NBA DFS First Look: Thursday, March 23rd - Sortable Odds, Salaries, Stats

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2023-03-23 15:34:55

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)
New York Knicks	Orlando Magic	NYK	-3.5	229.0		116.3	112.8	7:00 PM
Cleveland Cavaliers	Brooklyn Nets	CLE	-4.0	219.0		111.5	107.5	7:30 PM
Charlotte Hornets	New Orleans Pelicans	NOP	-9.0	225.5		108.3	117.3	8:00 PM
Oklahoma City Thunder	Los Angeles Clippers	LAC	-4.0	232.5		114.3	118.3	10:30 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense	Line	Total	PPG	+/-	O-Rating	Pace		Opp.	D-Rating	Pace		P-Pace
Los Angeles Clippers	-4.0	118.3	112.8	5.5	113.4	98.6		OKC	112.8	102.2		100.4
New Orleans Pelicans	-9.0	117.3	113.9	3.3	113.3	99.7		CHA	114.7	101.6		100.6
New York Knicks	-3.5	116.3	115.4	0.8	116.4	97.5		ORL	114.2	99.5		98.5
Oklahoma City Thunder	4.0	114.3	117.9	-3.7	114.2	102.2		LAC	113.2	98.6		100.4
Orlando Magic	3.5	112.8	111.5	1.3	111.5	99.5		NYK	113.8	97.5		98.5
Cleveland Cavaliers	-4.0	111.5	112.2	-0.7	115.4	96.1		BKN	113.5	99.1		97.6
Charlotte Hornets	9.0	108.3	111.3	-3.1	108.5	101.6		NOP	112.7	99.7		100.6
Brooklyn Nets	4.0	107.5	113.4	-5.9	114.2	99.1		CLE	109.6	96.1		97.6

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
Russell Westbrook	LAC	118.3	$7,900	PG	$7,700	PG	28.9	36.6	3.4	27%	-4%	1.27	-0.19	1.21	-0.18	OKC
CJ McCollum	NOP	117.3	$8,100	PG	$8,700	PG/SG	35.1	38.5	1.1	27%	-6%	1.10	-0.01	1.06	0.05	CHA
Jalen Brunson	NYK	116.3	$7,800	PG	$9,000	PG	34.9	39.7	-0.6	26%	1%	1.14	0.03	1.11	0.02	ORL
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	OKC	114.3	$9,600	PG	$10,600	SG/PG	35.6	50.1	-0.2	32%	2%	1.41	-0.11	1.43	-0.16	LAC
Markelle Fultz	ORL	112.8	$7,000	PG	$7,600	PG	30.1	30.7	3.1	21%	5%	1.02	0.17	1.03	0.17	NYK
Darius Garland	CLE	111.5	$7,200	PG	$8,200	PG	35.1	40.0	0.0	26%	-1%	1.14	-0.25	1.09	-0.26	BKN
Terry Rozier	CHA	108.3	$8,200	PG	$8,400	SG/PG	35.7	37.4	-1.5	26%	2%	1.05	0.02	1.02	0.04	NOP
Spencer Dinwiddie	BKN	107.5	$8,300	PG	$8,000	PG	34.4	33.4	0.1	22%	-2%	0.97	0.09	0.94	0.09	CLE

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
Eric Gordon	LAC	118.3	$5,300	SG/SF	$5,800	SG	29.2	21.4	0.0	17%	-4%	0.73	-0.10	0.71	-0.09	OKC
Trey Murphy	NOP	117.3	$6,200	SG/SF	$5,900	SF	30.0	23.9	5.3	16%	1%	0.80	-0.13	0.79	-0.16	CHA
Quentin Grimes	NYK	116.3	$3,400	SG/SF	$4,200	SG/SF	29.0	18.8	-8.7	14%	-2%	0.65	-0.09	0.64	-0.08	ORL
Josh Giddey	OKC	114.3	$7,700	PG/SG	$7,300	SG/PG	30.8	37.1	-0.4	24%	-2%	1.21	-0.29	1.16	-0.30	LAC
Gary Harris	ORL	112.8	$4,200	SG	$5,200	SG	25.0	16.1	0.4	13%	1%	0.64	0.15	0.64	0.15	NYK
Donovan Mitchell	CLE	111.5	$8,400	PG/SG	$9,700	SG	35.5	43.9	-1.3	31%	-1%	1.24	-0.15	1.20	-0.13	BKN
Kelly Oubre	CHA	108.3	$7,500	SG/SF	$7,800	SF/SG	32.7	32.8	-0.1	26%	1%	1.00	-0.05	1.00	-0.04	NOP
Mikal Bridges	BKN	107.5	$7,400	SG	$7,800	SG/SF	36.0	33.6	-1.6	21%	8%	0.93	-0.14	0.94	-0.19	CLE

