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NBA DFS First Look: Thursday, March 24th - Odds, Salaries, Stats, Projected Starters

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2022-03-24 13:18:29

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. Be sure to check out more RotoGrinders NBA DFS resources later in the day, including our NBA lineup optimizer, NBA expert rankings, and other NBA Premium tools and content.

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NBA Schedule & Vegas Lines

Road Team Home Team Favorite Spread Game Total Road Total Home Total Time (ET)
Cleveland Cavaliers Toronto Raptors TOR -4.5 215.5 105.5 110.0 8:30 PM
Indiana Pacers Memphis Grizzlies MEM -12.0 235.5 111.8 123.8 9:00 PM
Washington Wizards Milwaukee Bucks MIL -12.5 233.5 110.5 123.0 9:00 PM
Chicago Bulls New Orleans Pelicans CHI -1.0 227.0 114.0 113.0 9:00 PM
Phoenix Suns Denver Nuggets DEN -3.5 232.0 114.3 117.8 10:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense Line Total O-Rating Pace Opp. D-Rating Pace P-Pace
Memphis Grizzlies -12.0 123.8 113.6 100.3 IND 113.7 98.4 99.4
Milwaukee Bucks -12.5 123.0 113.9 100.6 WAS 113.3 97.6 99.1
Denver Nuggets -3.5 117.8 112.8 98.1 PHO 106.1 100.1 99.1
Phoenix Suns 3.5 114.3 114.5 100.1 DEN 110.4 98.1 99.1
Chicago Bulls -1.0 114.0 112.8 99.0 NOP 111.3 98.1 98.6
New Orleans Pelicans 1.0 113.0 110.3 98.1 CHI 112.1 99.0 98.6
Indiana Pacers 12.0 111.8 111.4 98.4 MEM 108.7 100.3 99.4
Washington Wizards 12.5 110.5 110.0 97.6 MIL 110.4 100.6 99.1
Toronto Raptors -4.5 110.0 111.4 96.6 CLE 107.8 96.8 96.7
Cleveland Cavaliers 4.5 105.5 110.6 96.8 TOR 110.2 96.6 96.7

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 123.8 $9,800 PG $9,100 PG 33.3 47.3 -0.2 33% -2% 58% -4% 1.42 -0.34 1.39 -0.40 IND
Jrue Holiday MIL 123.0 $8,000 PG $8,200 PG/SG 33.2 37.9 -1.5 23% 3% 59% -3% 1.14 0.14 1.12 0.17 WAS
Monte Morris DEN 117.8 $4,600 PG $4,500 PG 29.8 25.0 -2.9 18% -3% 58% -7% 0.84 -0.05 0.83 -0.05 PHO
Cameron Payne PHO 114.3 $6,900 PG $6,500 PG/SG 22.4 23.9 8.6 24% -7% 50% 7% 1.07 -0.06 1.04 -0.05 DEN
Alex Caruso CHI 114.0 $4,600 PG/SG $4,400 PG/SG 27.7 22.4 0.6 14% -1% 55% -16% 0.81 -0.20 0.84 -0.23 NOP
Devonte’ Graham NOP 113.0 $5,900 PG $4,800 PG/SG 29.6 24.8 -5.1 19% -3% 51% -13% 0.84 -0.07 0.80 -0.04 CHI
Malcolm Brogdon IND 111.8 $7,400 PG $7,000 PG/SG 33.5 36.8 -2.1 24% 0% 56% -2% 1.10 -0.14 1.07 -0.15 MEM
Raul Neto WAS 110.5 $3,800 PG/SG $4,400 PG 20.8 16.8 0.9 18% -2% 53% 0% 0.81 0.10 0.81 0.10 MIL
Fred VanVleet TOR 110.0 $8,200 PG/SG $7,800 PG 38.2 42.1 1.7 24% 1% 56% -8% 1.10 -0.12 1.06 -0.08 CLE
Darius Garland CLE 105.5 $9,700 PG $9,500 SG/PG 35.6 41.0 5.6 27% 0% 58% -3% 1.15 0.08 1.08 0.11 TOR

