NBA DFS First Look: Tuesday, April 18th - Sortable Odds, Salaries, Stats

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2023-04-18 15:23:23

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)
Atlanta Hawks	Boston Celtics	BOS	-10.5	230.5		110.0	120.5	7:00 PM
New York Knicks	Cleveland Cavaliers	CLE	-5.5	214.0		104.3	109.8	7:30 PM
Los Angeles Clippers	Phoenix Suns	PHO	-8.5	225.5		108.5	117.0	10:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense	Line	Total	PPG	+/-	O-Rating	Pace		Opp.	D-Rating	Pace		P-Pace
Boston Celtics	-10.5	120.5	117.9	2.6	117.3	99.2		ATL	115.4	101.6		100.4
Phoenix Suns	-8.5	117.0	113.6	3.4	114.5	98.8		LAC	113.6	98.8		98.8
Cleveland Cavaliers	-5.5	109.8	112.3	-2.6	115.5	96.3		NYK	114.2	97.8		97.0
Atlanta Hawks	10.5	110.0	118.4	-8.4	115.5	101.6		BOS	110.6	99.2		100.4
Los Angeles Clippers	8.5	108.5	113.6	-5.1	114.0	98.8		PHO	112.3	98.8		98.8
New York Knicks	5.5	104.3	116.0	-11.8	117.0	97.8		CLE	109.9	96.3		97.0

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
Marcus Smart	BOS	120.5	$5,900	PG	$6,500	PG	32.1	28.6	0.2	18%	1%	0.89	0.36	0.88	0.46	ATL
Chris Paul	PHO	117.0	$7,200	PG	$7,900	PG	32.0	36.8	6.7	20%	-8%	1.15	-0.08	1.14	-0.09	LAC
Darius Garland	CLE	109.8	$7,400	PG	$7,300	PG	35.5	39.4	7.7	26%	-7%	1.11	-0.49	1.06	-0.40	NYK
Trae Young	ATL	110.0	$9,000	PG	$9,400	PG	34.8	47.5	0.0	31%	-2%	1.36	-0.39	1.29	-0.34	BOS
Russell Westbrook	LAC	108.5	$7,800	PG	$8,200	PG	29.1	36.9	7.4	27%	-2%	1.27	-0.06	1.22	0.09	PHO
Jalen Brunson	NYK	104.3	$7,900	PG	$8,500	PG	35.0	39.9	-5.5	27%	13%	1.14	0.10	1.11	0.16	CLE

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
Derrick White	BOS	120.5	$5,300	PG/SG	$6,600	PG/SG	28.3	26.4	10.2	17%	1%	0.93	0.26	0.93	0.23	ATL
Devin Booker	PHO	117.0	$8,700	SG	$9,700	SG	34.6	44.1	8.7	31%	-3%	1.28	-0.28	1.24	-0.14	LAC
Donovan Mitchell	CLE	109.8	$9,200	PG/SG	$10,200	SG	35.8	44.7	7.8	31%	4%	1.25	0.27	1.21	0.31	NYK
Dejounte Murray	ATL	110.0	$8,000	PG/SG	$8,300	SG/PG	36.4	39.9	-0.5	24%	8%	1.10	0.26	1.08	0.34	BOS
Eric Gordon	LAC	108.5	$4,400	SG/SF	$4,600	SG	28.5	21.0	4.0	17%	1%	0.74	0.02	0.71	0.00	PHO
Quentin Grimes	NYK	104.3	$4,700	SG/SF	$4,800	SG/SF	29.9	21.3	-2.9	14%	-7%	0.71	-0.15	0.69	-0.11	CLE

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
Jaylen Brown	BOS	120.5	$8,500	SG/SF	$9,200	SF/SG	35.9	43.5	1.1	31%	3%	1.21	0.14	1.17	0.06	ATL
Torrey Craig	PHO	117.0	$4,200	PF	$4,700	SF	24.7	19.5	2.2	13%	11%	0.79	0.36	0.80	0.34	LAC
Isaac Okoro	CLE	109.8	$3,700	SF	$3,900	SF/SG	21.7	13.5	1.0	12%	3%	0.62	-0.06	0.64	-0.08	NYK
De’Andre Hunter	ATL	110.0	$4,500	SF/PF	$4,800	SF/PF	31.7	24.5	-2.1	19%	-3%	0.77	-0.14	0.76	-0.09	BOS
Kawhi Leonard	LAC	108.5	$9,400	SF/PF	$10,300	SF/PF	33.6	41.8	8.0	27%	3%	1.25	0.09	1.24	0.07	PHO
RJ Barrett	NYK	104.3	$6,800	SF	$6,400	SF/SG	33.9	31.1	-2.8	26%	-7%	0.92	0.02	0.87	0.15	CLE

