NBA DFS First Look: Thursday, May 4th - 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 Golden State Warriors GSW -5.5 227.5 111.0 116.5 9:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense Line Total PPG +/- O-Rating Pace Opp. D-Rating Pace P-Pace
Golden State Warriors -5.5 116.5 118.9 -2.4 115.1 102.5 LAL 113.2 101.9 102.2
Los Angeles Lakers 5.5 111.0 117.2 -6.2 113.9 101.9 GSW 113.4 102.5 102.2

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
Stephen Curry GSW 116.5 $16,800 $15,500 PG 34.7 50.3 2.9 30% 0% 1.45 0.09 1.36 0.08 LAL
D’Angelo Russell LAL 111.0 $11,100 $11,000 PG 32.5 33.9 -1.0 23% 1% 1.04 0.23 1.00 0.26 GSW

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
Klay Thompson GSW 116.5 $12,300 $9,500 SG 33.0 34.2 3.2 26% -2% 1.04 -0.19 0.97 -0.19 LAL
Austin Reaves LAL 111.0 $10,800 $8,500 SF/SG 28.8 23.4 7.3 15% 2% 0.81 -0.04 0.79 -0.02 GSW

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
Andrew Wiggins GSW 116.5 $11,700 $10,000 SF/PF 32.2 31.5 3.2 21% -1% 0.98 -0.23 0.98 -0.25 LAL
LeBron James LAL 111.0 $16,500 $16,000 SF/PF 35.5 52.6 0.2 32% -6% 1.48 -0.27 1.43 -0.25 GSW

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
Draymond Green GSW 116.5 $11,400 $13,500 PF/C 31.5 30.4 4.4 13% 0% 0.96 -0.11 0.96 -0.03 LAL
Jarred Vanderbilt LAL 111.0 $7,200 $7,500 PF 24.1 23.5 -3.6 14% 1% 0.97 0.24 0.99 0.30 GSW

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
Kevon Looney GSW 116.5 $12,000 $12,000 C 23.9 24.8 6.3 10% 0% 1.04 0.49 1.07 0.40 LAL
Anthony Davis LAL 111.0 $17,100 $17,500 PF/C 34.0 51.7 2.2 28% -4% 1.52 0.15 1.54 0.20 GSW

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
Jordan Poole GSW 116.5 $9,000 $9,000 PG/SG 30.0 32.5 -5.5 28% -5% 1.08 -0.02 1.02 -0.01 LAL
Donte DiVincenzo GSW 116.5 $5,400 $7,000 SG/SF 26.3 23.4 -16.0 15% -2% 0.89 0.00 0.87 0.09 LAL
Gary Payton GSW 116.5 $4,800 $7,000 SG 16.7 12.9 -2.5 10% 3% 0.77 0.05 0.81 0.14 LAL
Dennis Schroder LAL 111.0 $6,300 $7,500 SG/PG 30.1 24.2 -2.9 18% -5% 0.80 0.05 0.79 0.12 GSW
Rui Hachimura LAL 111.0 $5,700 $8,000 PF 23.3 19.6 -6.7 19% -1% 0.84 -0.14 0.84 -0.09 GSW
Troy Brown LAL 111.0 $3,300 $6,500 SF 24.5 16.6 -13.8 12% -4% 0.68 -0.20 0.68 -0.22 GSW
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