NBA DFS First Look: Thursday, January 5th - Sortable Odds, Salaries, Stats

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2023-01-05 18:11:28

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)
Memphis Grizzlies	Orlando Magic	MEM	-7.0	231.0		119.0	112.0	7:00 PM
Boston Celtics	Dallas Mavericks	BOS	-2.5	232.0		117.3	114.8	7:30 PM
Utah Jazz	Houston Rockets	UTA	-7.0	230.5		118.8	111.8	8:00 PM
Los Angeles Clippers	Denver Nuggets	DEN	-5.0	228.5		111.8	116.8	10:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense	Line	Total	PPG	+/-	O-Rating	Pace		Opp.	D-Rating	Pace		P-Pace
Memphis Grizzlies	-7.0	119.0	115.9	3.1	113.6	101.4		ORL	114.3	99.1		100.2
Utah Jazz	-7.0	118.8	117.2	1.6	115.8	100.5		HOU	115.7	99.6		100.1
Boston Celtics	-2.5	117.3	118.6	-1.3	117.0	100.4		DAL	113.1	96.3		98.3
Denver Nuggets	-5.0	116.8	116.4	0.3	116.6	99.4		LAC	110.1	98.9		99.1
Dallas Mavericks	2.5	114.8	112.6	2.2	115.3	96.3		BOS	111.5	100.4		98.3
Orlando Magic	7.0	112.0	110.2	1.8	110.7	99.1		MEM	108.9	101.4		100.2
Houston Rockets	7.0	111.8	109.3	2.5	109.0	99.6		UTA	114.9	100.5		100.1
Los Angeles Clippers	5.0	111.8	109.5	2.3	110.1	98.9		DEN	114.5	99.4		99.1

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
Ja Morant	MEM	119.0	$10,400	PG	$10,500	PG	32.3	49.3	-2.2	34%	-1%	1.53	0.08	1.46	0.15	ORL
Mike Conley	UTA	118.8	$5,700	PG	$6,200	PG	29.3	27.0	2.1	16%	3%	0.92	0.08	0.90	0.07	HOU
Marcus Smart	BOS	117.3	$6,000	PG/SG	$6,000	SG/PG	32.9	29.8	-1.5	17%	2%	0.91	0.02	0.89	0.03	DAL
Jamal Murray	DEN	116.8	$7,000	PG	$8,100	PG/SG	32.0	33.4	2.7	25%	-7%	1.04	-0.33	1.01	-0.33	LAC
Luka Doncic	DAL	114.8	$12,600	PG	$12,800	PG/SG	37.0	64.4	0.6	38%	4%	1.74	0.34	1.67	0.35	BOS
Markelle Fultz	ORL	112.0	$6,300	PG	$7,100	PG/SG	26.8	27.4	-0.4	21%	0%	1.02	0.17	1.04	0.19	MEM
Kevin Porter	HOU	111.8	$7,600	PG	$8,400	PG	34.4	37.9	1.4	25%	-1%	1.10	0.03	1.06	0.01	UTA
Reggie Jackson	LAC	111.8	$4,400	PG	$5,000	PG	28.7	22.4	0.1	20%	-4%	0.78	-0.06	0.74	-0.04	DEN

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
Desmond Bane	MEM	119.0	$6,700	SG	$6,600	SG/SF	31.2	36.0	-4.1	26%	4%	1.15	0.18	1.10	0.18	ORL
Jordan Clarkson	UTA	118.8	$7,300	PG/SG	$6,800	PG/SG	32.6	33.7	2.1	27%	-3%	1.03	0.03	0.97	0.03	HOU
Derrick White	BOS	117.3	$4,700	PG/SG	$5,400	PG/SG	26.2	22.4	1.2	16%	1%	0.85	0.08	0.87	0.08	DAL
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	DEN	116.8	$4,600	SG	$5,100	SG/SF	31.6	21.8	-0.7	14%	-2%	0.69	-0.01	0.68	-0.05	LAC
Spencer Dinwiddie	DAL	114.8	$6,200	PG/SG	$6,100	PG/SG	32.9	30.5	3.3	21%	-5%	0.93	-0.28	0.90	-0.26	BOS
Jalen Suggs	ORL	112.0	$6,100	PG/SG	$5,700	PG/SG	28.9	28.0		22%		0.97		0.96		MEM
Jalen Green	HOU	111.8	$6,600	SG	$7,200	SG/PG	34.3	33.8	-1.1	27%	1%	0.98	-0.11	0.94	-0.11	UTA
Paul George	LAC	111.8	$8,800	SG/SF	$9,400	SG/SF	34.6	44.0	3.5	31%	3%	1.27	0.10	1.22	0.09	DEN

