NBA DFS First Look: Thursday, October 20th - Sortable Odds, Salaries, Stats

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2022-10-20 14:38:28

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)
Milwaukee Bucks	Philadelphia 76ers	PHI	-4.0	223.5		109.8	113.8	7:30 PM
Los Angeles Clippers	Los Angeles Lakers	LAC	-5.5	225.5		110.0	115.5	10:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense	Line	Total	O-Rating	Pace		Opp.	D-Rating	Pace		P-Pace
Los Angeles Lakers	5.5	115.5	93.9	108.6		LAC	99.5	106.0		107.3
Philadelphia 76ers	-4.0	113.8	108.9	103.6		MIL	114.3	101.8		102.7
Los Angeles Clippers	-5.5	110.0	107.6	106.0		LAL	109.1	108.6		107.3
Milwaukee Bucks	4.0	109.8	103.1	101.8		PHI	99.3	103.6		102.7

Point Guard (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between the preseason and last season’s averages.

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	TS%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Russell Westbrook	LAL	115.5	$7,000	PG	$7,200	PG	16.4	13.4	17.9	21%	6%	44%	8%	0.81	0.37	0.74	0.38	LAC
James Harden	PHI	113.8	$9,000	PG/SG	$9,700	SG/PG	23.3	24.4	13.9	25%	1%	53%	6%	1.05	0.33	0.97	0.33	MIL
Reggie Jackson	LAC	110.0	$6,200	PG	$5,400	PG	14.3	11.6	16.9	20%	8%	52%	-3%	0.81	0.16	0.70	0.22	LAL
Jrue Holiday	MIL	109.8	$7,900	PG	$8,800	PG/SG	22.9	25.8	10.0	23%	0%	55%	4%	1.12	0.03	1.07	0.07	PHI

Shooting Guard (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between the preseason and last season’s averages.

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	TS%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Patrick Beverley	LAL	115.5	$4,100	PG/SG	$5,000	PG/SG	19.4	16.8	6.0	19%	-3%	51%	3%	0.87	0.14	0.86	0.17	LAC
Tyrese Maxey	PHI	113.8	$5,200	PG	$6,600	PG/SG	20.1	25.5	15.2	29%	-9%	67%	-8%	1.27	-0.41	1.25	-0.40	MIL
Paul George	LAC	110.0	$8,900	SG	$9,200	SG/SF	18.7	28.5	16.1	26%	7%	53%	1%	1.52	-0.19	1.62	-0.32	LAL
Grayson Allen	MIL	109.8	$4,600	SG/SF	$3,800	SG/SF	19.0	20.0	8.3	22%	-7%	61%	0%	1.05	-0.30	1.00	-0.27	PHI

Small Forward (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between the preseason and last season’s averages.

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	TS%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Lonnie Walker	LAL	115.5	$4,100	SF	$4,400	SG/SF	21.2	21.8	1.8	25%	-2%	48%	4%	1.03	-0.12	1.01	-0.13	LAC
Tobias Harris	PHI	113.8	$5,500	SF/PF	$6,300	SF/PF	21.2	19.9	13.6	17%	4%	49%	7%	0.94	0.03	0.95	0.00	MIL
Kawhi Leonard	LAC	110.0	$8,400	SF	$8,600	SF/PF	16.5	17.3		23%		54%		1.05		1.09		LAL
Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	109.8	$10,700	PF/C	$11,300	PF/SF	26.4	41.1	6.5	39%	-5%	45%	19%	1.56	0.21	1.52	0.22	PHI

Power Forward (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between the preseason and last season’s averages.

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	TS%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
LeBron James	LAL	115.5	$9,300	SF/PF	$10,800	SF/PF	18.9	27.1	18.3	31%	1%	60%	2%	1.43	0.05	1.38	0.06	LAC
P.J. Tucker	PHI	113.8	$3,500	PF/C	$4,100	PF	19.1	7.8	8.8	5%	6%	43%	16%	0.41	0.31	0.40	0.30	MIL
Marcus Morris	LAC	110.0	$4,500	PF	$4,600	PF/SF	17.3	18.7	11.7	22%	1%	72%	-17%	1.08	-0.18	0.98	-0.12	LAL
Bobby Portis	MIL	109.8	$5,400	PF/C	$5,800	PF/C	22.3	21.4	5.9	22%	-2%	47%	10%	0.96	0.15	0.95	0.14	PHI

Center (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between the preseason and last season’s averages.

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	TS%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Anthony Davis	LAL	115.5	$8,600	PF/C	$9,900	PF/C	21.4	39.8	13.7	31%	-5%	63%	-5%	1.86	-0.52	1.85	-0.47	LAC
Joel Embiid	PHI	113.8	$10,300	C	$10,200	C	20.7	26.0	13.1	36%	2%	49%	13%	1.26	0.43	1.27	0.40	MIL
Ivica Zubac	LAC	110.0	$5,300	C	$5,500	C	16.6	18.0	7.8	18%	-1%	73%	-7%	1.08	-0.01	1.11	-0.03	LAL
Brook Lopez	MIL	109.8	$4,800	C	$4,900	C	19.7	9.9	3.3	14%	7%	46%	11%	0.50	0.46	0.47	0.52	PHI

Notable Bench Players

The +/- columns show the difference between the preseason and last season’s averages.

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	TS%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Kendrick Nunn	LAL	115.5	$3,700	PG/SG	$4,200	SG/PG	19.4	19.9		27%		60%		1.02		0.90		LAC
Austin Reaves	LAL	115.5	$3,300	SG/SF	$3,700	SF/SG	23.9	20.7	-0.7	15%	-2%	58%	2%	0.87	-0.19	0.87	-0.19	LAC
Matt Ryan	LAL	115.5	$3,000	SF	$3,500	SF	13.1	11.2	-7.8	20%	16%	57%	-27%	0.85	0.19	0.77	0.36	LAC
De’Anthony Melton	PHI	113.8	$3,800	PG/SG	$3,800	PG/SG	18.0	19.9	4.7	24%	-4%	41%	12%	1.11	-0.03	1.14	-0.05	MIL
Montrezl Harrell	PHI	113.8	$3,600	C	$3,800	C	14.6	22.4	8.5	25%	-5%	71%	-3%	1.53	-0.43	1.58	-0.46	MIL
Danuel House	PHI	113.8	$3,200	SF/PF	$3,600	SF	13.8	10.8	3.5	11%	3%	86%	-31%	0.78	-0.06	0.79	-0.06	MIL
Norman Powell	LAC	110.0	$5,000	SG	$5,900	SF/SG	21.6	28.5	10.8	29%	-6%	64%	-4%	1.32	-0.41	1.32	-0.43	LAL
John Wall	LAC	110.0	$4,900	PG	$6,000	PG/SG	14.5	17.3		30%		67%		1.19		1.09		LAL
Robert Covington	LAC	110.0	$4,400	C	$5,200	PF/SF	14.2	16.9	13.1	19%	-5%	71%	-14%	1.19	-0.34	1.26	-0.35	LAL
Serge Ibaka	MIL	109.8	$3,900	PF/C	$3,500	PF/C	15.3	16.2	1.0	17%	0%	59%	-2%	1.06	-0.10	1.11	-0.16	PHI
Jordan Nwora	MIL	109.8	$5,100	SG/SF	$4,300	PF/SF	23.6	23.8	-4.5	23%	-4%	58%	-7%	1.01	-0.19	0.97	-0.18	PHI
George Hill	MIL	109.8	$4,300	PG/SG	$3,600	PG	17.7	10.6	5.5	11%	1%	80%	-25%	0.60	0.04	0.54	0.11	PHI

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