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NBA DFS First Look: Tuesday, December 7th

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2021-12-07 16:00:30

The NBA DFS First Look is complete with sortable odds, implied team totals, player statistics, and projected starters to help you get an early start on the upcoming slate.

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NBA Schedule & Vegas Lines

Road Team Home Team Favorite Spread Game Total Road Total Home Total Time (ET)
Brooklyn Nets Dallas Mavericks BKN -4.0 218.5 111.3 107.3 7:30 PM
New York Knicks San Antonio Spurs NYK -2.5 211.0 106.8 104.3 8:30 PM
Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers LAL -2.5 220.5 109.0 111.5 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 -2.5 111.5 106.9 101.4 BOS 106.5 97.7 99.6
Brooklyn Nets -4.0 111.3 109.3 100.2 DAL 109.0 97.0 98.6
Boston Celtics 2.5 109.0 108.3 97.7 LAL 108.6 101.4 99.6
Dallas Mavericks 4.0 107.3 107.2 97.0 BKN 105.6 100.2 98.6
New York Knicks -2.5 106.8 108.6 97.0 SAS 106.7 100.4 98.7
San Antonio Spurs 2.5 104.3 106.7 100.4 NYK 109.8 97.0 98.7

Point Guard (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and the last four games.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Russell Westbrook LAL 111.5 $10,000 PG $9,500 PG 36.2 45.9 3.5 27% -4% 52% 7% 1.27 -0.13 1.19 -0.10 BOS
James Harden BKN 111.3 $10,700 PG $10,600 SG/PG 35.7 49.4 3.1 27% 0% 58% -9% 1.38 -0.01 1.30 0.01 DAL
Dennis Schroder BOS 109.0 $6,400 PG $5,200 PG/SG 33.3 31.4 0.0 25% 3% 56% 9% 0.94 0.14 0.91 0.12 LAL
Luka Doncic DAL 107.3 $10,900 PG/SF $10,300 PG/SG 34.7 52.1 -2.9 36% 4% 54% 4% 1.50 0.15 1.41 0.04 BKN
Alec Burks NYK 106.8 $6,700 PG/SF $6,500 SG/SF 24.2 22.7 13.0 18% 3% 59% -2% 0.94 -0.01 0.94 -0.01 SAS
Dejounte Murray SAS 104.3 $9,500 PG $9,900 PG/SG 34.8 47.9 0.0 26% 0% 50% 3% 1.38 0.07 1.35 0.02 NYK

Shooting Guard (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and the last four games.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Talen Horton-Tucker LAL 111.5 $5,000 SG/SF $5,000 SG/SF 28.7 23.7 -5.0 19% -4% 47% 3% 0.83 0.03 0.83 0.05 BOS
Patty Mills BKN 111.3 $4,800 PG/SG $4,900 SG/PG 28.4 21.1 5.2 16% -1% 64% -4% 0.74 -0.09 0.70 -0.06 DAL
Marcus Smart BOS 109.0 $6,000 PG/SG $5,800 SG/PG 34.4 28.9 -2.2 16% 4% 52% 9% 0.84 0.07 0.86 0.02 LAL
Reggie Bullock DAL 107.3 $3,100 SG/SF $3,700 SG 23.1 10.8 0.9 13% -1% 45% -7% 0.47 -0.15 0.44 -0.17 BKN
Evan Fournier NYK 106.8 $4,700 SG/SF $5,100 SF/SG 28.9 22.5 0.8 20% 2% 55% 4% 0.78 0.04 0.75 0.03 SAS
Derrick White SAS 104.3 $6,200 PG/SG $7,800 PG 31.2 29.1 0.0 19% 4% 50% 5% 0.93 0.18 0.95 0.19 NYK

