NBA DFS First Look: Thursday, March 16th - Sortable Odds, Salaries, Stats

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2023-03-16 14:32:13

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	Detroit Pistons	DEN	-14.0	228.5		121.3	107.3	7:00 PM
Sacramento Kings	Brooklyn Nets	BKN	-2.0	238.0		118.0	120.0	7:30 PM
Oklahoma City Thunder	Toronto Raptors	TOR	-6.0	231.0		112.5	118.5	7:30 PM
Indiana Pacers	Milwaukee Bucks	MIL	-13.5	238.0		112.3	125.8	8:00 PM
Orlando Magic	Phoenix Suns	PHO	-7.5	228.5		110.5	118.0	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	-13.5	125.8	116.1	9.7	113.7	101.2		IND	115.9	101.4		101.3
Denver Nuggets	-14.0	121.3	116.8	4.5	117.4	99.1		DET	117.2	100.3		99.7
Brooklyn Nets	-2.0	120.0	113.8	6.2	114.4	99.3		SAC	115.9	101.4		100.3
Toronto Raptors	-6.0	118.5	112.6	5.9	114.0	98.0		OKC	112.6	102.2		100.1
Phoenix Suns	-7.5	118.0	113.2	4.8	114.1	98.7		ORL	114.3	99.5		99.1
Sacramento Kings	2.0	118.0	121.2	-3.2	118.6	101.4		BKN	113.5	99.3		100.3
Oklahoma City Thunder	6.0	112.5	117.9	-5.4	114.2	102.2		TOR	113.6	98.0		100.1
Indiana Pacers	13.5	112.3	115.5	-3.3	113.4	101.4		MIL	109.7	101.2		101.3
Orlando Magic	7.5	110.5	111.6	-1.1	111.6	99.5		PHO	112.1	98.7		99.1
Detroit Pistons	14.0	107.3	111.2	-4.0	110.1	100.3		DEN	113.7	99.1		99.7

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	125.8	$8,500	PG	$8,100	PG	33.1	39.9	3.1	25%	-2%	1.20	-0.22	1.16	-0.21	IND
Jamal Murray	DEN	121.3	$7,700	PG	$8,200	PG	32.8	36.9	2.5	26%	4%	1.13	-0.10	1.09	-0.08	DET
Spencer Dinwiddie	BKN	120.0	$7,900	PG	$8,700	PG	34.4	33.2	6.2	22%	4%	0.96	0.24	0.93	0.22	SAC
Fred VanVleet	TOR	118.5	$8,600	PG	$8,600	PG	37.0	40.6	0.7	22%	-3%	1.10	0.07	1.09	0.07	OKC
Chris Paul	PHO	118.0	$7,500	PG	$8,300	PG	32.1	36.8	2.0	19%	-1%	1.15	0.01	1.14	-0.01	ORL
De’Aaron Fox	SAC	118.0	$8,900	PG	$9,700	PG	34.1	43.0	0.3	29%	1%	1.26	0.03	1.23	0.03	BKN
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	OKC	112.5	$9,600	PG	$10,600	SG/PG	35.6	50.2	1.1	32%	4%	1.41	0.03	1.43	0.06	TOR
Tyrese Haliburton	IND	112.3	$9,700	PG	$10,000	PG/SG	33.7	46.1	4.7	24%	6%	1.37	0.25	1.32	0.22	MIL
Markelle Fultz	ORL	110.5	$6,400	PG	$7,000	PG	29.8	29.7	3.9	21%	2%	1.00	0.02	1.01	0.02	PHO
Killian Hayes	DET	107.3	$6,700	PG	$6,900	PG	27.1	25.2	6.6	20%	7%	0.93	0.23	0.93	0.20	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
