NBA DFS First Look: Tuesday, January 16th

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)
Denver Nuggets Philadelphia 76ers PHI -3.0 228.5 112.8 115.8 7:30 PM
Sacramento Kings Phoenix Suns PHO -4.0 243.0 119.5 123.5 9:00 PM
Oklahoma City Thunder Los Angeles Clippers LAC -6.5 235.5 114.5 121.0 10:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense Line Total PPG +/- O-Rat Pace Reb % Matchup Pace Reb % 3PAtt 3P % PAPG D-Rat P-Pace Time (ET)
Denver Nuggets 3.0 112.8 116.2 -3.5 7 28 7 at PHI 12 16 4 1 8 3 99.0 7:30
Philadelphia 76ers -3.0 115.8 119.8 -4.1 5 12 16 vs DEN 28 7 3 14 4 10 99.0 7:30
Sacramento Kings 4.0 119.5 118.2 1.3 14 11 14 at PHO 26 5 14 18 15 16 99.2 9:00
Phoenix Suns -4.0 123.5 115.8 7.7 11 26 5 vs SAC 11 14 10 29 21 17 99.2 9:00
Oklahoma City Thunder 6.5 114.5 122.1 -7.6 4 6 28 at LAC 25 11 14 13 10 13 99.8 10:00
Los Angeles Clippers -6.5 121.0 117.4 3.6 6 25 11 vs OKC 6 28 28 7 14 4 99.8 10:00

Note: The stats to the left of the first grey column are for the offense, the stats to the right are for the defense of the opponent. Total = team total, PPG = points per game, +/- = difference between total and PPG, O-Rat = offensive rating, Pace = pace of play, Reb % = rebounding rate, 3PA = 3-point attempts allowed, 3P % = 3-point percentage allowed, PAPG = points allowed per game, D-Rating = defensive rating, P-Pace = projected pace of game

Point Guard (Projected Starters)

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- PAPG RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
Jamal Murray DEN 112.8 $8,300 PG $8,000 PG 30.4 2.5 38.3 2.2 27% 3% 20.6 4.2 6.4 0.4 10.4 3.7 -1.4 1.26 -0.03 1.24 -0.03 at PHI 7:30
Tyrese Maxey PHI 115.8 $9,400 PG $9,200 PG 37.4 2.8 44.7 4.3 26% 1% 26.1 0.9 6.6 0.7 11.5 3.6 -0.3 1.20 0.02 1.17 0.05 vs DEN 7:30
De’Aaron Fox SAC 119.5 $9,000 PG $8,700 PG 35.5 0.1 46.1 -8.0 31% -3% 27.8 -3.3 5.8 -1.8 11.3 4.2 -1.4 1.30 -0.23 1.27 -0.22 at PHO 9:00
Devin Booker PHO 123.5 $9,100 PG/SG $9,800 SG 35.9 0.0 46.9 -3.9 29% -2% 26.6 0.7 7.7 -1.4 13.6 4.9 -2.1 1.31 -0.11 1.26 -0.08 vs SAC 9:00
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC 114.5 $10,400 PG $11,400 PG 34.5 -3.1 54.0 -5.5 31% -1% 31.3 -1.3 6.3 0.0 12.2 5.8 -1.8 1.57 -0.02 1.61 -0.03 at LAC 10:00
James Harden LAC 121.0 $8,100 PG $8,100 SG/PG 33.8 -2.0 40.2 -3.8 20% 1% 17.0 -2.5 8.4 1.1 13.7 4.6 -1.1 1.19 -0.05 1.16 -0.08 vs OKC 10:00

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the season and the last 4 games. MIN = minutes per game, FP/G = fantasy points per game, USG = usage rate, PPG = points per game, APG = assists per game, PAPG = potential assists per game, RPG = rebounds per game, DK/M = DraftKings points per minute, FD/M = FanDuel points per minute.