Small Forward (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and the last four games.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
LeBron James LAL 111.5 $9,900 PG/SF $10,500 SF/PF 36.9 48.0 4.2 30% 3% 57% -3% 1.30 0.06 1.27 0.03 BOS
DeAndre Bembry BKN 111.3 $4,300 SG/SF $4,500 SG/SF 20.4 14.8 8.2 12% -1% 61% 10% 0.73 0.10 0.77 0.09 DAL
Jayson Tatum BOS 109.0 $9,400 SF/PF $9,700 SF/PF 36.5 45.8 -0.6 32% -1% 52% 4% 1.26 0.09 1.22 0.07 LAL
Dorian Finney-Smith DAL 107.3 $4,300 SF/PF $5,500 SF/SG 31.2 21.3 -1.5 13% -1% 55% 11% 0.68 0.14 0.70 0.15 BKN
RJ Barrett NYK 106.8 $5,300 SF $5,300 SF/SG 30.9 25.8 -9.6 22% 0% 49% 4% 0.84 0.06 0.80 0.07 SAS
Doug McDermott SAS 104.3 $4,000 SF $4,800 PF/SF 25.3 17.6 -1.1 17% 2% 60% 8% 0.70 0.28 0.66 0.29 NYK

Power Forward (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and the last four games.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Anthony Davis LAL 111.5 $10,200 PF/C $10,000 PF/C 35.7 48.5 3.7 27% -3% 57% 1% 1.36 -0.10 1.40 -0.08 BOS
Kevin Durant BKN 111.3 $10,800 SF/PF $10,800 SF/PF 36.0 49.2 4.3 31% 2% 63% -7% 1.37 0.00 1.32 0.03 DAL
Al Horford BOS 109.0 $7,100 PF/C $6,800 PF/C 29.1 34.2 1.4 19% 0% 57% 14% 1.18 0.05 1.20 0.02 LAL
Kristaps Porzingis DAL 107.3 $7,600 PF $8,500 PF/C 30.3 38.4 -3.1 27% -4% 57% -5% 1.27 -0.06 1.29 -0.01 BKN
Julius Randle NYK 106.8 $9,100 PF/C $8,700 PF/C 35.4 43.3 1.0 27% 0% 53% 0% 1.22 0.00 1.17 0.02 SAS
Keldon Johnson SAS 104.3 $5,600 PF $5,400 PF/SF 31.8 28.4 2.7 20% -4% 54% 6% 0.89 -0.17 0.88 -0.19 NYK

Center (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and the last four games.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Dwight Howard LAL 111.5 $3,800 C $5,200 C 14.9 15.4 9.1 14% -2% 69% -11% 1.04 -0.16 1.10 -0.17 BOS
LaMarcus Aldridge BKN 111.3 $5,700 C $5,600 C/PF 23.6 25.3 8.1 22% -4% 61% -3% 1.07 -0.27 1.11 -0.28 DAL
Robert Williams BOS 109.0 $5,800 C $6,400 PF/C 28.5 27.1 -8.1 11% 1% 75% 9% 0.95 -0.09 1.01 -0.04 LAL
Dwight Powell DAL 107.3 $3,000 C $4,300 C/PF 19.8 15.4 -4.2 12% -3% 64% 2% 0.78 -0.11 0.81 -0.13 BKN
Mitchell Robinson NYK 106.8 $4,100 C $5,100 C 25.4 21.9 0.3 9% 0% 74% -13% 0.86 -0.01 0.92 0.02 SAS
Jakob Poeltl SAS 104.3 $5,900 C $6,300 C 29.2 31.2 0.3 17% 0% 60% -2% 1.07 0.09 1.09 0.11 NYK

