% -1% 58% -9% 1.35 -0.12 1.28 -0.10 MIN
D’Angelo Russell MIN 111.8 $7,500 PG/SG $7,200 SG/PG 32.6 37.4 -0.9 26% 1% 54% 13% 1.15 0.08 1.09 0.07 GSW
Tyrese Maxey PHI 110.5 $6,400 PG $5,800 PG/SG 35.3 30.1 4.0 20% -4% 56% -1% 0.85 -0.13 0.85 -0.16 LAL
Russell Westbrook LAL 108.0 $8,500 PG $7,800 PG 34.8 42.5 -3.2 27% 1% 51% 2% 1.22 -0.04 1.15 -0.01 PHI

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
Klay Thompson GSW 117.8 $5,300 SG $6,200 SG 22.0 24.1 2.4 30% -5% 50% -4% 1.09 -0.22 1.04 -0.23 MIN
Patrick Beverley MIN 111.8 $4,200 PG $5,600 PG 26.1 26.1 -7.8 15% -2% 52% -19% 1.00 -0.06 1.03 -0.01 GSW
Furkan Korkmaz PHI 110.5 $4,800 SG/SF $4,500 SG/SF 24.4 18.4 9.4 18% -4% 51% 6% 0.75 -0.11 0.74 -0.11 LAL
Avery Bradley LAL 108.0 $3,200 SG/SF $3,700 SG 23.9 14.3 0.9 12% 3% 55% 7% 0.60 0.09 0.60 0.07 PHI

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
Andrew Wiggins GSW 117.8 $5,700 SF $6,000 SF 31.4 29.7 2.0 23% -1% 58% -14% 0.94 -0.17 0.93 -0.15 MIN
Anthony Edwards MIN 111.8 $8,100 SG/SF $7,300 SF/SG 35.1 39.3 -1.9 27% 2% 57% 4% 1.12 0.12 1.09 0.15 GSW
Matisse Thybulle PHI 110.5 $3,600 SF/PF $4,300 SF 26.0 16.3 7.2 10% -3% 56% -28% 0.63 -0.07 0.71 -0.06 LAL
LeBron James LAL 108.0 $11,100 PG/SF $10,700 SF/PF 36.6 54.2 -0.3 31% 2% 62% 2% 1.48 0.07 1.45 0.09 PHI

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
Otto Porter GSW 117.8 $5,100 SF/PF $5,700 SF/PF 21.6 21.0 4.1 15% 2% 60% 11% 0.97 0.05 0.99 0.04 MIN
Jarred Vanderbilt MIN 111.8 $5,500 PF/C $6,100 PF 26.0 25.0 4.4 11% 0% 61% 6% 0.96 0.04 1.02 0.05 GSW
Tobias Harris PHI 110.5 $7,300 PF $8,100 PF/SF 35.1 36.4 2.5 24% -2% 55% 10% 1.04 0.18 1.02 0.21 LAL
Stanley Johnson LAL 108.0 $3,300 PF $3,600 SF 21.2 14.2 1.1 11% 0% 64% 3% 0.67 -0.05 0.69 -0.07 PHI

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
Kevon Looney GSW 117.8 $4,700 C $4,900 C/PF 20.7 20.1 6.8 13% -2% 58% 31% 0.97 -0.01 1.01 -0.04 MIN
Karl-Anthony Towns MIN 111.8 $9,200 C $9,300 C 34.6 46.2 0.5 27% -5% 63% -1% 1.33 -0.10 1.30 -0.07 GSW
Joel Embiid PHI 110.5 $11,400 C $11,400 C 32.8 53.9 -0.7 37% 12% 61% 5% 1.64 0.58 1.62 0.56 LAL
Anthony Davis LAL 108.0 $9,800 C $8,900 PF/C 35.0 45.4 -10.2 27% -8% 57% -12% 1.30 -0.37 1.33 -0.23 PHI

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
Jordan Poole GSW 117.8 $5,400 PG/SG $5,300 PG/SG 29.3 27.7 -0.1 24% -3% 58% 3% 0.95 -0.07 0.90 -0.06 MIN
Damion Lee GSW 117.8 $3,300 SG/SF $3,700 SG 20.5 15.1 0.1 17% -1% 59% 21% 0.74 -0.01 0.72 -0.02 MIN
Nemanja Bjelica GSW 117.8 $3,500 PF/C $4,000 PF 15.4 16.1 1.8 19% -1% 56% 11% 1.04 0.26 1.04 0.31 MIN
Malik Beasley MIN 111.8 $3,600 SG $3,800 SF/SG 26.5 20.8 -6.0 19% -3% 51% -3% 0.78 -0.12 0.74 -0.09 GSW
Jaylen Nowell MIN 111.8 $4,000 PG/SG $4,100 PG 14.7 15.7 5.9 22% -1% 57% 3% 1.07 -0.03 1.07 -0.06 GSW
Jaden McDaniels MIN 111.8 $3,400 SF/PF $3,900 PF 25.6 17.8 -5.8 15% 4% 49% -4% 0.69 0.05 0.71 0.08 GSW
Georges Niang PHI 110.5 $3,500 PF $3,700 PF/SF 23.0 17.1 2.2 17% -3% 57% -15% 0.74 -0.12 0.72 -0.12 LAL
Andre Drummond PHI 110.5 $3,800 C $4,400 C 18.4 23.3 -3.5 17% 6% 54% -4% 1.27 -0.05 1.32 -0.06 LAL
Danny Green PHI 110.5 $3,400 SF $3,600 SG/SF 23.7 16.5 12% 58% 0.69 0.73 LAL
Malik Monk LAL 108.0 $4,500 PG/SG $4,400 SG 26.2 22.1 1.4 18% -2% 61% 6% 0.84 -0.04 0.82 -0.02 PHI
Carmelo Anthony LAL 108.0 $4,300 PF $5,200 SF/PF 26.7 23.8 -3.0 19% 3% 58% 7% 0.89 0.14 0.89 0.13 PHI
Dwight Howard LAL 108.0 $3,100 C $3,700 C 14.9 15.2 -2.5 14% 0% 66% -7% 1.02 -0.13 1.07 -0.15 PHI

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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