Shooting Guard (Projected Starters)

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- PAPG RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope DEN 112.8 $4,600 SG $4,700 SG 32.2 1.0 21.1 3.3 12% 1% 10.2 2.8 2.5 -1.2 4.1 2.2 0.1 0.66 0.08 0.68 0.09 at PHI 7:30
Kelly Oubre PHI 115.8 $6,700 SG/SF $6,100 SF/SG 27.2 4.5 23.6 -0.2 19% -1% 13.2 -0.5 1.0 1.0 1.8 4.1 -1.1 0.87 -0.13 0.88 -0.10 vs DEN 7:30
Kevin Huerter SAC 119.5 $5,500 SG $5,400 SG/SF 23.4 -0.5 20.7 2.9 18% -1% 9.9 0.1 2.5 0.2 4.1 3.7 1.3 0.89 0.15 0.87 0.13 at PHO 9:00
Bradley Beal PHO 123.5 $7,400 PG/SG $7,600 SG/PG 31.3 4.1 31.1 5.6 24% -2% 18.2 3.6 3.9 0.1 6.2 4.0 0.8 0.99 0.04 0.97 0.03 vs SAC 9:00
Josh Giddey OKC 114.5 $6,800 PG/SG $7,100 SG/PG 25.0 -2.0 28.7 3.3 23% -5% 11.9 -1.4 4.6 0.7 7.7 6.2 1.3 1.15 0.24 1.13 0.24 at LAC 10:00
Terance Mann LAC 121.0 $4,100 PG/SG $4,200 SG/SF 25.1 -0.9 15.8 0.0 13% 0% 7.1 1.9 1.8 -0.8 2.5 3.2 0.6 0.63 0.02 0.63 -0.04 vs OKC 10:00

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the season and the last 4 games. MIN = minutes per game, FP/G = fantasy points per game, USG = usage rate, PPG = points per game, APG = assists per game, PAPG = potential assists per game, RPG = rebounds per game, DK/M = DraftKings points per minute, FD/M = FanDuel points per minute.

Small Forward (Projected Starters)

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- PAPG RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
Michael Porter DEN 112.8 $6,600 SF/PF $6,700 SF/PF 31.1 -0.5 31.4 0.2 20% 0% 16.3 0.7 1.5 0.8 2.3 7.2 -1.4 1.01 0.02 0.98 0.02 at PHI 7:30
Nicolas Batum PHI 115.8 $5,000 PF $4,700 SF/PF 24.4 4.7 17.0 6.3 8% 1% 5.7 1.1 2.2 0.8 3.3 3.7 0.8 0.70 0.10 0.72 0.15 vs DEN 7:30
Harrison Barnes SAC 119.5 $4,700 SF $4,500 SF/PF 29.1 -6.9 18.4 -8.2 13% -2% 10.8 -4.8 1.2 -0.4 2.7 2.8 -1.3 0.63 -0.17 0.62 -0.17 at PHO 9:00
Grayson Allen PHO 123.5 $5,800 SG/SF $5,200 SG/SF 33.3 0.0 26.4 -4.1 15% 0% 13.4 -1.1 2.8 -0.5 5.1 4.2 -0.7 0.79 -0.12 0.78 -0.14 vs SAC 9:00
Lu Dort OKC 114.5 $5,400 SF $5,700 SF/SG 28.5 -1.8 21.9 -0.2 15% 2% 11.1 0.9 1.4 -0.4 2.7 4.0 -0.2 0.77 0.04 0.78 0.02 at LAC 10:00
Paul George LAC 121.0 $8,400 SG/SF $8,300 SG/SF 34.8 1.8 40.8 1.4 27% 1% 23.6 3.2 3.7 -1.2 6.0 5.5 -0.2 1.17 -0.02 1.14 -0.04 vs OKC 10:00

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the season and the last 4 games. MIN = minutes per game, FP/G = fantasy points per game, USG = usage rate, PPG = points per game, APG = assists per game, PAPG = potential assists per game, RPG = rebounds per game, DK/M = DraftKings points per minute, FD/M = FanDuel points per minute.

Power Forward (Projected Starters)