Jevon Carter	MIL	125.8	$3,900	PG	$4,900	PG/SG	22.4	17.8	-3.2	15%	1%	0.80	-0.06	0.79	-0.11	IND
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	DEN	121.3	$4,800	SG	$5,300	SG	31.6	22.7	2.9	14%	-6%	0.72	-0.06	0.74	0.00	DET
Mikal Bridges	BKN	120.0	$8,300	SG	$8,500	SG/SF	36.1	33.7	4.7	21%	8%	0.93	0.11	0.94	0.07	SAC
OG Anunoby	TOR	118.5	$6,300	SG	$7,000	SF/SG	35.8	31.4	0.8	20%	-1%	0.88	0.11	0.89	0.09	OKC
Devin Booker	PHO	118.0	$9,900	PG/SG	$10,300	SG	34.4	44.6	4.6	31%	-2%	1.30	-0.15	1.26	-0.11	ORL
Kevin Huerter	SAC	118.0	$5,700	SG/SF	$6,200	SG/SF	29.9	27.2	-5.1	19%	2%	0.91	0.12	0.89	0.05	BKN
Josh Giddey	OKC	112.5	$8,000	PG/SG	$8,000	SG/PG	30.9	37.5	2.8	24%	-1%	1.22	0.04	1.17	0.02	TOR
Andrew Nembhard	IND	112.3	$6,000	PG/SG	$5,800	SG/PG	26.9	19.9	4.5	15%	5%	0.74	0.18	0.73	0.15	MIL
Gary Harris	ORL	110.5	$3,500	SG	$5,300	SG	24.9	16.2	2.1	13%	1%	0.65	0.10	0.65	0.14	PHO
Jaden Ivey	DET	107.3	$7,000	PG/SG	$6,900	SG	30.2	29.4		24%		0.97		0.93		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
Khris Middleton	MIL	125.8	$8,200	SF	$8,000	SG/SF	23.4	28.4	10.4	26%	-2%	1.21	0.10	1.17	0.11	IND
Michael Porter	DEN	121.3	$6,000	SF	$6,100	PF/SF	28.9	28.7	-3.7	22%	-2%	0.99	0.12	0.96	0.11	DET
Cameron Johnson	BKN	120.0	$6,300	SF/PF	$6,300	SF/PF	27.5	26.9	6.7	21%	-2%	0.98	-0.07	0.97	-0.09	SAC
Scottie Barnes	TOR	118.5	$7,300	SF/PF	$8,200	PF/SF	35.3	35.0	2.0	20%	6%	0.99	0.13	0.99	0.11	OKC
Josh Okogie	PHO	118.0	$5,100	SG/SF	$5,100	SF/SG	17.3	15.6	16.7	18%	-3%	0.90	-0.26	0.92	-0.28	ORL
Harrison Barnes	SAC	118.0	$5,100	SF/PF	$5,300	SF/PF	33.0	25.2	1.1	17%	-3%	0.76	-0.09	0.75	-0.12	BKN
Lu Dort	OKC	112.5	$5,800	SF	$5,800	SF/SG	30.3	25.7	4.0	20%	-4%	0.85	0.03	0.83	0.05	TOR
Buddy Hield	IND	112.3	$6,400	SF	$7,200	SG/SF	31.7	31.5	-4.0	21%	2%	0.99	0.13	0.95	0.18	MIL
Franz Wagner	ORL	110.5	$6,100	SG/SF	$6,800	SF/SG	32.8	30.8	-2.1	23%	-1%	0.94	0.03	0.92	0.03	PHO
Rodney McGruder	DET	107.3	$5,000	SG/SF	$5,100	SG	14.7	9.4	16.4	13%	4%	0.64	0.15	0.61	0.12	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
Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	125.8	$12,000	PF/C	$12,000	PF/SF	32.6	57.4	2.1	38%	7%	1.76	0.18	1.69	0.18	IND
Aaron Gordon	DEN	121.3	$6,200	PF	$6,700	PF	30.1	32.7	2.3	21%	-3%	1.09	-0.26	1.09	-0.25	DET