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 123.8 $7,100 SG $7,500 SG/SF 30.0 31.5 -0.6 22% 0% 58% 9% 1.05 0.29 1.03 0.27 IND
Grayson Allen MIL 123.0 $4,200 SG/SF $3,800 SG 27.5 20.8 -4.7 15% -2% 60% 15% 0.76 -0.06 0.74 -0.11 WAS
Will Barton DEN 117.8 $5,100 SG $4,200 SG/SF 31.7 29.2 -1.5 21% -2% 54% -10% 0.92 -0.26 0.90 -0.26 PHO
Devin Booker PHO 114.3 $9,300 PG/SG $9,400 SG 34.3 43.0 1.0 31% 0% 57% 11% 1.25 0.02 1.22 0.00 DEN
Zach LaVine CHI 114.0 $7,700 SG $7,200 SG 34.7 39.6 -1.7 29% -1% 61% 1% 1.14 0.11 1.09 0.14 NOP
C.J. McCollum NOP 113.0 $9,100 PG/SG $8,000 SG 35.2 39.3 -1.7 27% 3% 55% -2% 1.12 0.09 1.08 0.08 CHI
Tyrese Haliburton IND 111.8 $8,900 PG/SG $7,500 PG/SG 34.9 36.5 -3.0 18% 0% 59% -4% 1.05 -0.05 1.03 -0.04 MEM
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope WAS 110.5 $5,400 SG $5,700 SG/SF 30.1 22.8 2.2 18% 1% 56% -2% 0.76 0.01 0.75 0.00 MIL
Scottie Barnes TOR 110.0 $7,600 SF/PF $7,900 SF/PF 35.8 33.6 4.3 19% 2% 55% -7% 0.94 -0.06 0.95 -0.08 CLE
Isaac Okoro CLE 105.5 $4,200 SG/SF $3,900 SF/SG 29.6 17.9 5.4 13% -3% 59% 13% 0.61 -0.03 0.61 -0.04 TOR

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
Dillon Brooks MEM 123.8 $5,700 SG/SF $5,900 SG/SF 27.5 28.7 -0.1 28% -3% 51% -6% 1.04 -0.05 1.04 -0.01 IND
Wesley Matthews MIL 123.0 $3,300 SG/SF $4,000 SG 19.6 9.9 2.2 11% -1% 52% 11% 0.51 0.28 0.50 0.27 WAS
Jeff Green DEN 117.8 $3,400 SF/PF $3,900 PF/SF 24.7 17.4 1.3 16% -7% 62% 14% 0.70 -0.10 0.70 -0.10 PHO
Mikal Bridges PHO 114.3 $6,000 SF $6,800 SF/PF 35.3 26.7 7.3 15% 4% 62% 1% 0.76 0.07 0.77 0.08 DEN
Javonte Green CHI 114.0 $3,400 SF $4,000 SG/SF 24.2 17.3 -1.0 11% -3% 64% 5% 0.72 0.03 0.76 0.05 NOP
Herb Jones NOP 113.0 $5,700 SF/PF $5,000 PF 30.0 22.4 -1.5 14% 0% 59% 18% 0.75 0.19 0.79 0.19 CHI
Buddy Hield IND 111.8 $7,300 SG/SF $5,600 SG/SF 30.4 27.7 -2.1 21% 5% 54% -5% 0.91 0.18 0.87 0.20 MEM
Corey Kispert WAS 110.5 $4,100 SG/SF $4,000 SF 21.9 14.2 10.1 14% 0% 58% 12% 0.65 0.01 0.64 0.00 MIL
Pascal Siakam TOR 110.0 $8,500 PF/C $8,500 PF 37.7 43.4 2.2 25% -1% 56% 5% 1.15 -0.07 1.13 -0.11 CLE
Lamar Stevens CLE 105.5 $3,400 SG/SF $4,200 PF 14.7 10.8 7.8 17% 2% 54% 16% 0.73 0.18 0.76 0.19 TOR

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 123.8 $6,900 PF/C $6,600 PF/C 27.3 31.9 -2.5 25% 1% 54% 7% 1.17 0.19 1.22 0.22 IND
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL 123.0 $11,700 SF/PF $11,400 PF/SF 32.9 58.0 -0.1 34% 1% 63% -4% 1.76 0.01 1.74 0.00 WAS
Aaron Gordon DEN 117.8 $5,000 SF/PF $4,900 PF 31.3 27.3 -3.9 19% 5% 59% -1% 0.87 0.13 0.86 0.11 PHO
Jae Crowder PHO 114.3 $5,200 SF/PF $4,400 PF/SF 28.2 23.1 -5.3 15% -1% 55% 3% 0.82 0.08 0.83 0.15 DEN
DeMar DeRozan CHI 114.0 $8,700 PF $7,700 SG/SF 36.0 43.6 -1.3 31% 59% 1.21 -0.22 1.20 -0.20 NOP
Jaxson Hayes NOP 113.0 $5,200 PF/C $5,600 PF 19.3 17.8 14.2 16% -2% 69% -5% 0.92 -0.11 0.95 -0.14 CHI
Oshae Brissett IND 111.8 $5,300 SF/PF $5,900 SF 22.0 18.3 5.6 16% 4% 52% 9% 0.83 0.17 0.84 0.13 MEM
Rui Hachimura WAS 110.5 $4,500 PF $4,600 SF/PF 20.2 17.9 5.4 20% 1% 60% -4% 0.88 -0.02 0.88 -0.01 MIL
Precious Achiuwa TOR 110.0 $4,700 C $4,700 PF/C 23.6 20.9 7.5 18% 1% 50% 12% 0.89 -0.07 0.88 -0.11 CLE
Lauri Markkanen CLE 105.5 $6,100 SF/PF $6,000 PF/SF 31.1 26.8 5.2 19% -2% 57% 10% 0.86 0.07 0.85 0.06 TOR

