NBA DFS First Look: Thursday, May 18th - 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) |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Denver Nuggets | DEN | -5.5 | 226.5 | | 110.5 | 116.0 | 8:30 PM |
Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play
| Offense | Line | Total | PPG | +/- | O-Rating | Pace | | Opp. | D-Rating | Pace | | P-Pace |
| Denver Nuggets | -5.5 | 116.0 | 115.8 | 0.2 | 116.8 | 98.7 | | LAL | 113.2 | 101.9 | | 100.3 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 5.5 | 110.5 | 117.2 | -6.7 | 113.9 | 101.9 | | DEN | 113.5 | 98.7 | | 100.3 |
Point Guard (Projected Starters)
The +/- columns show the difference between season’s averages and this playoff series.
| Starter | Team | Total | DK | FD | MIN/G | FP/G | +/- | USG% | +/- | DK/M | +/- | FD/M | +/- | OPP |
| | DEN | 116.0 | $9,400 | $14,500 | 32.8 | 37.1 | 4.3 | 26% | 2% | 1.13 | 0.33 | 1.09 | 0.41 | LAL |
| | LAL | 110.5 | $4,800 | $7,500 | 30.1 | 24.2 | 1.9 | 18% | -5% | 0.80 | -0.27 | 0.79 | -0.31 | DEN |
Shooting Guard (Projected Starters)
The +/- columns show the difference between season’s averages and this playoff series.
| Starter | Team | Total | DK | FD | MIN/G | FP/G | +/- | USG% | +/- | DK/M | +/- | FD/M | +/- | OPP |
| | DEN | 116.0 | $6,400 | $9,000 | 31.3 | 22.1 | 4.7 | 14% | -1% | 0.71 | 0.27 | 0.72 | 0.28 | LAL |
| D’Angelo Russell | LAL | 110.5 | $7,000 | $10,000 | 32.5 | 33.9 | -6.4 | 23% | -1% | 1.04 | -0.58 | 1.00 | -0.56 | DEN |
Small Forward (Projected Starters)
The +/- columns show the difference between season’s averages and this playoff series.
| Starter | Team | Total | DK | FD | MIN/G | FP/G | +/- | USG% | +/- | DK/M | +/- | FD/M | +/- | OPP |
| | DEN | 116.0 | $7,200 | $11,000 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 5.6 | 22% | -6% | 1.00 | 0.07 | 0.96 | 0.06 | LAL |
| | LAL | 110.5 | $7,400 | $12,000 | 28.8 | 23.4 | 13.3 | 15% | 3% | 0.81 | 0.14 | 0.79 | 0.10 | DEN |
Power Forward (Projected Starters)
The +/- columns show the difference between season’s averages and this playoff series.
| Starter | Team | Total | DK | FD | MIN/G | FP/G | +/- | USG% | +/- | DK/M | +/- | FD/M | +/- | OPP |
| | DEN | 116.0 | $6,800 | $9,500 | 30.2 | 32.2 | 5.8 | 21% | -5% | 1.07 | -0.53 | 1.07 | -0.57 | LAL |
| | LAL | 110.5 | $11,200 | $15,500 | 35.5 | 52.6 | 4.4 | 32% | -6% | 1.48 | -0.06 | 1.43 | -0.06 | DEN |
Center (Projected Starters)
The +/- columns show the difference between season’s averages and this playoff series.
| Starter | Team | Total | DK | FD | MIN/G | FP/G | +/- | USG% | +/- | DK/M | +/- | FD/M | +/- | OPP |
| | DEN | 116.0 | $12,600 | $17,500 | 33.7 | 59.1 | 8.7 | 26% | 5% | 1.75 | 0.34 | 1.67 | 0.27 | LAL |
| | LAL | 110.5 | $11,600 | $16,000 | 34.0 | 51.7 | 7.8 | 28% | -4% | 1.52 | 0.13 | 1.54 | 0.18 | DEN |
Notable Bench Players
The +/- columns show the difference between season’s averages and this playoff series.
| Starter | Team | Total | DK | FD | MIN/G | FP/G | +/- | USG% | +/- | DK/M | +/- | FD/M | +/- | OPP |
| | DEN | 116.0 | $6,600 | $8,500 | 28.5 | 25.0 | -4.3 | 17% | 1% | 0.88 | 0.13 | 0.89 | 0.10 | LAL |
| | DEN | 116.0 | $3,000 | $6,000 | 19.5 | 13.9 | -1.9 | 17% | -6% | 0.71 | -0.47 | 0.71 | -0.53 | LAL |
| | DEN | 116.0 | $2,000 | $6,500 | 15.5 | 10.3 | -3.3 | 13% | -3% | 0.66 | -0.39 | 0.68 | -0.33 | LAL |
| | LAL | 110.5 | $3,600 | $8,000 | 23.3 | 19.6 | 4.9 | 19% | -2% | 0.84 | -0.10 | 0.84 | -0.07 | DEN |
| | LAL | 110.5 | $3,800 | $7,000 | 23.2 | 17.7 | -3.6 | 20% | -2% | 0.76 | -0.08 | 0.75 | -0.01 | DEN |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | LAL | 110.5 | $2,600 | $6,500 | 24.1 | 23.5 | -13.9 | 14% | 1% | 0.97 | -0.56 | 0.99 | -0.52 | DEN |
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