Notable Bench Players

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and the last four games.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Carmelo Anthony LAL 111.5 $4,600 PF $4,700 SF/PF 28.5 24.1 -1.7 19% -3% 59% -5% 0.85 -0.15 0.84 -0.14 BOS
Malik Monk LAL 111.5 $4,400 SG $5,500 SG 24.4 19.2 7.3 17% 1% 59% 10% 0.79 0.10 0.77 0.07 BOS
Wayne Ellington LAL 111.5 $3,500 SG/SF $4,700 SG 20.7 11.3 0.3 12% -3% 60% 17% 0.55 0.06 0.51 0.13 BOS
Cameron Thomas BKN 111.3 $3,300 PG/SG $3,900 SG 10.7 7.7 8.5 18% -4% 43% 7% 0.72 -0.09 0.75 -0.11 DAL
Bruce Brown BKN 111.3 $3,500 SG/SF $4,200 SG 23.1 17.1 -9.8 14% 2% 49% -22% 0.74 0.05 0.79 0.03 DAL
Paul Millsap BKN 111.3 $3,100 PF/C $3,600 PF/C 11.4 10.4 0.9 16% 2% 46% 3% 0.91 0.27 0.93 0.29 DAL
Josh Richardson BOS 109.0 $3,500 SG $4,500 SF/SG 24.5 17.1 -1.2 15% 1% 57% 3% 0.70 0.04 0.70 0.05 LAL
Grant Williams BOS 109.0 $3,700 PF/C $4,600 PF 22.0 15.7 3.5 12% 0% 69% 5% 0.71 -0.03 0.71 -0.01 LAL
Enes Freedom BOS 109.0 $3,400 C $3,800 C 12.7 13.9 3.4 16% -2% 52% 3% 1.10 0.04 1.12 0.09 LAL
Tim Hardaway DAL 107.3 $5,500 SG $5,700 SG/SF 32.2 26.1 -5.2 20% 4% 51% 4% 0.81 0.18 0.80 0.18 BKN
Jalen Brunson DAL 107.3 $5,200 PG/SG $5,300 PG/SG 29.1 28.6 -0.1 21% 0% 56% -4% 0.98 -0.24 0.96 -0.24 BKN
Maxi Kleber DAL 107.3 $4,400 PF/C $4,400 PF 23.4 20.0 3.0 14% 1% 62% -5% 0.85 -0.11 0.86 -0.14 BKN
Derrick Rose NYK 106.8 $5,100 PG/SG $5,700 PG/SG 23.7 24.7 4.6 22% -2% 56% 9% 1.04 -0.04 1.04 -0.09 SAS
Immanuel Quickley NYK 106.8 $4,900 PG $5,400 SG/PG 20.8 17.3 10.8 20% -2% 54% -14% 0.83 -0.18 0.80 -0.16 SAS
Obi Toppin NYK 106.8 $3,100 SF/PF $4,200 PF 15.5 16.1 1.3 21% 1% 59% 3% 1.04 -0.05 1.07 -0.08 SAS
Devin Vassell SAS 104.3 $4,200 SF/PF $5,000 SG 25.0 22.7 -14.7 18% -10% 58% -8% 0.91 -0.71 0.93 -0.74 NYK
Lonnie Walker SAS 104.3 $3,400 SG/SF $4,300 SG/SF 22.5 19.9 -0.2 22% -2% 48% 3% 0.88 -0.04 0.87 -0.02 NYK
Bryn Forbes SAS 104.3 $3,100 SG $3,900 SG 14.2 10.4 3.6 20% 3% 59% 9% 0.73 0.34 0.69 0.34 NYK

Legend

Term Description
USG% Percentage of possessions a player used while on the floor this season.
TS% Shooting efficiency from this season.
DK/M DraftKings fantasy points per minute from this season.
FD/M FanDuel fantasy points per minute from this season.
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About the Author

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Derek Farnsworth (Notorious)

Derek Farnsworth (aka Notorious) is a lead RotoGrinders Expert and one of the most recognizable names and faces in all of DFS. Before joining the RotoGrinders team, Derek received a Master’s Degree from the University of Utah. When he’s not busy providing content, he’s dominating the DFS industry as evidenced by his consistent top rankings in several sports and multiple Live Final appearances. Noto provides expert NBA, NFL, MLB, and PGA analysis for RotoGrinders Premium members on a daily basis and has also been nominated for five different Fantasy Sports Writer’s Association (FSWA) awards. Follow Noto on Twitter – @RG_Notorious