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 123.8 $5,800 C $5,100 C 26.5 27.0 -0.3 12% 0% 56% 0% 1.02 0.05 1.04 0.06 IND
Brook Lopez MIL 123.0 $4,300 C $4,900 C 19.6 16.5 -1.0 16% 3% 53% 3% 0.84 0.07 0.90 0.03 WAS
Nikola Jokic DEN 117.8 $11,400 C $11,800 C 33.1 60.5 -0.3 31% 4% 65% -4% 1.83 -0.02 1.75 0.07 PHO
Deandre Ayton PHO 114.3 $7,200 C $6,800 C 29.3 34.4 0.1 21% 2% 67% 2% 1.18 0.26 1.17 0.21 DEN
Nikola Vucevic CHI 114.0 $7,900 C $6,700 C 33.5 41.9 -3.5 25% 2% 53% -6% 1.25 -0.10 1.23 -0.11 NOP
Jonas Valanciunas NOP 113.0 $8,200 C $8,400 C 30.6 39.0 -2.2 24% 2% 61% 5% 1.28 0.38 1.23 0.38 CHI
Goga Bitadze IND 111.8 $4,900 C $6,000 C 12.9 13.7 13.6 19% -1% 58% 26% 1.06 0.26 1.09 0.25 MEM
Kristaps Porzingis WAS 110.5 $8,400 PF/C $8,300 PF/C 28.9 37.5 -1.4 28% 2% 57% 3% 1.30 0.22 1.31 0.23 MIL
Khem Birch TOR 110.0 $3,300 C $4,100 C/PF 18.7 13.9 3.7 11% 0% 54% 6% 0.74 0.04 0.79 0.03 CLE
Evan Mobley CLE 105.5 $7,800 PF/C $7,500 C/PF 34.2 34.1 -1.1 20% 3% 55% 1% 1.00 0.06 1.02 0.03 TOR