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- PAPG RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
Aaron Gordon DEN 112.8 $6,100 PF $6,200 PF 31.7 -2.4 29.8 -4.7 18% -2% 14.0 -0.2 3.2 -0.7 5.4 6.6 -1.3 0.94 -0.08 0.94 -0.12 at PHI 7:30
Tobias Harris PHI 115.8 $7,500 SF/PF $7,900 PF/SF 33.9 2.3 32.7 9.7 20% 6% 17.7 8.6 3.1 -0.1 5.0 6.1 0.6 0.97 0.21 0.96 0.18 vs DEN 7:30
Keegan Murray SAC 119.5 $6,300 PF $6,600 SF/PF 32.6 -2.4 29.2 4.0 19% 3% 15.8 3.2 1.6 0.4 2.8 5.5 -0.5 0.90 0.21 0.89 0.22 at PHO 9:00
Kevin Durant PHO 123.5 $9,200 PF $9,700 SF/PF 36.9 -1.7 49.4 -7.7 29% -5% 29.0 -6.0 5.8 -1.3 10.5 6.3 0.5 1.34 -0.15 1.31 -0.14 vs SAC 9:00
Jalen Williams OKC 114.5 $7,300 SF/PF $7,800 SF/SG 31.9 -1.6 33.2 7.3 22% 2% 18.4 1.9 4.4 1.6 7.1 4.2 2.1 1.04 0.30 1.04 0.29 at LAC 10:00
Kawhi Leonard LAC 121.0 $8,500 SF/PF $8,800 SF/PF 34.5 -0.4 42.3 2.4 26% 0% 24.0 -0.5 3.5 0.8 5.7 6.1 -0.6 1.23 0.08 1.24 0.13 vs OKC 10:00

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the season and the last 4 games. MIN = minutes per game, FP/G = fantasy points per game, USG = usage rate, PPG = points per game, APG = assists per game, PAPG = potential assists per game, RPG = rebounds per game, DK/M = DraftKings points per minute, FD/M = FanDuel points per minute.

Center (Projected Starters)

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- PAPG RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
Nikola Jokic DEN 112.8 $11,500 C $11,700 C 33.3 -3.2 59.6 -4.2 29% -4% 25.5 -4.7 9.3 2.0 14.9 11.8 -1.8 1.79 0.05 1.73 0.06 at PHI 7:30
Joel Embiid PHI 115.8 $11,400 C $12,200 C 34.0 -2.7 64.7 -1.7 38% 4% 34.9 6.1 5.9 -2.9 9.5 11.7 -1.7 1.90 0.11 1.88 0.11 vs DEN 7:30
Domantas Sabonis SAC 119.5 $10,100 C $10,100 C/PF 35.1 0.8 51.0 6.8 23% -1% 20.1 3.9 7.8 2.2 12.8 12.7 -1.4 1.45 0.16 1.38 0.13 at PHO 9:00
Jusuf Nurkic PHO 123.5 $7,200 C $7,200 C 27.8 -0.4 34.7 0.1 20% -1% 12.5 -0.2 3.4 -0.9 4.4 10.4 1.4 1.25 0.02 1.26 0.01 vs SAC 9:00
Chet Holmgren OKC 114.5 $8,200 C $8,400 C 29.9 -1.0 37.7 -2.4 21% 0% 17.7 -1.2 2.7 0.3 3.6 7.3 0.0 1.26 -0.04 1.30 -0.03 at LAC 10:00
Daniel Theis LAC 121.0 $4,400 C $4,400 PF/C 16.7 1.7 14.6 3.6 16% -4% 6.4 -1.4 0.9 1.1 1.4 3.5 0.5 0.88 0.11 0.92 0.18 vs OKC 10:00

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the season and the last 4 games. MIN = minutes per game, FP/G = fantasy points per game, USG = usage rate, PPG = points per game, APG = assists per game, PAPG = potential assists per game, RPG = rebounds per game, DK/M = DraftKings points per minute, FD/M = FanDuel points per minute.