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
Jayson Tatum	BOS	120.5	$9,800	SF/PF	$10,800	PF/SF	36.9	52.4	3.1	32%	-5%	1.42	-0.33	1.37	-0.37	ATL
Kevin Durant	PHO	117.0	$9,300	SF/PF	$10,600	SF/PF	35.6	48.7	8.9	31%	-10%	1.37	0.05	1.35	0.06	LAC
Evan Mobley	CLE	109.8	$7,100	PF/C	$7,500	PF/C	34.4	36.0	3.3	20%	-3%	1.05	-0.36	1.07	-0.39	NYK
John Collins	ATL	110.0	$4,600	PF/C	$5,500	PF/C	30.0	26.4	-0.9	17%	-4%	0.88	-0.12	0.89	-0.08	BOS
Nicolas Batum	LAC	108.5	$3,900	PF/C	$4,000	SF/PF	21.9	16.4	-0.5	11%	-4%	0.75	-0.41	0.76	-0.46	PHO
Julius Randle	NYK	104.3	$8,600	PF/C	$8,500	PF	35.5	46.3	-1.9	29%	4%	1.31	-0.06	1.23	-0.08	CLE

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
Al Horford	BOS	120.5	$5,500	PF/C	$5,700	C/PF	30.5	26.1	7.6	12%	-6%	0.85	-0.17	0.85	-0.14	ATL
Deandre Ayton	PHO	117.0	$6,200	C	$7,300	C	30.4	35.8	2.7	23%	0%	1.18	-0.29	1.17	-0.26	LAC
Jarrett Allen	CLE	109.8	$6,500	C	$7,200	C/PF	32.6	33.1	10.3	16%	-6%	1.02	-0.12	1.03	-0.18	NYK
Clint Capela	ATL	110.0	$5,800	C	$5,900	C	26.6	31.3	-0.1	15%	-2%	1.18	-0.27	1.20	-0.26	BOS
Ivica Zubac	LAC	108.5	$5,000	C	$6,100	C	28.5	27.9	1.2	15%	3%	0.98	0.06	0.99	-0.06	PHO
Mitchell Robinson	NYK	104.3	$5,400	C	$6,300	C	26.9	25.9	-0.8	10%	-2%	0.96	-0.20	1.04	-0.19	CLE

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
Robert Williams	BOS	120.5	$4,900	C	$6,000	C	23.5	24.2	-1.8	11%	3%	1.03	0.26	1.08	0.25	ATL
Malcolm Brogdon	BOS	120.5	$5,100	PG	$5,300	PG/SG	26.0	28.0	-4.6	22%	-6%	1.08	-0.41	1.05	-0.38	ATL
Sam Hauser	BOS	120.5	$3,100	SG/SF	$3,700	SF	16.1	13.1	-5.1	14%	-6%	0.81	-0.70	0.79	-0.68	ATL
Cameron Payne	PHO	117.0	$4,100	PG	$3,800	PG/SG	20.2	21.5		24%		1.07		1.03		LAC
Landry Shamet	PHO	117.0	$3,700	PG/SG	$3,800	SG	20.2	16.4	3.5	19%	-10%	0.81	-0.47	0.78	-0.44	LAC
Darius Bazley	PHO	117.0	$3,000	PF/C	$3,500	PF/SF	14.3	13.1		17%		0.92		0.97		LAC
Caris LeVert	CLE	109.8	$4,300	SG	$4,800	SG/SF	30.2	25.4	-12.0	18%	4%	0.84	-0.55	0.83	-0.57	NYK
Cedi Osman	CLE	109.8	$3,500	PF	$3,900	SF/PF	20.1	15.4	-1.3	18%	-2%	0.77	-0.04	0.74	-0.09	NYK
Ricky Rubio	CLE	109.8	$3,600	PG	$3,700	PG	17.2	14.9	-11.7	17%	8%	0.87	-0.23	0.88	-0.25	NYK
Saddiq Bey	ATL	110.0	$4,500	SF/PF	$5,000	SF	27.6	24.8	-3.7	19%	-7%	0.90	-0.08	0.88	-0.02	BOS
Bogdan Bogdanovic	ATL	110.0	$4,800	SG/SF	$5,500	SF/SG	27.9	25.0	-0.2	20%	-4%	0.90	0.13	0.87	0.25	BOS
Onyeka Okongwu	ATL	110.0	$4,200	C	$4,900	C	23.1	24.2	-4.0	15%	-4%	1.05	-0.56	1.10	-0.62	BOS
Norman Powell	LAC	108.5	$5,200	SG/SF	$5,900	SF/SG	26.1	25.6	-2.9	25%	-4%	0.98	-0.14	0.95	-0.09	PHO
Mason Plumlee	LAC	108.5	$4,000	C	$4,500	C	26.0	28.7	-8.4	15%	-8%	1.10	0.25	1.10	0.25	PHO
Terance Mann	LAC	108.5	$3,800	PG/SG	$4,000	PG/SG	23.1	18.1	1.2	15%	3%	0.78	-0.04	0.77	-0.08	PHO
Immanuel Quickley	NYK	104.3	$5,700	PG/SG	$5,600	SG/PG	28.9	28.2	-5.3	20%	-4%	0.97	-0.63	0.96	-0.67	CLE
Isaiah Hartenstein	NYK	104.3	$4,000	C	$4,500	PF/C	19.9	17.4	2.0	11%	-2%	0.87	-0.22	0.92	-0.27	CLE
Obi Toppin	NYK	104.3	$3,800	PF	$3,900	PF	15.7	13.8	-1.3	19%	-2%	0.88	0.20	0.85	0.16	CLE

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