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
Dillon Brooks	MEM	119.0	$5,600	SG/SF	$5,500	SG/SF	30.6	27.8	-1.0	24%	-5%	0.91	-0.28	0.88	-0.25	ORL
Lauri Markkanen	UTA	118.8	$9,000	SF/PF	$8,600	PF/SF	34.0	40.9	1.5	24%	3%	1.20	0.04	1.15	0.04	HOU
Jaylen Brown	BOS	117.3	$9,500	SG/SF	$9,200	SF/SG	35.5	44.1	-4.8	31%	2%	1.24	0.07	1.20	0.07	DAL
Michael Porter	DEN	116.8	$5,900	SF	$5,700	PF/SF	29.4	29.1	-0.9	21%	0%	0.99	-0.09	0.96	-0.10	LAC
Tim Hardaway	DAL	114.8	$5,800	SG/SF	$5,600	SG/SF	28.3	23.0	7.4	21%	-4%	0.81	-0.05	0.78	-0.04	BOS
Franz Wagner	ORL	112.0	$6,800	SG/SF	$6,500	SF/SG	33.3	31.8	-0.1	25%	4%	0.95	0.27	0.93	0.31	MEM
KJ Martin	HOU	111.8	$3,500	SF/PF	$3,900	SF/PF	24.0	20.1	-2.7	16%	1%	0.84	-0.03	0.83	-0.01	UTA
Kawhi Leonard	LAC	111.8	$8,100	SF/PF	$9,000	SF/PF	28.9	32.9	7.1	26%	-1%	1.14	0.07	1.13	0.05	DEN

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
Jaren Jackson	MEM	119.0	$6,500	PF/C	$7,000	PF/C	25.7	33.4	2.1	23%	-3%	1.30	0.03	1.39	0.07	ORL
Jarred Vanderbilt	UTA	118.8	$5,100	PF/C	$5,800	PF	24.8	25.3	-2.6	14%	1%	1.02	0.05	1.04	0.07	HOU
Jayson Tatum	BOS	117.3	$10,900	SF/PF	$10,800	PF/SF	36.7	51.5	-2.8	32%	2%	1.40	-0.14	1.36	-0.15	DAL
Aaron Gordon	DEN	116.8	$6,900	PF	$7,200	PF/C	30.4	32.9	4.1	21%	1%	1.08	-0.02	1.09	-0.02	LAC
Reggie Bullock	DAL	114.8	$3,500	SG	$4,400	SG/SF	28.7	13.6	8.4	9%	-1%	0.47	0.04	0.47	0.06	BOS
Paolo Banchero	ORL	112.0	$8,000	SF/PF	$7,800	PF/SF	34.2	37.6	1.0	28%	2%	1.10	-0.10	1.07	-0.10	MEM
Jabari Smith	HOU	111.8	$4,800	PF/C	$5,000	PF	30.0	25.9	-2.3	18%	1%	0.86	0.10	0.85	0.10	UTA
Marcus Morris	LAC	111.8	$4,700	PF	$5,300	PF/SF	29.9	25.5	0.4	19%	1%	0.85	0.05	0.84	0.06	DEN

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
Steven Adams	MEM	119.0	$5,700	C	$7,300	C	26.7	29.2	2.9	14%	2%	1.09	0.44	1.12	0.45	ORL
Kelly Olynyk	UTA	118.8	$5,300	PF/C	$5,500	C/PF	28.7	26.4	1.7	17%	-4%	0.92	-0.21	0.91	-0.21	HOU
Al Horford	BOS	117.3	$5,000	PF/C	$5,200	C/PF	30.5	24.7	-2.5	12%	-2%	0.81	-0.17	0.81	-0.16	DAL
Nikola Jokic	DEN	116.8	$11,800	C	$11,500	C	33.6	58.0	0.3	28%	-3%	1.73	0.02	1.67	-0.02	LAC
Christian Wood	DAL	114.8	$7,900	PF/C	$8,100	PF/C	27.8	33.4	-1.6	26%	2%	1.20	0.43	1.18	0.50	BOS
Wendell Carter	ORL	112.0	$6,400	C	$5,900	C/PF	30.8	33.0	-3.6	21%	0%	1.07	0.08	1.03	0.10	MEM
Alperen Sengun	HOU	111.8	$5,800	C	$6,000	C	26.2	31.5	-2.5	22%	2%	1.20	0.13	1.21	0.17	UTA
Ivica Zubac	LAC	111.8	$4,900	C	$6,600	C	29.9	28.3	0.4	15%	-1%	0.95	-0.25	0.95	-0.27	DEN

