NBA DFS First Look: Tuesday, December 20th - Sortable Odds, Salaries, Stats

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2022-12-20 15:26:40

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)
Utah Jazz	Detroit Pistons	UTA	-2.5	229.5		116.0	113.5	7:00 PM
Golden State Warriors	New York Knicks	NYK	-5.5	221.0		107.8	113.3	7:30 PM
Chicago Bulls	Miami Heat	MIA	-4.5	222.5		109.0	113.5	7:30 PM
Washington Wizards	Phoenix Suns	PHO	-7.0	228.5		110.8	117.8	9:00 PM
Memphis Grizzlies	Denver Nuggets	MEM	-1.5	234.0		117.8	116.3	10:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense	Line	Total	PPG	+/-	O-Rating	Pace		Opp.	D-Rating	Pace		P-Pace
Memphis Grizzlies	-1.5	117.8	116.2	1.6	114.1	101.1		DEN	114.8	99.4		100.3
Phoenix Suns	-7.0	117.8	115.2	2.6	116.2	98.8		WAS	113.6	99.4		99.1
Denver Nuggets	1.5	116.3	115.8	0.5	116.2	99.4		MEM	109.5	101.1		100.3
Utah Jazz	-2.5	116.0	117.2	-1.2	115.7	100.5		DET	117.2	99.9		100.2
Detroit Pistons	2.5	113.5	111.3	2.2	110.7	99.9		UTA	114.1	100.5		100.2
Miami Heat	-4.5	113.5	108.1	5.4	109.5	97.7		CHI	112.6	101.1		99.4
New York Knicks	-5.5	113.3	114.1	-0.8	112.6	100.0		GSW	112.7	103.1		101.5
Washington Wizards	7.0	110.8	110.6	0.2	110.5	99.4		PHO	111.4	98.8		99.1
Chicago Bulls	4.5	109.0	113.2	-4.2	110.7	101.1		MIA	110.5	97.7		99.4
Golden State Warriors	5.5	107.8	117.3	-9.6	113.4	103.1		NYK	110.8	100.0		101.5

Point Guard (Projected Starters)

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

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Ja Morant	MEM	117.8	$10,400	PG	$10,700	PG	32.0	49.4	-11.2	34%	0%	1.54	0.23	1.48	0.15	DEN
Chris Paul	PHO	117.8	$8,300	PG	$8,100	PG	31.4	35.1	2.9	18%	4%	1.12	0.26	1.10	0.25	WAS
Jamal Murray	DEN	116.3	$6,900	PG	$7,000	PG/SG	30.8	32.2	2.8	26%	-7%	1.04	-0.25	1.01	-0.26	MEM
Mike Conley	UTA	116.0	$5,300	PG	$5,500	PG	28.9	26.5	-0.2	16%	-1%	0.92	-0.29	0.90	-0.27	DET
Killian Hayes	DET	113.5	$6,100	PG	$6,200	PG	24.9	23.0	6.2	19%	3%	0.92	0.12	0.93	0.09	UTA
Kyle Lowry	MIA	113.5	$6,600	PG	$6,400	PG	36.1	32.1	-6.9	18%	-1%	0.89	0.08	0.86	0.02	CHI
Jalen Brunson	NYK	113.3	$7,200	PG	$7,800	PG/SG	32.1	36.8	3.1	26%	3%	1.15	0.05	1.13	0.03	GSW
Monte Morris	WAS	110.8	$5,100	PG	$5,500	PG	28.1	23.7	1.4	15%	1%	0.84	0.04	0.84	0.04	PHO
Alex Caruso	CHI	109.0	$3,900	PG/SG	$4,600	PG/SG	25.5	18.5	2.3	10%	2%	0.73	-0.06	0.77	-0.09	MIA
Ty Jerome	GSW	107.8	$3,500	PG	$4,300	PG	14.9	10.7	1.6	13%	3%	0.71	0.23	0.69	0.21	NYK

Shooting Guard (Projected Starters)