Notable Bench Players

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- PAPG RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
Reggie Jackson DEN 112.8 $3,900 PG $5,300 PG 23.3 -1.0 22.3 -3.9 22% -4% 11.8 -2.0 4.3 -0.5 6.9 2.1 -0.8 0.96 -0.13 0.92 -0.13 at PHI 7:30
Christian Braun DEN 112.8 $3,600 SG/SF $3,900 SG 19.5 -2.2 16.3 -5.7 17% -1% 7.8 -3.3 1.6 -1.1 2.8 3.6 -0.1 0.83 -0.22 0.84 -0.23 at PHI 7:30
Peyton Watson DEN 112.8 $3,500 PF/C $4,600 PF/SF 17.6 -0.3 14.2 0.4 16% 3% 6.8 -0.3 0.9 -0.6 1.5 2.7 0.8 0.81 0.03 0.85 0.03 at PHI 7:30
Paul Reed PHI 115.8 $5,600 C $6,000 C 15.6 5.6 16.1 9.4 15% 4% 5.9 4.1 1.3 0.5 1.4 4.6 2.2 1.03 0.17 1.09 0.21 vs DEN 7:30
Patrick Beverley PHI 115.8 $4,600 PG $4,200 PG 18.1 7.5 14.3 10.4 13% 4% 5.3 3.7 2.5 3.0 5.1 3.0 2.3 0.79 0.17 0.80 0.14 vs DEN 7:30
Marcus Morris PHI 115.8 $4,300 SF/PF $4,300 PF/SF 16.0 5.2 12.7 7.3 15% 2% 6.3 3.7 0.8 0.0 1.3 2.8 2.0 0.79 0.15 0.79 0.14 vs DEN 7:30
Malik Monk SAC 119.5 $6,500 PG/SG $6,800 SG/PG 26.0 4.3 29.5 8.8 24% 4% 15.3 5.5 5.4 0.6 10.0 2.6 0.9 1.14 0.13 1.09 0.18 at PHO 9:00
Trey Lyles SAC 119.5 $4,800 PF/C $4,200 PF 20.8 6.1 17.2 0.4 13% -2% 7.5 -0.5 1.4 0.4 2.3 5.0 0.8 0.82 -0.17 0.79 -0.18 at PHO 9:00
Alex Len SAC 119.5 $3,400 C $4,000 C 9.1 2.2 10.4 4.0 12% 3% 2.7 2.3 1.3 -0.5 1.5 3.7 1.8 1.15 0.13 1.20 0.13 at PHO 9:00
Eric Gordon PHO 123.5 $4,200 SG $4,800 SG/SF 30.8 -6.8 22.6 -9.3 17% -1% 12.9 -6.2 2.4 -0.4 4.1 2.1 -0.1 0.73 -0.18 0.72 -0.19 vs SAC 9:00
Chimezie Metu PHO 123.5 $3,600 PF/C $4,100 C/PF 13.2 -1.8 12.0 -1.5 18% -2% 5.8 -0.8 0.5 -0.2 1.0 3.0 -1.0 0.91 0.02 0.92 0.09 vs SAC 9:00
Keita Bates-Diop PHO 123.5 $3,400 SF/PF $3,700 PF 16.4 -7.9 11.9 -5.5 13% 0% 4.7 -1.7 0.9 0.1 1.5 2.8 -1.5 0.73 0.02 0.77 -0.05 vs SAC 9:00
Cason Wallace OKC 114.5 $4,900 PG/SG $4,500 PG/SG 21.4 -2.6 14.2 -3.0 12% 2% 6.7 -2.2 1.5 -0.5 2.5 2.2 0.6 0.66 -0.07 0.68 -0.07 at LAC 10:00
Isaiah Joe OKC 114.5 $4,500 SG/SF $4,300 PG 19.3 -3.0 16.1 -3.4 17% 1% 9.0 -3.0 1.1 -0.3 2.1 2.3 0.7 0.83 -0.06 0.81 -0.04 at LAC 10:00
Kenrich Williams OKC 114.5 $3,400 PF/C $3,700 SF 15.4 -0.5 11.8 -1.1 12% 1% 4.5 -0.2 1.6 -0.6 1.9 2.8 0.5 0.77 -0.05 0.77 -0.07 at LAC 10:00
Russell Westbrook LAC 121.0 $5,900 PG $6,900 PG 23.1 -4.5 27.8 -2.7 23% 1% 10.9 -1.1 4.7 1.6 7.6 5.9 -2.9 1.21 0.15 1.20 0.13 vs OKC 10:00
Norman Powell LAC 121.0 $5,100 SG/SF $5,500 SF/SG 25.7 0.8 20.7 1.9 18% -1% 13.6 1.9 1.0 -0.5 1.9 2.4 1.1 0.81 0.05 0.79 0.02 vs OKC 10:00
Amir Coffey LAC 121.0 $3,400 SF/PF $3,900 SF/SG 15.4 3.6 8.0 3.6 10% 1% 4.3 2.7 0.7 -0.2 1.2 1.6 -0.1 0.52 0.09 0.51 0.13 vs OKC 10:00

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the season and the last 4 games. MIN = minutes per game, FP/G = fantasy points per game, USG = usage rate, PPG = points per game, APG = assists per game, PAPG = potential assists per game, RPG = rebounds per game, DK/M = DraftKings points per minute, FD/M = FanDuel points per minute.

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