NBA DFS First Look: Thursday, May 11th - Sortable Odds, Salaries, Stats

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2023-05-11 03:30:38

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)
Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers	BOS	-2.5	212.5		107.5	105.0	7:30 PM
Denver Nuggets	Phoenix Suns	PHO	-3.0	226.0		111.5	114.5	10:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense	Line	Total	PPG	+/-	O-Rating	Pace		Opp.	D-Rating	Pace		P-Pace
Phoenix Suns	-3.0	114.5	113.6	0.9	114.5	98.8		DEN	113.5	98.7		98.8
Denver Nuggets	3.0	111.5	115.8	-4.3	116.8	98.7		PHO	112.3	98.8		98.8
Philadelphia 76ers	2.5	105.0	115.2	-10.2	117.0	97.4		BOS	110.6	99.2		98.3
Boston Celtics	-2.5	107.5	117.9	-10.4	117.3	99.2		PHI	112.7	97.4		98.3

Point Guard (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season’s averages and this playoff series.

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Cameron Payne	PHO	114.5	$4,700	PG	$4,800	PG/SG	20.2	21.5	5.4	24%	-9%	1.07	-0.50	1.03	-0.46	DEN
Jamal Murray	DEN	111.5	$8,200	PG	$8,800	PG	32.8	37.1	6.3	26%	1%	1.13	-0.01	1.09	0.01	PHO
James Harden	PHI	105.0	$8,700	PG	$9,600	SG/PG	36.8	49.0	3.0	25%	2%	1.33	-0.02	1.26	0.01	BOS
Marcus Smart	BOS	107.5	$5,400	PG	$6,000	PG	32.1	28.6	2.5	18%	3%	0.89	-0.08	0.88	-0.11	PHI

Shooting Guard (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season’s averages and this playoff series.

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Devin Booker	PHO	114.5	$10,000	PG/SG	$9,900	SG	34.6	44.1	6.9	31%	-2%	1.28	0.09	1.24	0.08	DEN
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	DEN	111.5	$4,400	SG	$4,700	SG	31.3	22.1	2.8	14%	-5%	0.71	-0.12	0.72	-0.11	PHO
Tyrese Maxey	PHI	105.0	$6,300	PG/SG	$7,200	PG/SG	33.6	31.7	4.9	24%	0%	0.94	-0.06	0.91	-0.02	BOS
Derrick White	BOS	107.5	$4,900	PG/SG	$5,000	PG/SG	28.3	26.4	3.4	17%	-4%	0.93	-0.34	0.93	-0.36	PHI

Small Forward (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season’s averages and this playoff series.

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Landry Shamet	PHO	114.5	$3,800	SG	$4,300	SG	20.2	16.4	5.9	19%	-7%	0.81	-0.22	0.78	-0.22	DEN
Michael Porter	DEN	111.5	$6,100	SF	$6,700	PF/SF	29.0	29.0		22%	-7%	1.00		0.96		PHO
Tobias Harris	PHI	105.0	$5,600	SF/PF	$6,000	PF/SF	32.9	28.8	0.5	18%	-2%	0.87	-0.15	0.87	-0.18	BOS
Jaylen Brown	BOS	107.5	$7,900	SG/SF	$8,000	SF/SG	35.9	43.5	1.0	31%	-6%	1.21	-0.19	1.17	-0.19	PHI

Power Forward (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season’s averages and this playoff series.

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Kevin Durant	PHO	114.5	$9,900	SF/PF	$11,000	SF/PF	35.6	48.7	6.3	31%	3%	1.37	-0.02	1.35	-0.02	DEN
Aaron Gordon	DEN	111.5	$5,900	PF	$6,500	PF	30.2	32.2	7.5	21%	-5%	1.07	-0.34	1.07	-0.33	PHO
P.J. Tucker	PHI	105.0	$3,700	PF	$3,800	PF	25.6	11.0	2.2	7%	0%	0.43	0.06	0.43	0.04	BOS
Jayson Tatum	BOS	107.5	$9,800	SF/PF	$10,800	PF/SF	36.9	52.4	1.6	32%	-2%	1.42	-0.01	1.37	0.02	PHI

Center (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season’s averages and this playoff series.

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Deandre Ayton	PHO	114.5	$5,700	C	$6,200	C	30.4	35.8	-1.0	23%	-7%	1.18	-0.31	1.17	-0.27	DEN
Nikola Jokic	DEN	111.5	$11,500	C	$12,200	C	33.7	59.1	4.9	26%	8%	1.75	0.11	1.67	0.08	PHO
Joel Embiid	PHI	105.0	$9,600	C	$11,400	C	34.6	57.3	2.8	37%	-3%	1.66	-0.31	1.64	-0.27	BOS
Al Horford	BOS	107.5	$5,500	PF/C	$7,000	C/PF	30.5	26.1	-1.0	12%	2%	0.85	0.13	0.85	0.22	PHI

Notable Bench Players

The +/- columns show the difference between season’s averages and this playoff series.

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Josh Okogie	PHO	114.5	$3,100	SF	$3,900	SF/SG	18.8	16.6	-4.7	17%	-7%	0.88	-0.48	0.90	-0.49	DEN
TJ Warren	PHO	114.5	$3,400	SF/PF	$3,900	SF/PF	16.4	14.2	3.4	19%	-4%	0.87	-0.29	0.89	-0.25	DEN
Jock Landale	PHO	114.5	$3,500	C	$4,200	C	14.2	14.2	1.9	18%	-6%	1.00	-0.17	0.99	-0.11	DEN
Bruce Brown	DEN	111.5	$4,800	PG/SF	$5,200	SF/SG	28.5	25.0	-4.3	17%	1%	0.88	0.05	0.89	0.06	PHO
Jeff Green	DEN	111.5	$3,300	PF/C	$3,900	PF/SF	19.5	13.9	-3.3	17%	-6%	0.71	-0.10	0.71	-0.07	PHO
Christian Braun	DEN	111.5	$3,100	SG/SF	$3,700	SG	15.5	10.3	-2.1	13%	-1%	0.66	-0.20	0.68	-0.21	PHO
De’Anthony Melton	PHI	105.0	$4,200	SG/SF	$4,500	PG/SG	27.9	23.7	-3.9	16%	-2%	0.85	-0.14	0.86	-0.10	BOS
Georges Niang	PHI	105.0	$3,100	PF	$3,800	PF	19.4	14.6	-3.6	16%	-3%	0.75	-0.33	0.71	-0.33	BOS
Paul Reed	PHI	105.0	$3,200	C	$4,300	C	10.9	12.1	-1.4	15%	-7%	1.11	-0.26	1.20	-0.30	BOS
Malcolm Brogdon	BOS	107.5	$5,200	PG	$5,700	PG/SG	26.0	28.0	3.1	22%	1%	1.08	-0.07	1.05	-0.10	PHI
Robert Williams	BOS	107.5	$3,600	C	$4,800	C	23.5	24.2	-5.9	11%	-5%	1.03	-0.21	1.08	-0.15	PHI
Grant Williams	BOS	107.5	$3,200	SF/PF	$4,000	PF	25.9	18.5	-7.7	13%	-4%	0.71	-0.10	0.70	-0.06	PHI

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