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
Kawhi Leonard	LAC	118.3	$9,900	SF/PF	$10,000	SF/PF	33.8	41.7	5.2	27%	-4%	1.23	-0.24	1.24	-0.23	OKC
Brandon Ingram	NOP	117.3	$9,000	SF	$8,700	SF	33.1	38.7	3.0	31%	4%	1.17	0.08	1.13	0.06	CHA
RJ Barrett	NYK	116.3	$6,000	SF	$6,400	SF/SG	34.0	31.2	-4.2	26%	-2%	0.92	0.00	0.88	0.02	ORL
Lu Dort	OKC	114.3	$5,400	SF	$5,900	SF/SG	30.5	25.7	3.6	20%	-5%	0.84	-0.11	0.83	-0.11	LAC
Franz Wagner	ORL	112.8	$6,600	SF	$7,000	SF/SG	33.0	31.1	3.6	23%	0%	0.94	0.08	0.92	0.09	NYK
Isaac Okoro	CLE	111.5	$3,700	SG/SF	$4,300	SF/SG	21.8	13.8	1.8	12%	-1%	0.63	-0.10	0.66	-0.10	BKN
Gordon Hayward	CHA	108.3	$5,700	SF	$6,300	SF/SG	31.5	27.6	-3.3	19%	-1%	0.88	0.03	0.87	0.04	NOP
Cameron Johnson	BKN	107.5	$6,500	SF/PF	$6,700	SF/PF	28.1	27.1	6.6	20%	-3%	0.96	-0.11	0.96	-0.06	CLE

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
Marcus Morris	LAC	118.3	$4,700	PF	$5,000	PF/SF	28.2	21.4	0.4	18%	-4%	0.76	-0.13	0.75	-0.11	OKC
Herb Jones	NOP	117.3	$5,900	PF	$5,600	SG/SF	29.0	22.4	-0.2	15%	-2%	0.77	-0.10	0.81	-0.10	CHA
Julius Randle	NYK	116.3	$9,100	PF	$10,300	PF	35.9	47.2	-0.2	29%	5%	1.31	0.03	1.24	0.02	ORL
Jalen Williams	OKC	114.3	$6,700	PF	$7,500	SF/SG	29.9	27.6	1.6	18%	2%	0.92	0.11	0.94	0.10	LAC
Paolo Banchero	ORL	112.8	$7,600	PF	$8,000	PF/SF	33.9	36.2	2.3	27%	-6%	1.07	-0.09	1.04	-0.08	NYK
Evan Mobley	CLE	111.5	$7,300	PF/C	$8,300	PF/C	34.3	35.4	2.6	20%	-1%	1.03	-0.02	1.05	-0.01	BKN
PJ Washington	CHA	108.3	$6,400	PF/C	$6,400	PF/C	32.9	29.0	1.1	19%	-2%	0.88	-0.23	0.89	-0.21	NOP
Dorian Finney-Smith	BKN	107.5	$3,900	PF	$4,600	SF/PF	31.0	19.7	-8.3	13%	0%	0.63	-0.20	0.64	-0.23	CLE

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
Ivica Zubac	LAC	118.3	$6,100	C	$6,700	C	29.0	28.0	-2.2	15%	5%	0.97	0.17	0.98	0.15	OKC
Jonas Valanciunas	NOP	117.3	$7,100	C	$8,000	C	24.7	30.7	7.0	23%	1%	1.24	0.26	1.19	0.28	CHA
Mitchell Robinson	NYK	116.3	$4,600	C	$5,900	C	27.2	25.0	-2.7	10%	-3%	0.92	-0.16	0.99	-0.14	ORL
Jaylin Williams	OKC	114.3	$3,500	C	$5,300	PF/C	17.7	15.6	-2.5	14%	2%	0.88	0.01	0.88	-0.03	LAC
Wendell Carter	ORL	112.8	$6,900	C	$7,200	C/PF	30.1	32.7	3.4	21%	-2%	1.09	0.13	1.05	0.14	NYK
Jarrett Allen	CLE	111.5	$6,300	C	$7,700	C/PF	33.1	33.2	2.0	16%	0%	1.00	0.02	1.02	0.00	BKN
Nick Richards	CHA	108.3	$5,000	C	$5,700	C	18.2	18.9	2.6	15%	-1%	1.04	0.03	1.07	0.00	NOP
Nic Claxton	BKN	107.5	$6,800	C	$7,900	C	29.5	33.3	1.2	16%	3%	1.13	0.01	1.20	-0.01	CLE