Dorian Finney-Smith	BKN	120.0	$4,800	PF	$5,800	SF/PF	31.5	20.0	5.2	13%	-1%	0.64	0.04	0.64	0.07	SAC
Pascal Siakam	TOR	118.5	$8,400	PF/C	$8,400	PF	37.6	45.3	1.6	27%	-7%	1.21	-0.45	1.18	-0.43	OKC
Torrey Craig	PHO	118.0	$3,800	PF	$4,400	SF	25.3	19.6	0.6	13%	-3%	0.77	-0.14	0.78	-0.10	ORL
Keegan Murray	SAC	118.0	$4,100	PF	$5,400	SF/PF	29.4	22.6	-7.1	15%	-1%	0.77	-0.21	0.76	-0.21	BKN
Jalen Williams	OKC	112.5	$7,100	PF	$7,700	SF/SG	29.8	27.3	6.2	18%	2%	0.92	0.20	0.94	0.16	TOR
Aaron Nesmith	IND	112.3	$4,900	PF	$5,700	SF/PF	24.6	19.1	5.1	17%	1%	0.78	0.03	0.77	0.04	MIL
Paolo Banchero	ORL	110.5	$7,600	SF/PF	$7,800	PF/SF	33.8	36.1	2.2	27%	0%	1.07	0.06	1.04	0.02	PHO
Eugene Omoruyi	DET	107.3	$5,100	PF/C	$5,500	SF	13.8	11.3	12.3	19%	-1%	0.82	0.05	0.83	0.08	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
Brook Lopez	MIL	125.8	$7,800	C	$8,000	C	30.7	32.3	5.6	18%	1%	1.05	0.14	1.09	0.16	IND
Nikola Jokic	DEN	121.3	$11,600	C	$12,200	C	33.8	59.6	3.7	26%	4%	1.76	0.13	1.68	0.14	DET
Nic Claxton	BKN	120.0	$6,600	C	$7,700	C	29.5	33.0	4.6	16%	-1%	1.12	-0.12	1.19	-0.17	SAC
Jakob Poeltl	TOR	118.5	$7,200	C	$7,500	C	26.6	32.6	3.6	18%	-1%	1.23	0.02	1.26	0.03	OKC
Deandre Ayton	PHO	118.0	$7,400	C	$8,500	C	30.4	36.8	2.1	24%	2%	1.21	-0.03	1.20	-0.04	ORL
Domantas Sabonis	SAC	118.0	$10,100	C	$10,200	C/PF	34.7	48.4	3.5	21%	2%	1.39	0.04	1.33	0.02	BKN
Jaylin Williams	OKC	112.5	$3,800	C	$5,500	PF/C	17.9	15.8	3.2	14%	0%	0.88	0.17	0.88	0.25	TOR
Myles Turner	IND	112.3	$8,100	C	$7,900	C	29.6	35.9	-3.0	22%	9%	1.21	0.45	1.24	0.70	MIL
Wendell Carter	ORL	110.5	$6,500	C	$7,400	C/PF	29.8	32.0	5.4	21%	0%	1.07	0.10	1.03	0.09	PHO
James Wiseman	DET	107.3	$6,900	C	$7,000	C	17.4	18.4	9.7	21%	5%	1.06	0.22	1.06	0.23	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
Joe Ingles	MIL	125.8	$4,200	SG/SF	$5,100	SG/SF	23.0	17.6	6.6	13%	0%	0.77	0.24	0.74	0.23	IND
Bobby Portis	MIL	125.8	$6,500	PF/C	$6,700	PF/C	25.9	30.2	-2.5	21%	-6%	1.16	-0.29	1.11	-0.28	IND
Pat Connaughton	MIL	125.8	$3,700	SG/SF	$4,200	SF/SG	24.5	18.2	-1.0	14%	-3%	0.74	-0.19	0.72	-0.13	IND
Bruce Brown	DEN	121.3	$4,600	SG/SF	$5,500	SF/SG	28.2	24.2	-2.3	17%	2%	0.86	-0.08	0.86	-0.06	DET
Jeff Green	DEN	121.3	$3,100	PF/C	$3,700	PF/SF	19.3	14.0	-1.3	17%	-3%	0.73	0.09	0.73	0.12	DET
Christian Braun	DEN	121.3	$3,300	SG/SF	$4,000	SG	14.4	9.3	-2.6	12%	-2%	0.65	0.17	0.66	0.17	DET