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

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Dillon Brooks	MEM	117.8	$6,300	SG	$6,600	SG/SF	31.0	29.6	-1.7	25%	2%	0.96	0.19	0.92	0.13	DEN
Devin Booker	PHO	117.8	$9,500	PG/SG	$10,400	SG	35.6	45.4	3.1	31%	6%	1.28	0.04	1.24	0.01	WAS
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	DEN	116.3	$4,500	SG	$5,100	SG/SF	31.1	21.9	-0.1	14%	2%	0.70	0.07	0.70	0.07	MEM
Jordan Clarkson	UTA	116.0	$7,100	PG/SG	$7,400	PG/SG	32.5	32.8	-0.4	27%	4%	1.01	0.09	0.94	0.08	DET
Jaden Ivey	DET	113.5	$5,000	PG/SG	$5,900	SG	30.1	28.4	-4.5	24%	-3%	0.94	-0.07	0.91	-0.05	UTA
Tyler Herro	MIA	113.5	$8,800	PG/SG	$8,200	SG/SF	34.9	38.9	3.9	25%	2%	1.12	0.14	1.06	0.10	CHI
Quentin Grimes	NYK	113.3	$4,800	SG/SF	$4,900	SG/SF	24.7	17.7	7.8	13%	1%	0.71	0.15	0.71	0.15	GSW
Bradley Beal	WAS	110.8	$7,900	SG	$8,700	SG	34.9	38.5	-3.2	26%	8%	1.10	-0.01	1.09	-0.05	PHO
Zach LaVine	CHI	109.0	$7,300	SG/SF	$7,200	SG/SF	34.2	36.0	-0.1	28%	1%	1.05	-0.13	1.01	-0.16	MIA
Jordan Poole	GSW	107.8	$8,100	PG/SG	$8,300	PG/SG	28.8	30.6	6.1	28%	6%	1.06	0.16	1.00	0.15	NYK

Small Forward (Projected Starters)

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

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
John Konchar	MEM	117.8	$4,300	SG/SF	$4,800	SF/SG	27.0	21.1	-5.7	11%	-3%	0.78	0.00	0.78	-0.01	DEN
Mikal Bridges	PHO	117.8	$6,500	SF	$7,500	SG/SF	36.4	31.4	-0.8	18%	4%	0.86	0.06	0.87	0.08	WAS
Bruce Brown	DEN	116.3	$5,500	SG/SF	$5,800	SG	30.2	26.3	2.9	16%	-4%	0.87	-0.05	0.87	-0.04	MEM
Lauri Markkanen	UTA	116.0	$8,000	SF/PF	$7,800	PF/SF	33.8	39.2	0.3	23%	-1%	1.16	-0.10	1.11	-0.10	DET
Bojan Bogdanovic	DET	113.5	$6,400	SF/PF	$6,100	SF/PF	31.1	30.6	1.6	25%	5%	0.98	0.01	0.92	0.02	UTA
Caleb Martin	MIA	113.5	$5,700	SF	$4,700	SF/SG	32.9	22.8	-0.7	14%	0%	0.69	-0.21	0.69	-0.24	CHI
RJ Barrett	NYK	113.3	$6,900	SF	$7,200	SF/SG	34.4	31.7	3.6	25%	1%	0.92	-0.05	0.89	-0.07	GSW
Deni Avdija	WAS	110.8	$5,600	SF/PF	$5,400	SF/PF	25.8	21.4	3.4	15%	0%	0.83	0.09	0.83	0.08	PHO
DeMar DeRozan	CHI	109.0	$8,200	SF/PF	$8,400	SG/SF	35.3	40.7	1.2	28%	1%	1.15	-0.08	1.15	-0.08	MIA
Klay Thompson	GSW	107.8	$6,600	SG	$7,300	SG/SF	31.0	30.2	3.8	25%	-3%	0.97	-0.14	0.93	-0.10	NYK

Power Forward (Projected Starters)

