NBA DFS First Look: Thursday, March 9th - Sortable Odds, Salaries, Stats

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)
Charlotte Hornets Detroit Pistons CHA -3.5 225.0 114.3 110.8 7:00 PM
Houston Rockets Indiana Pacers IND -9.0 236.0 113.5 122.5 7:00 PM
Utah Jazz Orlando Magic ORL -3.5 233.0 114.8 118.3 7:00 PM
Golden State Warriors Memphis Grizzlies GSW -2.5 235.5 119.0 116.5 7:30 PM
Brooklyn Nets Milwaukee Bucks MIL -12.0 231.5 109.8 121.8 8:00 PM
New York Knicks Sacramento Kings SAC -2.5 238.5 118.0 120.5 10:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense Line Total PPG +/- O-Rating Pace Opp. D-Rating Pace P-Pace
Indiana Pacers -9.0 122.5 115.5 7.0 113.4 101.4 HOU 118.1 99.9 100.6
Milwaukee Bucks -12.0 121.8 115.8 6.0 113.6 101.1 BKN 113.3 99.2 100.1
Sacramento Kings -2.5 120.5 121.1 -0.6 118.6 101.3 NYK 113.4 97.5 99.4
Golden State Warriors -2.5 119.0 118.1 0.9 114.1 102.7 MEM 109.7 101.7 102.2
Orlando Magic -3.5 118.3 111.2 7.1 111.4 99.4 UTA 115.6 100.7 100.0
New York Knicks 2.5 118.0 115.3 2.7 116.3 97.5 SAC 115.9 101.3 99.4
Memphis Grizzlies 2.5 116.5 115.6 0.9 113.4 101.7 GSW 113.4 102.7 102.2
Utah Jazz 3.5 114.8 117.0 -2.3 115.6 100.7 ORL 114.0 99.4 100.0
Charlotte Hornets -3.5 114.3 111.8 2.5 108.8 101.8 DET 117.5 100.4 101.1
Houston Rockets 9.0 113.5 110.0 3.5 109.7 99.9 IND 116.1 101.4 100.6
Detroit Pistons 3.5 110.8 111.4 -0.7 110.2 100.4 CHA 114.7 101.8 101.1
Brooklyn Nets 12.0 109.8 113.6 -3.8 114.5 99.2 MIL 109.7 101.1 100.1

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
Tyrese Haliburton IND 122.5 $9,800 PG $10,200 DIS 33.6 46.1 1.8 24% 4% 1.37 0.45 1.33 0.38 HOU
Jrue Holiday MIL 121.8 $8,100 PG $8,300 CG 32.9 40.4 1.9 25% -7% 1.23 0.02 1.18 -0.03 BKN
De’Aaron Fox SAC 120.5 $9,400 PG $9,500 CG 34.2 42.8 1.1 29% 5% 1.25 0.06 1.22 0.07 NYK
Stephen Curry GSW 119.0 $10,500 PG $10,500 CG 34.5 51.2 -0.7 30% 3% 1.48 0.03 1.39 -0.04 MEM
Markelle Fultz ORL 118.3 $6,400 PG $7,000 CG 29.5 29.5 3.6 20% -2% 1.00 -0.14 1.02 -0.12 UTA
Jalen Brunson NYK 118.0 $8,400 PG $8,700 DIS 35.2 39.9 -0.3 26% -1% 1.13 0.14 1.11 0.17 SAC
Tyus Jones MEM 116.5 $6,700 PG $7,500 DIS 23.0 22.1 4.6 17% -1% 0.96 0.14 0.95 0.16 GSW
