NBA DFS First Look: Tuesday, January 17th - Sortable Odds, Salaries, Stats

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2023-01-17 15:46:38

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)
Toronto Raptors	Milwaukee Bucks	MIL	-4.5	224.0		109.8	114.3	7:30 PM
Brooklyn Nets	San Antonio Spurs	BKN	-5.5	232.5		119.0	113.5	8:00 PM
Portland Trail Blazers	Denver Nuggets	DEN	-6.5	238.0		115.8	122.3	9:00 PM
Philadelphia 76ers	Los Angeles Clippers	PHI	-1.0	223.0		112.0	111.0	10:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense	Line	Total	PPG	+/-	O-Rating	Pace		Opp.	D-Rating	Pace		P-Pace
Denver Nuggets	-6.5	122.3	117.0	5.3	117.5	99.2		POR	113.8	98.4		98.8
Brooklyn Nets	-5.5	119.0	113.9	5.1	115.1	98.8		SAS	119.5	101.7		100.2
Portland Trail Blazers	6.5	115.8	113.3	2.5	114.5	98.4		DEN	113.4	99.2		98.8
Milwaukee Bucks	-4.5	114.3	112.2	2.1	111.0	100.2		TOR	113.0	98.0		99.1
San Antonio Spurs	5.5	113.5	112.6	0.9	110.4	101.7		BKN	111.6	98.8		100.2
Philadelphia 76ers	-1.0	112.0	113.8	-1.8	114.4	98.4		LAC	110.8	98.8		98.6
Los Angeles Clippers	1.0	111.0	109.4	1.6	110.1	98.8		PHI	110.5	98.4		98.6
Toronto Raptors	4.5	109.8	112.0	-2.3	113.3	98.0		MIL	109.8	100.2		99.1

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
Jamal Murray	DEN	122.3	$7,500	PG	$7,400	PG/SG	32.0	34.0	2.3	25%	1%	1.06	-0.08	1.03	-0.13	POR
Kyrie Irving	BKN	119.0	$9,900	PG	$9,300	PG/SG	36.6	42.4	2.2	29%	0%	1.16	-0.14	1.13	-0.13	SAS
Damian Lillard	POR	115.8	$9,500	PG	$9,900	PG	35.6	47.4	-0.2	31%	3%	1.33	0.34	1.26	0.34	DEN
Jrue Holiday	MIL	114.3	$8,000	PG	$7,900	PG/SG	32.5	39.7	2.8	25%	0%	1.22	0.17	1.18	0.12	TOR
Tre Jones	SAS	113.5	$6,500	PG	$6,800	PG	30.0	30.5	1.8	20%	0%	1.02	0.17	1.02	0.17	BKN
James Harden	PHI	112.0	$10,000	PG	$10,500	SG/PG	37.2	52.0	-0.3	25%	0%	1.40	0.16	1.33	0.11	LAC
Terance Mann	LAC	111.0	$5,700	PG/SF	$5,700	SG/SF	22.4	18.0	15.9	15%	-1%	0.80	-0.06	0.80	-0.10	PHI
Fred VanVleet	TOR	109.8	$7,800	PG	$7,100	PG	36.8	37.9	-1.6	22%	-2%	1.03	0.02	1.02	0.04	MIL

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
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	DEN	122.3	$4,700	SG	$5,400	SG/SF	31.4	22.3	-0.6	14%	0%	0.71	0.14	0.71	0.18	POR
Joe Harris	BKN	119.0	$4,200	SG/SF	$4,200	SG/SF	24.6	16.5	-1.5	14%	2%	0.67	0.10	0.66	0.07	SAS
Anfernee Simons	POR	115.8	$6,800	PG/SG	$6,700	SG/PG	35.8	34.5	-4.1	25%	-4%	0.96	0.05	0.91	0.07	DEN
Grayson Allen	MIL	114.3	$4,600	SG	$4,500	SG/SF	27.2	21.3	2.2	15%	5%	0.78	0.21	0.77	0.19	TOR
Romeo Langford	SAS	113.5	$3,400	SG	$4,400	SG	19.9	14.0	-2.2	15%	0%	0.70	-0.09	0.72	-0.11	BKN
De’Anthony Melton	PHI	112.0	$5,000	SG/SF	$5,000	PG/SG	29.5	26.7	-4.1	17%	-8%	0.91	-0.19	0.92	-0.15	LAC
Paul George	LAC	111.0	$9,100	SG/SF	$8,700	SG/SF	33.9	42.7		31%		1.26		1.21		PHI
Gary Trent	TOR	109.8	$6,700	SG/SF	$6,700	SG/SF	32.4	28.0	0.2	21%	-2%	0.86	-0.05	0.87	-0.01	MIL