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

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Jaren Jackson	MEM	117.8	$6,700	PF/C	$7,700	PF/C	25.4	33.9	-3.8	24%	-4%	1.33	-0.01	1.41	-0.02	DEN
Torrey Craig	PHO	117.8	$5,600	PF/C	$5,000	SF/PF	24.4	20.4	-1.5	13%	0%	0.84	0.16	0.85	0.18	WAS
Aaron Gordon	DEN	116.3	$6,500	PF	$6,900	PF/C	29.6	31.5	1.0	20%	3%	1.07	0.11	1.07	0.12	MEM
Jarred Vanderbilt	UTA	116.0	$5,600	PF/C	$6,000	PF	24.6	25.0	-2.7	14%	-1%	1.02	-0.30	1.03	-0.28	DET
Isaiah Stewart	DET	113.5	$5,400	PF/C	$5,700	C/PF	28.1	27.6	3.9	17%	-2%	0.98	-0.10	0.95	-0.11	UTA
Jimmy Butler	MIA	113.5	$9,200	PF	$10,000	SF/PF	35.2	43.6	-0.2	24%	0%	1.24	0.21	1.26	0.28	CHI
Julius Randle	NYK	113.3	$9,100	PF	$9,000	PF/C	33.8	41.6	6.6	27%	1%	1.23	0.05	1.16	0.04	GSW
Kyle Kuzma	WAS	110.8	$8,600	PF	$8,000	SF/PF	35.3	38.4	2.9	27%	-3%	1.09	-0.09	1.03	-0.08	PHO
Patrick Williams	CHI	109.0	$4,200	SF/PF	$4,500	SF/PF	27.0	19.4	7.1	15%	-3%	0.72	-0.09	0.72	-0.12	MIA
Draymond Green	GSW	107.8	$5,900	PF	$6,500	PF/C	31.0	28.2	0.8	13%	4%	0.91	-0.26	0.91	-0.35	NYK

Center (Projected Starters)

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

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Steven Adams	MEM	117.8	$5,100	C	$6,400	C	26.5	27.7	-1.9	14%	1%	1.04	0.14	1.06	0.29	DEN
Deandre Ayton	PHO	117.8	$7,600	C	$8,000	C	28.7	34.7	-2.8	22%	4%	1.21	0.23	1.19	0.15	WAS
Nikola Jokic	DEN	116.3	$11,800	C	$12,500	C	32.9	57.0	3.1	28%	6%	1.73	0.45	1.68	0.45	MEM
Kelly Olynyk	UTA	116.0	$5,800	PF/C	$6,000	C/PF	28.6	27.2	2.6	18%	5%	0.95	-0.22	0.95	-0.26	DET
Jalen Duren	DET	113.5	$4,800	C	$5,800	C	23.0	20.5	8.9	12%	1%	0.89	0.21	0.92	0.22	UTA
Bam Adebayo	MIA	113.5	$8,400	C	$9,300	C/PF	35.0	40.5	-0.5	26%	1%	1.16	0.05	1.14	0.00	CHI
Mitchell Robinson	NYK	113.3	$5,200	C	$6,300	C	24.8	24.3	7.0	10%	-1%	0.98	-0.03	1.07	-0.04	GSW
Kristaps Porzingis	WAS	110.8	$9,000	C	$9,600	C/PF	32.8	42.9	3.7	28%	-1%	1.31	-0.11	1.31	-0.07	PHO
Nikola Vucevic	CHI	109.0	$7,200	C	$7,900	C	32.3	37.1	1.9	21%	0%	1.15	-0.06	1.12	-0.04	MIA
Kevon Looney	GSW	107.8	$5,300	C	$6,000	C/PF	23.1	22.7	2.2	10%	2%	0.98	0.31	1.01	0.31	NYK