Jordan Clarkson UTA 114.8 $7,700 PG/SG $7,400 SCW 32.6 33.6 1.3 27% -1% 1.03 0.30 0.97 0.33 ORL
Terry Rozier CHA 114.3 $8,200 PG/SG $8,200 CG 35.7 36.8 1.6 26% 1% 1.03 -0.07 1.00 -0.09 DET
Daishen Nix HOU 113.5 $3,000 PG/SG $4,100 DIS 16.3 11.4 2.2 15% 1% 0.70 0.22 0.68 0.30 IND
Killian Hayes DET 110.8 $5,400 PG $6,300 DIS 26.9 25.0 -9.3 20% 1% 0.93 0.01 0.93 0.03 CHA
Seth Curry BKN 109.8 $3,500 PG/SG $4,200 SHW 21.7 17.0 -4.5 19% 4% 0.78 0.05 0.76 0.17 MIL

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
Andrew Nembhard IND 122.5 $3,800 PG/SG $4,300 CG 26.7 19.4 -6.8 15% 0% 0.73 -0.12 0.72 -0.06 HOU
Grayson Allen MIL 121.8 $4,400 SG $4,700 SHW 27.7 20.9 2.8 14% -2% 0.75 -0.09 0.73 -0.11 BKN
Kevin Huerter SAC 120.5 $5,800 SG/SF $6,800 SHW 30.2 27.2 0.3 19% 2% 0.90 0.30 0.88 0.29 NYK
Donte DiVincenzo GSW 119.0 $5,800 SG/SF $6,000 CG 26.3 23.5 7.7 14% -3% 0.89 -0.07 0.88 -0.05 MEM
Gary Harris ORL 118.3 $3,200 SG/SF $4,500 3DW 24.8 15.6 2.6 13% 0% 0.63 0.05 0.62 0.11 UTA
Quentin Grimes NYK 118.0 $3,700 SG/SF $4,600 3DW 29.4 19.2 -3.0 14% -2% 0.65 -0.20 0.64 -0.21 SAC
Desmond Bane MEM 116.5 $8,000 SG $8,600 CG 31.2 36.8 2.2 25% 0% 1.18 -0.25 1.14 -0.25 GSW
Talen Horton-Tucker UTA 114.8 $6,500 SG/SF $6,300 CG 17.8 18.0 8.6 22% 2% 1.01 -0.09 1.00 -0.15 ORL
Kelly Oubre CHA 114.3 $7,500 SG/SF $8,000 SCW 32.5 32.7 4.6 26% -2% 1.00 0.05 1.00 0.02 DET
Jalen Green HOU 113.5 $6,400 PG/SG $6,800 SCW 33.5 33.8 -2.3 28% 2% 1.01 -0.06 0.96 -0.04 IND
Jaden Ivey DET 110.8 $6,900 PG/SG $7,000 CG 30.2 29.2 0.9 24% 4% 0.97 0.22 0.93 0.17 CHA
Mikal Bridges BKN 109.8 $8,500 SG $9,000 3DW 36.2 33.8 3.7 20% 7% 0.93 0.37 0.94 0.33 MIL

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
Buddy Hield IND 122.5 $6,200 SF $6,200 SHW 31.9 31.6 -2.6 21% 0% 0.99 0.08 0.95 0.08 HOU
Khris Middleton MIL 121.8 $7,200 SF $7,800 SCW 22.2 26.9 6.8 26% -6% 1.21 -0.14 1.16 -0.12 BKN
Harrison Barnes SAC 120.5 $5,300 SF/PF $5,600 VF 32.8 25.5 2.5 17% 2% 0.78 -0.01 0.76 -0.01 NYK
Klay Thompson GSW 119.0 $8,300 SG/SF $7,500 3DW 32.8 34.5 2.3 26% -2% 1.05 -0.01 0.99 0.00 MEM