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
Michael Porter	DEN	122.3	$5,400	SF	$6,100	PF/SF	29.0	28.1	-1.5	22%	3%	0.97	0.00	0.94	0.02	POR
Royce O’Neale	BKN	119.0	$5,500	SG	$5,900	SF/PF	35.2	25.9	0.3	13%	2%	0.74	0.18	0.72	0.20	SAS
Josh Hart	POR	115.8	$5,600	SF	$6,000	SG/SF	34.3	28.7	-4.1	12%	2%	0.84	-0.03	0.83	-0.03	DEN
Pat Connaughton	MIL	114.3	$4,800	SG/SF	$4,900	SF/SG	23.3	16.8	6.8	15%	1%	0.72	0.05	0.69	0.05	TOR
Keldon Johnson	SAS	113.5	$7,400	SF	$6,600	PF/SF	32.1	33.1	1.7	28%	-1%	1.03	-0.13	0.99	-0.10	BKN
Tobias Harris	PHI	112.0	$6,100	SF/PF	$6,300	SF/PF	34.0	31.8	-2.1	19%	1%	0.93	-0.13	0.93	-0.10	LAC
Kawhi Leonard	LAC	111.0	$10,300	SF/PF	$9,400	SF/PF	29.8	35.2	5.5	26%	4%	1.18	0.24	1.18	0.26	PHI
OG Anunoby	TOR	109.8	$7,100	SG/SF	$7,000	SF/SG	37.0	34.4	0.7	20%	-2%	0.93	-0.14	0.95	-0.13	MIL

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
Aaron Gordon	DEN	122.3	$6,600	PF	$6,500	PF/C	29.8	32.0	-0.5	21%	-1%	1.07	-0.03	1.07	-0.05	POR
Ben Simmons	BKN	119.0	$5,900	PF/C	$6,900	PG/PF	27.2	28.3	0.8	14%	-5%	1.04	0.03	1.07	0.04	SAS
Jerami Grant	POR	115.8	$7,300	PF	$6,800	PF	35.7	34.6	-4.0	23%	-1%	0.97	0.04	0.95	0.06	DEN
Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	114.3	$11,800	PF/C	$11,400	PF/SF	33.7	56.8		37%		1.69		1.63		TOR
Jeremy Sochan	SAS	113.5	$4,700	PF	$5,100	SF/PF	25.7	20.3	2.7	17%	1%	0.79	-0.03	0.80	-0.05	BKN
P.J. Tucker	PHI	112.0	$3,100	PF/C	$3,600	PF	27.0	11.1	-4.3	6%	-2%	0.41	-0.15	0.41	-0.17	LAC
Marcus Morris	LAC	111.0	$4,800	PF	$5,100	PF/SF	29.5	24.9	1.7	19%	1%	0.84	-0.15	0.83	-0.16	PHI
Scottie Barnes	TOR	109.8	$7,700	SF/PF	$8,000	PF/SF	34.2	34.7	4.4	21%	4%	1.01	0.25	1.01	0.29	MIL

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
Nikola Jokic	DEN	122.3	$12,000	C	$11,500	C	33.4	57.9	-1.9	27%	-3%	1.73	0.15	1.67	0.12	POR
Nic Claxton	BKN	119.0	$7,200	C	$7,200	C	28.5	31.2	3.7	15%	2%	1.10	-0.01	1.18	-0.04	SAS
Jusuf Nurkic	POR	115.8	$7,600	C	$8,100	C	28.5	35.0	-3.5	22%	5%	1.23	0.25	1.21	0.17	DEN
Brook Lopez	MIL	114.3	$5,800	C	$6,400	C	30.6	30.9	2.2	18%	-1%	1.01	-0.30	1.05	-0.36	TOR
Jakob Poeltl	SAS	113.5	$6,200	C	$7,000	C	26.5	31.8	1.2	18%	4%	1.20	0.13	1.22	0.16	BKN
Joel Embiid	PHI	112.0	$11,300	C	$11,600	C	34.9	57.4	-1.9	38%	-4%	1.65	-0.09	1.63	-0.11	LAC
Ivica Zubac	LAC	111.0	$5,300	C	$5,700	C	29.1	27.4	-4.6	15%	0%	0.94	-0.10	0.95	-0.05	PHI
Pascal Siakam	TOR	109.8	$9,800	C	$9,500	C/PF	37.4	48.5	1.9	28%	-4%	1.30	-0.18	1.26	-0.15	MIL