Royce O’Neale	BKN	120.0	$5,000	SF/PF	$5,500	SF/PF	32.3	24.0	-4.8	13%	3%	0.74	0.26	0.72	0.22	SAC
Seth Curry	BKN	120.0	$3,300	PG/SG	$4,200	PG/SG	21.3	16.8	-3.0	19%	-2%	0.79	0.04	0.77	0.01	SAC
Joe Harris	BKN	120.0	$3,200	SG/SF	$4,300	SG/SF	21.9	14.9	-11.0	14%	3%	0.68	0.00	0.66	-0.02	SAC
Gary Trent	TOR	118.5	$4,300	SG/SF	$4,700	SG	32.6	27.7	-9.2	21%	-2%	0.85	-0.29	0.85	-0.24	OKC
Precious Achiuwa	TOR	118.5	$3,200	SF	$4,100	PF/C	21.8	20.8	-10.4	19%	1%	0.96	-0.35	0.96	-0.39	OKC
Chris Boucher	TOR	118.5	$3,300	PF	$4,700	C/PF	20.0	20.6	-7.6	18%	2%	1.03	0.08	1.06	0.05	OKC
Cameron Payne	PHO	118.0	$3,400	PG	$4,700	PG/SG	21.7	22.6	-7.8	24%	-1%	1.04	0.02	1.00	0.00	ORL
Terrence Ross	PHO	118.0	$3,700	SG/SF	$5,000	SG	21.9	14.9	-5.5	16%	4%	0.68	0.24	0.66	0.25	ORL
Jock Landale	PHO	118.0	$3,100	C	$3,900	C	13.9	14.0	-6.4	18%	5%	1.00	0.36	1.01	0.33	ORL
Malik Monk	SAC	118.0	$4,500	SG	$5,200	SG	22.5	24.3	0.4	25%	-2%	1.08	0.23	1.03	0.27	BKN
Trey Lyles	SAC	118.0	$4,000	PF/C	$5,100	PF	16.7	15.8	6.9	18%	0%	0.95	-0.06	0.93	-0.12	BKN
Davion Mitchell	SAC	118.0	$3,600	PG/SG	$4,300	PG	18.0	12.0	-3.9	14%	2%	0.67	-0.11	0.66	-0.17	BKN
Isaiah Joe	OKC	112.5	$4,400	SG/SF	$4,400	PG	17.9	15.9	9.3	17%	-5%	0.89	-0.33	0.85	-0.31	TOR
Ousmane Dieng	OKC	112.5	$3,200	PF	$4,800	PF/SF	16.2	12.7	0.2	15%	8%	0.78	0.06	0.78	0.05	TOR
Aaron Wiggins	OKC	112.5	$3,400	SF	$4,500	SG	18.7	13.9	-7.8	14%	-3%	0.74	-0.22	0.74	-0.23	TOR
T.J. McConnell	IND	112.3	$5,000	PG	$5,600	PG	19.7	20.8	6.5	17%	2%	1.06	0.08	1.06	0.04	MIL
Isaiah Jackson	IND	112.3	$5,400	C	$6,000	PF	15.6	17.0	4.8	16%	-2%	1.09	0.17	1.18	0.19	MIL
Jalen Smith	IND	112.3	$5,100	PF/C	$4,700	PF/C	18.4	20.0	3.0	20%	-3%	1.09	-0.05	1.09	-0.03	MIL
Jalen Suggs	ORL	110.5	$4,900	PG/SG	$6,900	PG/SG	23.8	21.5	2.6	20%	3%	0.90	0.31	0.92	0.36	PHO
Cole Anthony	ORL	110.5	$5,400	PG/SG	$5,700	PG/SG	25.3	26.2	2.7	21%	-3%	1.03	-0.22	1.03	-0.23	PHO
Moe Wagner	ORL	110.5	$4,400	C	$5,200	PF	20.7	21.6	-3.0	20%	-1%	1.04	0.12	1.03	0.15	PHO
Jalen Duren	DET	107.3	$5,200	C	$6,500	C	24.8	24.1	-4.3	13%	9%	0.97	0.55	0.99	0.56	DEN
Cory Joseph	DET	107.3	$4,900	PG	$5,900	PG	17.9	14.4	12.0	15%	3%	0.80	0.22	0.79	0.19	DEN
R.J. Hampton	DET	107.3	$4,400	PG/SG	$4,900	PG/SG	15.0	11.7	8.9	17%	-2%	0.78	-0.10	0.77	-0.15	DEN

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