Notable Bench Players

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

Starter	Team	Total	DK	Pos	FD	Pos	MIN/G	FP/G	+/-	USG%	+/-	DK/M	+/-	FD/M	+/-	OPP
Tyus Jones	MEM	117.8	$6,000	PG	$5,700	PG	24.0	22.9	1.9	19%	5%	0.95	0.27	0.93	0.26	DEN
Brandon Clarke	MEM	117.8	$4,600	PF/C	$4,900	PF/C	19.6	20.0	-0.3	18%	-2%	1.02	0.16	1.04	0.17	DEN
Ziaire Williams	MEM	117.8	$3,200	SG/SF	$3,900	SF	18.3	13.8	0.4	19%	1%	0.75	0.02	0.77	0.01	DEN
Bismack Biyombo	PHO	117.8	$4,400	C	$5,200	C	13.5	12.4	8.8	13%	-3%	0.92	-0.13	1.00	-0.16	WAS
Landry Shamet	PHO	117.8	$4,400	SG/SF	$3,900	SG	17.4	13.1	3.9	17%	2%	0.75	0.04	0.74	0.07	WAS
Damion Lee	PHO	117.8	$4,300	SG/SF	$4,100	SG	21.5	16.1	0.7	14%	0%	0.75	-0.11	0.71	-0.14	WAS
Jeff Green	DEN	116.3	$3,100	PF/C	$3,900	PF/SF	19.2	13.9	-1.9	16%	3%	0.73	0.25	0.72	0.26	MEM
Bones Hyland	DEN	116.3	$5,000	PG/SG	$4,900	PG	21.1	24.0	-1.2	29%	-3%	1.14	-0.17	1.09	-0.14	MEM
Christian Braun	DEN	116.3	$3,500	SG	$3,500	SG	14.1	7.5	3.7	11%	0%	0.53	-0.20	0.54	-0.21	MEM
Malik Beasley	UTA	116.0	$5,500	SG/SF	$5,300	SF/SG	27.3	24.5	-1.8	20%	3%	0.90	-0.11	0.86	-0.15	DET
Walker Kessler	UTA	116.0	$5,000	C	$5,500	C	17.4	19.0	5.3	12%	0%	1.09	-0.11	1.18	-0.10	DET
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	UTA	116.0	$4,700	PG/SG	$4,900	SG/SF	15.3	14.3	4.3	19%	-1%	0.93	-0.09	0.92	-0.10	DET
Saddiq Bey	DET	113.5	$4,400	SF/PF	$5,300	SF	28.8	24.0	-7.4	20%	-3%	0.83	-0.27	0.82	-0.27	UTA
Alec Burks	DET	113.5	$4,600	PG/SG	$5,100	PG/SG	21.1	22.4	3.0	24%	-2%	1.06	-0.11	1.04	-0.15	UTA
Cory Joseph	DET	113.5	$3,100	PG	$4,400	PG	15.6	12.0	0.7	14%	2%	0.77	-0.09	0.75	-0.12	UTA
Victor Oladipo	MIA	113.5	$4,900	PG/SG	$4,800	SG/PG	24.4	19.0	8.0	17%	-3%	0.78	0.01	0.79	0.07	CHI
Max Strus	MIA	113.5	$5,000	SG/SF	$5,200	SG/SF	31.5	23.4	-5.4	18%	1%	0.74	0.10	0.72	0.11	CHI
Duncan Robinson	MIA	113.5	$3,700	SF/PF	$4,000	SG/SF	17.7	12.1	6.3	17%	2%	0.68	0.14	0.64	0.13	CHI
Immanuel Quickley	NYK	113.3	$4,600	PG/SG	$4,700	SG/PG	23.7	21.3	4.1	19%	-3%	0.90	-0.32	0.89	-0.26	GSW
Isaiah Hartenstein	NYK	113.3	$3,400	C	$4,600	PF/C	20.3	19.0	-5.1	12%	3%	0.93	0.16	0.98	0.14	GSW
Miles McBride	NYK	113.3	$3,200	PG/SG	$3,800	PG	10.8	7.4	2.8	13%	-4%	0.69	0.14	0.71	0.16	GSW
Will Barton	WAS	110.8	$4,800	SG/SF	$5,500	SG/SF	22.8	18.5	3.5	18%	5%	0.81	0.12	0.79	0.05	PHO
Corey Kispert	WAS	110.8	$4,600	SG/SF	$3,900	SF	28.3	17.2	-0.2	12%	0%	0.61	-0.08	0.59	-0.10	PHO
Daniel Gafford	WAS	110.8	$4,000	C	$5,300	C	14.3	15.3	4.7	15%	0%	1.07	0.04	1.13	0.06	PHO
Coby White	CHI	109.0	$3,700	PG/SG	$4,000	PG/SG	20.1	15.4	2.9	16%	-1%	0.77	-0.04	0.75	-0.06	MIA
Goran Dragic	CHI	109.0	$3,400	PG/SG	$4,100	PG	16.9	15.4	-1.6	21%	-1%	0.91	-0.02	0.87	-0.03	MIA
Ayo Dosunmu	CHI	109.0	$3,600	PG	$3,900	PG/SG	26.8	19.6	-9.8	16%	4%	0.73	-0.12	0.72	-0.15	MIA
Jonathan Kuminga	GSW	107.8	$4,900	PF/C	$4,200	SF	17.4	14.3	2.1	19%	3%	0.82	-0.09	0.82	-0.06	NYK
JaMychal Green	GSW	107.8	$3,800	C	$3,500	PF/C	14.9	13.5	0.8	16%	6%	0.91	0.48	0.91	0.39	NYK
Anthony Lamb	GSW	107.8	$3,600	SF/PF	$3,500	SF	17.9	13.5	-2.5	13%	-1%	0.75	-0.14	0.74	-0.16	NYK

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