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
Bruce Brown	DEN	122.3	$5,100	SG/SF	$5,600	SG	28.6	25.3	-3.8	16%	-1%	0.88	-0.03	0.89	0.08	POR
Bones Hyland	DEN	122.3	$4,900	PG/SG	$5,200	PG	20.4	23.3	-2.9	28%	-2%	1.14	0.10	1.09	0.15	POR
Zeke Nnaji	DEN	122.3	$3,200	C	$3,800	PF/C	11.7	8.1	6.4	15%	1%	0.69	0.24	0.71	0.25	POR
TJ Warren	BKN	119.0	$5,200	SF/PF	$4,800	SF/PF	20.5	18.3	2.3	20%	5%	0.89	-0.03	0.90	-0.07	SAS
Seth Curry	BKN	119.0	$4,300	PG/SG	$4,900	PG/SG	21.5	17.2	4.0	19%	5%	0.80	0.04	0.77	0.05	SAS
Yuta Watanabe	BKN	119.0	$3,300	SF/PF	$3,900	SG	18.5	14.2	1.9	13%	-2%	0.76	-0.28	0.76	-0.28	SAS
Gary Payton	POR	115.8	$3,000	PG/SG	$3,800	SG	16.1	13.3	1.2	9%	-3%	0.82	-0.05	0.85	-0.04	DEN
Nassir Little	POR	115.8	$3,000	SF/PF	$3,900	SF	15.3	11.3	1.0	15%	3%	0.74	0.51	0.73	0.61	DEN
Drew Eubanks	POR	115.8	$3,000	C	$4,200	C/PF	18.2	15.1	-0.3	10%	-5%	0.83	-0.07	0.88	-0.07	DEN
Bobby Portis	MIL	114.3	$7,000	PF/C	$6,800	PF/C	26.6	31.8	4.4	21%	3%	1.20	-0.09	1.15	-0.04	TOR
Jevon Carter	MIL	114.3	$3,900	PG/SG	$4,600	PG/SG	24.8	18.5	-2.8	14%	5%	0.74	0.07	0.75	0.04	TOR
Joe Ingles	MIL	114.3	$3,500	SF/PF	$4,100	SG/SF	20.2	15.5	5.0	16%	-5%	0.77	0.03	0.71	0.13	TOR
Josh Richardson	SAS	113.5	$4,500	PG/SG	$5,800	SF/SG	23.2	21.8	1.3	20%	-2%	0.94	0.19	0.91	0.23	BKN
Zach Collins	SAS	113.5	$4,000	C	$5,500	PF/C	20.3	22.1	-3.7	19%	3%	1.09	0.09	1.08	0.03	BKN
Malaki Branham	SAS	113.5	$3,100	PG/SG	$3,900	SF	19.5	12.7	1.2	17%	0%	0.65	-0.13	0.62	-0.15	BKN
Tyrese Maxey	PHI	112.0	$6,400	PG/SG	$6,600	PG/SG	34.4	33.0	0.2	26%	-3%	0.96	-0.16	0.93	-0.16	LAC
Georges Niang	PHI	112.0	$3,400	PF	$3,800	PF	19.8	15.7	-2.6	18%	-1%	0.79	-0.09	0.74	-0.09	LAC
Shake Milton	PHI	112.0	$3,800	PG	$4,700	PG	23.6	19.8	-4.3	18%	2%	0.84	0.06	0.81	0.03	LAC
Norman Powell	LAC	111.0	$6,000	SG/SF	$6,000	SF/SG	25.3	24.3	3.7	25%	0%	0.96	0.19	0.94	0.20	PHI
Nicolas Batum	LAC	111.0	$4,300	PF/C	$4,400	SF/PF	21.9	17.0	6.9	12%	0%	0.78	-0.19	0.79	-0.15	PHI
Robert Covington	LAC	111.0	$3,600	PF/C	$4,500	PF/SF	16.9	15.3	6.5	16%	-1%	0.91	0.04	0.93	0.03	PHI
Precious Achiuwa	TOR	109.8	$3,300	C	$4,600	PF/C	18.2	18.3	3.7	21%	-1%	1.00	-0.07	1.01	-0.02	MIL
Chris Boucher	TOR	109.8	$3,500	PF	$4,200	C/PF	20.5	20.4	-5.2	18%	-1%	1.00	0.10	1.02	0.16	MIL
Malachi Flynn	TOR	109.8	$3,600	PG/SG	$3,900	PG/SG	14.8	10.8	-3.0	17%	-9%	0.73	-0.14	0.70	-0.10	MIL

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