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 123.8 $5,000 PG/SG $5,400 SG/PG 22.4 23.8 1.6 20% 0% 50% 23% 1.06 0.10 1.09 0.00 IND
Tyus Jones MEM 123.8 $4,300 PG $5,100 PG 20.4 19.5 5.2 16% -2% 54% -3% 0.96 0.00 0.96 -0.02 IND
Kyle Anderson MEM 123.8 $4,100 SF/PF $4,100 SF/PF 21.4 21.2 -1.7 16% -2% 49% -1% 0.99 0.04 1.03 0.06 IND
Bobby Portis MIL 123.0 $6,500 PF/C $5,000 PF/C 28.8 32.4 -2.3 21% -6% 58% -14% 1.12 -0.32 1.10 -0.27 WAS
Pat Connaughton MIL 123.0 $4,100 SF/PF $4,800 SG/SF 26.9 20.6 -5.2 13% 7% 63% 5% 0.76 0.44 0.75 0.39 WAS
Serge Ibaka MIL 123.0 $3,500 PF/C $3,800 PF/C 16.3 15.5 -0.1 18% 1% 56% -5% 0.95 -0.16 0.95 -0.16 WAS
Bones Hyland DEN 117.8 $5,200 PG/SG $5,200 PG 18.4 18.4 5.8 23% 1% 54% 18% 1.00 0.21 0.96 0.19 PHO
Austin Rivers DEN 117.8 $3,200 SG/SF $3,800 SG/PG 21.9 12.5 0.3 13% -1% 55% 23% 0.57 0.20 0.57 0.16 PHO
Bryn Forbes DEN 117.8 $3,000 SG $3,500 SG 17.5 13.5 -5.8 20% -6% 57% -12% 0.77 -0.21 0.72 -0.21 PHO
Landry Shamet PHO 114.3 $3,300 SG/SF $4,000 SG 20.7 14.2 3.9 16% 3% 55% 13% 0.69 0.22 0.65 0.18 DEN
Torrey Craig PHO 114.3 $4,600 PF/C $5,500 SG/SF 20.6 15.7 10.0 14% -2% 55% 29% 0.76 0.27 0.76 0.27 DEN
Aaron Holiday PHO 114.3 $3,400 PG/SG $3,900 PG 16.5 14.2 -2.9 18% -1% 56% 4% 0.86 0.27 0.86 0.25 DEN
Ayo Dosunmu CHI 114.0 $4,400 PG $4,100 SG 27.0 19.3 0.9 14% 2% 60% -11% 0.72 -0.05 0.72 -0.06 NOP
Coby White CHI 114.0 $4,200 PG/SG $3,800 PG/SG 27.8 23.3 -7.6 19% 1% 58% -13% 0.84 -0.09 0.80 -0.06 NOP
Patrick Williams CHI 114.0 $3,300 SF/PF $3,800 SF/PF 23.9 12.3 -5.3 11% 9% 61% -17% 0.51 0.20 0.53 0.19 NOP
Jose Alvarado NOP 113.0 $4,200 PG $5,400 PG 14.7 14.5 7.4 17% 0% 51% 2% 0.99 0.05 1.04 0.04 CHI
Naji Marshall NOP 113.0 $5,000 SF/PF $4,900 SF 12.8 11.6 10.4 20% -1% 50% 2% 0.91 -0.01 0.91 -0.03 CHI
Larry Nance NOP 113.0 $4,400 C $4,000 PF/SF 23.2 19.6 13% 58% 0.84 0.88 CHI
Chris Duarte IND 111.8 $4,600 SG/SF $4,500 SF 28.0 23.8 -10.4 21% -7% 54% -12% 0.85 -0.33 0.83 -0.34 MEM
Jalen Smith IND 111.8 $5,600 PF/C $5,600 PF/C 17.3 19.2 1.9 19% 3% 61% 9% 1.11 0.38 1.11 0.31 MEM
Duane Washington IND 111.8 $3,100 SG $4,300 SG 20.0 16.3 1.3 22% 5% 52% 6% 0.81 0.15 0.77 0.13 MEM
Deni Avdija WAS 110.5 $4,700 SG/SF $5,900 SF/PF 23.4 19.3 3.8 15% 4% 53% -2% 0.83 0.13 0.84 0.13 MIL
Ish Smith WAS 110.5 $3,900 PG $4,100 PG/SG 16.2 14.5 3.8 19% 1% 45% -17% 0.90 -0.18 0.90 -0.15 MIL
Daniel Gafford WAS 110.5 $4,000 C $4,600 C 20.2 21.3 -3.7 16% 2% 70% 8% 1.05 0.02 1.11 0.01 MIL
Chris Boucher TOR 110.0 $5,000 PF $5,600 C/PF 20.8 20.8 7.0 17% 0% 57% -6% 1.00 -0.09 1.04 -0.13 CLE
Thaddeus Young TOR 110.0 $3,100 PF/C $3,600 PF 15.5 15.7 -0.8 17% -4% 54% -7% 1.01 -0.25 1.05 -0.26 CLE
Armoni Brooks TOR 110.0 $3,000 PG $3,500 SG 15.8 11.5 -3.5 16% 0% 49% 2% 0.73 -0.12 0.71 -0.14 CLE
Caris LeVert CLE 105.5 $5,800 PG/SG $4,900 SG/SF 30.4 30.9 -6.6 26% -1% 52% -4% 1.02 -0.12 1.00 -0.14 TOR
Kevin Love CLE 105.5 $5,900 PF/C $5,200 PF/C 22.3 27.9 0.8 24% -5% 59% 3% 1.25 -0.07 1.18 -0.07 TOR
Cedi Osman CLE 105.5 $4,100 SG/SF $3,900 SF/PF 22.8 19.4 -3.8 21% 0% 55% 3% 0.85 0.08 0.83 0.10 TOR

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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Notorious
Derek Farnsworth (Notorious)

Derek Farnsworth (aka Notorious) is a lead RotoGrinders Expert and one of the most recognizable names and faces in all of DFS. Before joining the RotoGrinders team, Derek received a Master’s Degree from the University of Utah. When he’s not busy providing content, he’s dominating the DFS industry as evidenced by his consistent top rankings in several sports and multiple Live Final appearances. Noto provides expert NBA, NFL, MLB, and PGA analysis for RotoGrinders Premium members on a daily basis and has also been nominated for five different Fantasy Sports Writer’s Association (FSWA) awards. Follow Noto on X – @RG_Notorious