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
Terance Mann	LAC	118.3	$4,900	PG/SG	$5,600	PG/SG	23.0	18.3	-8.2	15%	2%	0.80	0.07	0.79	0.10	OKC
Nicolas Batum	LAC	118.3	$3,800	PF/C	$4,700	SF/PF	21.7	16.2	-2.8	11%	-2%	0.74	-0.25	0.75	-0.28	OKC
Mason Plumlee	LAC	118.3	$4,800	C	$5,400	C	26.9	30.2	-8.9	15%	-2%	1.12	0.01	1.12	0.01	OKC
Josh Richardson	NOP	117.3	$4,300	PG/SG	$4,400	SF/SG	24.0	22.0	-1.4	19%	-6%	0.92	-0.20	0.92	-0.23	CHA
Larry Nance	NOP	117.3	$3,600	PF/C	$5,100	PF/C	21.5	20.2	-7.7	12%	-7%	0.94	-0.14	0.98	-0.11	CHA
Naji Marshall	NOP	117.3	$3,500	SF/PF	$4,900	SF	24.5	19.4	-6.2	17%	2%	0.79	0.07	0.78	0.10	CHA
Josh Hart	NYK	116.3	$5,900	SG/SF	$6,300	SG/SF	32.7	28.0	0.9	13%	0%	0.86	0.23	0.85	0.30	ORL
Immanuel Quickley	NYK	116.3	$5,800	PG/SG	$5,700	SG/PG	28.4	26.3	0.9	19%	6%	0.93	0.13	0.91	0.09	ORL
Isaiah Hartenstein	NYK	116.3	$3,700	C	$4,600	PF/C	19.7	17.2	3.8	11%	-3%	0.87	0.07	0.92	0.07	ORL
Isaiah Joe	OKC	114.3	$4,400	SG/SF	$5,000	PG	18.3	15.9	7.7	17%	1%	0.87	-0.05	0.83	-0.02	LAC
Aaron Wiggins	OKC	114.3	$3,100	SF	$4,500	SG	18.5	13.5	-4.9	14%	-2%	0.73	-0.01	0.73	0.02	LAC
Lindy Waters	OKC	114.3	$3,000	SG/SF	$4,400	SG	12.4	10.0	0.7	15%	-1%	0.81	-0.08	0.79	-0.07	LAC
Cole Anthony	ORL	112.8	$5,600	PG/SG	$6,200	PG/SG	25.6	26.3	3.4	21%	3%	1.03	0.11	1.02	0.11	NYK
Caleb Houstan	ORL	112.8	$3,100	SF/PF	$3,500	SF	15.0	7.7	-0.3	10%	-6%	0.51	-0.31	0.50	-0.28	NYK
Kevon Harris	ORL	112.8	$3,300	SG/SF	$3,500	SG	12.3	7.4	1.0	12%	-5%	0.60	-0.12	0.62	-0.04	NYK
Caris LeVert	CLE	111.5	$5,200	SG	$6,900	SG/SF	30.1	25.5	1.2	19%	1%	0.85	0.28	0.84	0.30	BKN
Ricky Rubio	CLE	111.5	$3,600	PG	$4,500	PG	17.2	15.8	3.1	18%	-3%	0.92	-0.17	0.93	-0.18	BKN
Cedi Osman	CLE	111.5	$3,800	SF/PF	$4,700	SF/PF	20.6	15.5	3.2	18%	-3%	0.75	0.18	0.73	0.17	BKN
Dennis Smith Jr.	CHA	108.3	$5,100	PG	$6,000	PG	25.7	22.7	4.2	17%	-2%	0.88	-0.05	0.92	-0.04	NOP
Kai Jones	CHA	108.3	$3,500	PF/C	$3,900	C	10.1	7.8	9.8	12%	-1%	0.77	0.04	0.83	0.05	NOP
JT Thor	CHA	108.3	$3,200	PF	$3,900	PF	11.9	7.1	5.5	12%	5%	0.59	0.29	0.61	0.31	NOP
Royce O’Neale	BKN	107.5	$4,700	SF/PF	$5,500	SF/PF	32.0	24.1	-6.6	14%	2%	0.75	0.20	0.74	0.23	CLE
Joe Harris	BKN	107.5	$3,400	SG/SF	$4,300	SG/SF	21.5	14.7	-8.3	14%	-1%	0.68	0.04	0.66	0.04	CLE
Seth Curry	BKN	107.5	$3,300	PG/SG	$4,200	PG/SG	21.1	16.6	-4.5	19%	3%	0.78	-0.03	0.76	-0.06	CLE

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