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
Tyus Jones	MEM	119.0	$4,300	PG	$4,900	PG	23.3	22.1	-0.6	18%	-4%	0.95	0.30	0.93	0.28	ORL
John Konchar	MEM	119.0	$4,000	SG/SF	$5,100	SF/SG	25.5	20.1	-2.3	11%	2%	0.79	0.12	0.81	0.20	ORL
Ziaire Williams	MEM	119.0	$3,000	SF	$3,700	SF	16.2	11.7	-9.6	18%	32%	0.72	0.94	0.70	0.58	ORL
Malik Beasley	UTA	118.8	$5,000	SG/SF	$4,800	SF/SG	26.9	24.6	-2.9	21%	3%	0.91	0.19	0.87	0.20	HOU
Walker Kessler	UTA	118.8	$5,000	C	$4,700	C	18.8	19.9	4.9	12%	-1%	1.06	-0.08	1.14	-0.09	HOU
Rudy Gay	UTA	118.8	$3,100	PF	$3,500	PF/SF	15.5	11.0	-2.5	15%	4%	0.71	0.04	0.72	-0.01	HOU
Malcolm Brogdon	BOS	117.3	$4,800	PG/SG	$5,600	PG/SG	23.4	25.9	-0.7	23%	0%	1.10	0.07	1.07	0.17	DAL
Robert Williams	BOS	117.3	$4,100	C	$5,000	PF/C	18.9	21.5	1.2	13%	2%	1.14	-0.14	1.17	-0.18	DAL
Grant Williams	BOS	117.3	$3,600	SF/PF	$4,300	PF	27.5	19.6	-5.3	12%	-3%	0.71	-0.04	0.70	-0.05	DAL
Bruce Brown	DEN	116.8	$4,900	SG/SF	$5,300	SG	29.2	25.1	-3.0	16%	4%	0.86	0.05	0.86	0.02	LAC
Bones Hyland	DEN	116.8	$5,300	PG/SG	$5,500	PG	20.9	23.7	0.7	28%	2%	1.14	0.15	1.08	0.08	LAC
Vlatko Cancar	DEN	116.8	$3,100	SF/PF	$3,700	SF	12.6	9.7	4.5	14%	-3%	0.77	-0.03	0.74	-0.04	LAC
Dwight Powell	DAL	114.8	$3,200	C	$3,700	C/PF	17.5	12.7	1.1	12%	3%	0.73	0.37	0.75	0.38	BOS
Frank Ntilikina	DAL	114.8	$3,000	PG/SG	$3,700	PG	13.4	7.3	4.7	13%	-2%	0.55	-0.06	0.53	-0.07	BOS
Davis Bertans	DAL	114.8	$3,000	PF	$3,700	SF	9.8	6.8	0.6	18%	-5%	0.70	-0.47	0.66	-0.44	BOS
Gary Harris	ORL	112.0	$3,800	SF	$3,800	SG/SF	24.2	17.7	0.5	16%	-1%	0.73	-0.05	0.71	-0.06	MEM
Terrence Ross	ORL	112.0	$3,700	SG/SF	$3,700	SG/SF	23.0	14.7	-0.1	17%	3%	0.64	0.33	0.62	0.37	MEM
Mo Bamba	ORL	112.0	$4,300	C	$4,000	C	18.9	19.1	-1.9	17%	-1%	1.01	0.06	1.03	0.10	MEM
Tari Eason	HOU	111.8	$3,900	PF	$4,600	SF	18.8	19.3	-0.7	19%	-1%	1.03	0.06	1.06	0.07	UTA
Usman Garuba	HOU	111.8	$3,100	C	$3,900	PF	14.6	13.8	-0.8	10%	6%	0.95	0.00	1.01	-0.04	UTA
Bruno Fernando	HOU	111.8	$3,000	C	$3,600	PF/C	11.0	11.0	1.4	14%	-6%	1.00	-0.35	1.06	-0.37	UTA
John Wall	LAC	111.8	$4,400	PG	$6,000	PG/SG	22.1	24.1	-4.5	26%	-8%	1.09	-0.22	1.06	-0.22	DEN
Norman Powell	LAC	111.8	$5,200	SG/SF	$5,700	SF/SG	25.0	23.3	1.6	25%	-5%	0.93	-0.08	0.91	-0.05	DEN
Terance Mann	LAC	111.8	$4,100	PG/SG	$5,400	SG/SF	20.8	16.9	-8.3	15%	-5%	0.81	-0.22	0.81	-0.26	DEN

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