Franz Wagner ORL 118.3 $6,200 SG/SF $5,900 SHW 32.9 30.9 -5.1 23% 0% 0.94 0.07 0.92 0.04 UTA
RJ Barrett NYK 118.0 $7,000 SF $6,900 SCW 34.2 31.6 3.9 26% 2% 0.92 0.10 0.88 0.12 SAC
Dillon Brooks MEM 116.5 $4,800 SF $5,000 SCW 30.3 24.4 -0.4 22% 0% 0.80 -0.24 0.78 -0.25 GSW
Lauri Markkanen UTA 114.8 $9,600 SF/PF $9,200 VF 34.4 42.2 -0.1 25% 3% 1.23 0.04 1.17 0.04 ORL
Gordon Hayward CHA 114.3 $6,700 SF $7,300 VF 31.6 28.0 3.6 20% 3% 0.89 0.06 0.87 0.05 DET
KJ Martin HOU 113.5 $5,500 SF/PF $5,600 VF 26.9 23.1 3.8 16% -1% 0.86 -0.07 0.85 -0.09 IND
Isaiah Livers DET 110.8 $4,600 SF/PF $4,200 3DW 21.9 12.4 11.7 11% 3% 0.57 0.08 0.56 0.07 CHA
Joe Harris BKN 109.8 $3,400 SG/SF $4,300 SHW 22.7 15.6 -6.3 14% 1% 0.69 0.14 0.66 0.09 MIL

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
Aaron Nesmith IND 122.5 $4,000 PF $5,000 3DW 24.4 18.8 -8.4 17% -6% 0.77 -0.53 0.77 -0.53 HOU
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL 121.8 $11,900 PF/C $12,200 VF 32.5 57.0 3.3 38% -2% 1.76 -0.11 1.69 -0.08 BKN
Keegan Murray SAC 120.5 $5,100 SF/PF $5,900 SCW 29.8 23.0 0.0 15% -3% 0.77 -0.15 0.76 -0.14 NYK
Draymond Green GSW 119.0 $6,300 PF/C $7,400 VB 31.4 30.3 -2.3 13% 2% 0.96 -0.14 0.96 -0.17 MEM
Paolo Banchero ORL 118.3 $7,900 SF/PF $7,800 VF 33.7 35.9 0.3 27% 5% 1.07 0.08 1.04 0.08 UTA
Julius Randle NYK 118.0 $10,000 PF $9,800 VB 36.0 47.2 3.2 28% 4% 1.31 -0.10 1.23 -0.12 SAC
Jaren Jackson MEM 116.5 $8,600 PF/C $8,800 VB 27.6 35.2 4.6 23% 3% 1.28 -0.10 1.37 -0.13 GSW
Kelly Olynyk UTA 114.8 $6,000 PF $5,800 VB 28.2 26.6 0.3 17% 1% 0.94 0.13 0.93 0.13 ORL
PJ Washington CHA 114.3 $6,300 PF/C $6,700 VF 32.9 29.0 0.0 19% 0% 0.88 -0.08 0.89 -0.11 DET
Jabari Smith HOU 113.5 $5,400 PF $5,300 VF 30.0 25.3 -1.5 18% -2% 0.84 -0.13 0.83 -0.16 IND
Marvin Bagley DET 110.8 $6,800 PF/C $6,000 VF 22.7 23.9 10.6 20% -2% 1.05 -0.07 1.06 -0.07 CHA
Dorian Finney-Smith BKN 109.8 $4,200 PF $5,600 3DW 31.6 20.1 0.9 13% 1% 0.63 0.10 0.63 0.11 MIL

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
Myles Turner IND 122.5 $7,800 C $8,300 VB 29.7 35.6 -4.5 22% 4% 1.20 -0.26 1.22 -0.21 HOU
Brook Lopez MIL 121.8 $6,800 C $7,500 VB 30.3 31.5 1.3 18% 8% 1.04 0.18 1.08 0.16 BKN
Domantas Sabonis SAC 120.5 $9,900 C $10,000 VB 34.5 47.8 -0.7 21% 4% 1.39 0.16 1.33 0.13 NYK
Kevon Looney GSW 119.0 $5,000 C $5,100 PB 23.3 24.0 -4.7 10% 5% 1.03 -0.05 1.05 -0.10 MEM
Moe Wagner ORL 118.3 $5,500 C $4,400 VB 20.9 21.5 2.5 20% 3% 1.03 0.25 1.02 0.29 UTA
Mitchell Robinson NYK 118.0 $5,600 C $6,600 PB 27.6 25.7 8.5 10% 1% 0.93 -0.25 1.00 -0.31 SAC
Xavier Tillman MEM 116.5 $5,900 PF/C $6,000 VB 17.2 16.3 14.8 14% 3% 0.95 0.05 1.00 0.02 GSW
Walker Kessler UTA 114.8 $6,900 C $8,000 VB 22.0 25.1 6.4 13% 2% 1.14 0.14 1.23 0.13 ORL
Mark Williams CHA 114.3 $6,000 C $5,500 PB 17.9 20.6 8.7 17% -2% 1.15 -0.30 1.21 -0.36 DET
Alperen Sengun HOU 113.5 $7,400 C $7,500 PB 28.3 34.4 1.0 22% 0% 1.22 0.10 1.20 0.06 IND
Jalen Duren DET 110.8 $5,000 C $5,300 PB 25.1 23.8 13% 0.95 0.97 CHA
Nerlens Noel BKN 109.8 $3,300 C $3,800 PB 11.3 9.1 6.5 11% -1% 0.81 -0.46 0.90 -0.58 MIL

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
Bennedict Mathurin IND 122.5 $5,100 SG/SF $5,500 SCW 28.1 25.3 -1.8 24% -4% 0.90 -0.20 0.87 -0.18 HOU
T.J. McConnell IND 122.5 $4,600 PG $5,600 DIS 19.6 20.8 3.5 17% -1% 1.06 0.14 1.06 0.22 HOU
Chris Duarte IND 122.5 $3,900 SG/SF $4,000 SCW 19.3 14.8 7.3 18% -1% 0.77 0.05 0.75 0.03 HOU
Bobby Portis MIL 121.8 $6,600 PF/C $6,600 VB 25.9 30.4 -3.9 21% -3% 1.17 -0.24 1.12 -0.27 BKN
Pat Connaughton MIL 121.8 $3,800 SG/SF $4,400 SHW 24.8 18.6 -3.9 14% -1% 0.75 -0.12 0.73 -0.11 BKN
Joe Ingles MIL 121.8 $4,000 SG/SF $4,600 SHW 22.5 16.8 1.2 13% 3% 0.75 0.13 0.72 0.11 BKN
Malik Monk SAC 120.5 $4,400 SG $5,000 CG 22.5 24.0 -4.0 25% -3% 1.07 -0.22 1.02 -0.23 NYK
Trey Lyles SAC 120.5 $3,700 PF/C $5,000 VF 16.3 15.6 3.1 18% 2% 0.96 0.42 0.94 0.40 NYK
Davion Mitchell SAC 120.5 $4,500 PG/SG $5,200 CG 18.1 12.0 1.2 14% -4% 0.66 0.05 0.66 0.04 NYK
Jordan Poole GSW 119.0 $7,100 PG/SG $7,200 CG 30.8 32.8 0.4 28% -7% 1.07 -0.28 1.00 -0.25 MEM
Jonathan Kuminga GSW 119.0 $5,200 PF/C $5,200 VF 20.2 17.7 4.1 20% 4% 0.87 0.29 0.87 0.35 MEM
Andre Iguodala GSW 119.0 $3,300 SF $3,600 3DW 13.7 7.6 -0.7 9% 1% 0.55 -0.07 0.53 -0.07 MEM
Jalen Suggs ORL 118.3 $4,300 PG/SG $5,400 CG 23.6 20.8 6.8 19% -4% 0.88 -0.19 0.89 -0.19 UTA
Cole Anthony ORL 118.3 $5,300 PG/SG $6,200 CG 25.1 26.3 3.4 21% -1% 1.05 -0.07 1.04 -0.07 UTA
Bol Bol ORL 118.3 $3,500 PF/C $4,300 VB 22.3 21.4 -6.6 18% -3% 0.96 0.06 0.98 0.06 UTA
Immanuel Quickley NYK 118.0 $6,600 PG/SG $7,300 SHW 28.2 25.8 9.4 19% 6% 0.92 0.23 0.90 0.23 SAC
Josh Hart NYK 118.0 $5,200 SG/SF $5,900 SHW 32.7 27.7 2.4 13% -2% 0.85 -0.20 0.85 -0.21 SAC
Isaiah Hartenstein NYK 118.0 $3,400 C $4,700 VB 19.3 16.8 -5.9 11% -3% 0.87 -0.31 0.91 -0.35 SAC
Santi Aldama MEM 116.5 $4,400 PF/C $5,300 VB 21.9 19.6 1.3 16% 0% 0.89 -0.31 0.91 -0.33 GSW
Luke Kennard MEM 116.5 $3,400 SG/SF $4,500 SHW 21.0 14.2 1.0 14% 0% 0.67 0.18 0.64 0.14 GSW
John Konchar MEM 116.5 $3,300 SG/SF $4,400 CG 21.7 16.2 -3.2 10% -2% 0.75 0.06 0.77 0.16 GSW
Kris Dunn UTA 114.8 $5,700 PG/SG $5,600 CG 23.4 28.8 1.4 20% 0% 1.23 0.03 1.27 0.02 ORL
Ochai Agbaji UTA 114.8 $3,900 SG/SF $3,900 SCW 16.6 9.5 11.7 12% 6% 0.57 0.01 0.55 0.02 ORL
Rudy Gay UTA 114.8 $3,500 PF $4,300 VF 14.6 11.8 1.0 17% 3% 0.81 0.48 0.81 0.50 ORL
Dennis Smith Jr. CHA 114.3 $4,700 PG $6,200 CG 25.2 22.3 -1.3 17% 3% 0.88 0.22 0.92 0.21 DET
Nick Richards CHA 114.3 $3,600 C $4,800 PB 17.3 17.7 -1.1 15% -5% 1.02 -0.31 1.05 -0.32 DET
Bryce McGowens CHA 114.3 $3,400 SG/SF $3,800 SCW 14.7 8.1 3.3 13% -1% 0.55 -0.17 0.54 -0.17 DET
Tari Eason HOU 113.5 $5,600 SF/PF $5,900 VF 20.3 21.4 9.3 19% 0% 1.05 -0.06 1.09 -0.05 IND
Jae’Sean Tate HOU 113.5 $4,100 SG/SF $4,700 SHW 21.5 18.2 1.2 18% 0% 0.85 0.14 0.84 0.17 IND
Josh Christopher HOU 113.5 $3,200 SG/SF $3,900 SCW 11.3 9.1 7.2 21% 0% 0.80 -0.08 0.81 -0.06 IND
James Wiseman DET 110.8 $5,700 C $6,800 VB 16.1 16.2 11.2 20% 1% 1.00 -0.01 1.01 0.03 CHA
Cory Joseph DET 110.8 $4,500 PG $4,800 DIS 17.0 13.1 11.7 14% 0% 0.77 0.06 0.76 0.06 CHA
Rodney McGruder DET 110.8 $3,400 SG/SF $3,800 SHW 12.4 7.3 10.4 11% -5% 0.59 -0.11 0.57 -0.12 CHA
Cam Thomas BKN 109.8 $4,600 SG $4,700 SCW 17.0 16.3 -10.1 27% -1% 0.96 -0.20 0.93 -0.17 MIL
Day’Ron Sharpe BKN 109.8 $3,000 C $4,400 PB 10.6 11.1 17% 1.05 1.07 MIL
Yuta Watanabe BKN 109.8 $3,000 SF/PF $3,700 3DW 17.5 12.4 -12.0 13% 3% 0.71 -0.12 0.70 0.07 MIL
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