NBA DFS First Look: Tuesday, January 18th
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.
NBA Schedule & Vegas Lines
| Road Team | Home Team | Favorite | Spread | Game Total | | Road Total | Home Total | Time (ET) |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | New York Knicks | MIN | -3.0 | 213.0 | | 108.0 | 105.0 | 7:30 PM |
| Detroit Pistons | Golden State Warriors | GSW | -15.5 | 219.0 | | 101.8 | 117.3 | 10:00 PM |
Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play
| Offense | Line | Total | O-Rating | Pace | | Opp. | D-Rating | Pace | | P-Pace |
| Golden State Warriors | -15.5 | 117.3 | 110.5 | 99.2 | | DET | 111.4 | 99.4 | | 99.3 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | -3.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 | 100.3 | | NYK | 109.3 | 95.3 | | 97.8 |
| New York Knicks | 3.0 | 105.0 | 108.5 | 95.3 | | MIN | 107.9 | 100.3 | | 97.8 |
| Detroit Pistons | 15.5 | 101.8 | 101.6 | 99.4 | | GSW | 102.6 | 99.2 | | 99.3 |
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 |
| | GSW | 117.3 | $10,600 | PG | $10,600 | PG | 34.5 | 47.0 | -2.6 | 31% | -5% | 59% | -4% | 1.36 | -0.09 | 1.29 | -0.09 | DET |
| | MIN | 108.0 | $5,500 | PG | $6,400 | PG | 26.6 | 26.7 | -0.9 | 15% | 1% | 53% | -9% | 1.00 | 0.03 | 1.03 | 0.10 | NYK |
| | NYK | 105.0 | $6,500 | PG/SF | $6,300 | PG/SG | 27.9 | 24.8 | 4.0 | 18% | -4% | 56% | 7% | 0.89 | 0.04 | 0.90 | 0.02 | MIN |
| | DET | 101.8 | $3,800 | PG | $4,100 | PG | 26.0 | 18.7 | 1.1 | 14% | 0% | 45% | -2% | 0.72 | 0.10 | 0.73 | 0.13 | GSW |
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 |
| | GSW | 117.3 | $5,500 | SG | $6,000 | SG | 20.7 | 22.5 | 0.3 | 32% | -3% | 47% | 0% | 1.09 | -0.06 | 1.03 | -0.05 | DET |
| D’Angelo Russell | MIN | 108.0 | $8,200 | PG/SG | $7,600 | SG/PG | 32.7 | 37.2 | -1.8 | 25% | -3% | 53% | 10% | 1.14 | 0.19 | 1.08 | 0.16 | NYK |
| | NYK | 105.0 | $5,500 | SG/SF | $5,200 | SF/SG | 28.9 | 22.6 | -0.9 | 20% | -1% | 55% | 5% | 0.78 | 0.05 | 0.75 | 0.04 | MIN |
| | DET | 101.8 | $7,500 | PG/SG | $6,000 | PG/SG | 32.1 | 34.1 | -0.7 | 26% | 0% | 50% | 12% | 1.06 | 0.04 | 1.02 | 0.05 | GSW |
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 |
| Andrew Wiggins | GSW | 117.3 | $6,700 | SF | $5,800 | SF | 31.3 | 30.2 | -1.8 | 23% | -4% | 59% | 4% | 0.96 | -0.10 | 0.95 | -0.14 | DET |
| | MIN | 108.0 | $8,600 | SG/SF | $8,100 | SF/SG | 35.3 | 38.8 | -1.0 | 27% | -3% | 56% | 4% | 1.10 | -0.05 | 1.07 | -0.05 | NYK |
| | NYK | 105.0 | $7,300 | SF | $7,200 | SF/SG | 32.3 | 29.3 | 5.5 | 24% | 4% | 52% | 8% | 0.91 | 0.24 | 0.87 | 0.22 | MIN |
| | DET | 101.8 | $6,600 | SG/SF | $5,600 | SG/SF | 22.2 | 21.4 | 1.9 | 20% | 0% | 56% | 0% | 0.96 | 0.06 | 1.00 | 0.07 | GSW |
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 |
| | GSW | 117.3 | $5,800 | SF/PF | $6,900 | SF/PF | 21.3 | 20.8 | 0.7 | 15% | 0% | 59% | 3% | 0.98 | 0.35 | 1.00 | 0.41 | DET |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | MIN | 108.0 | $5,700 | PF/C | $6,200 | PF | 25.6 | 24.4 | 2.2 | 11% | 4% | 61% | 10% | 0.95 | 0.19 | 1.01 | 0.17 | NYK |
| Julius Randle | NYK | 105.0 | $9,200 | PF | $8,400 | PF/C | 35.5 | 41.7 | -0.5 | 27% | -4% | 51% | -5% | 1.18 | -0.10 | 1.12 | -0.10 | MIN |
| | DET | 101.8 | $6,800 | SF/PF | $6,100 | SF | 33.7 | 29.1 | 0.4 | 20% | -2% | 51% | 11% | 0.86 | -0.08 | 0.84 | -0.10 | GSW |
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 |
| | GSW | 117.3 | $4,900 | C | $5,000 | C/PF | 20.0 | 19.1 | 0.6 | 13% | -1% | 56% | 2% | 0.96 | 0.17 | 1.00 | 0.15 | DET |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | MIN | 108.0 | $10,200 | C | $9,600 | C | 34.5 | 46.3 | 1.6 | 27% | 0% | 63% | 3% | 1.34 | 0.10 | 1.31 | 0.14 | NYK |
| | NYK | 105.0 | $5,400 | C | $5,400 | C | 25.1 | 23.4 | 3.4 | 11% | 5% | 76% | 2% | 0.93 | 0.21 | 0.99 | 0.19 | MIN |
| | DET | 101.8 | $4,600 | C | $5,500 | PF | 25.2 | 22.2 | -3.2 | 14% | 3% | 55% | -11% | 0.88 | -0.06 | 0.91 | -0.03 | GSW |
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 |
| | GSW | 117.3 | $6,000 | PG/SG | $5,900 | PG/SG | 29.5 | 28.3 | -2.4 | 25% | 0% | 58% | -3% | 0.96 | -0.09 | 0.91 | -0.11 | DET |
| Andre Iguodala | GSW | 117.3 | $3,300 | SF | $4,000 | SF/SG | 20.1 | 17.2 | -3.8 | 11% | -1% | 48% | -20% | 0.86 | -0.19 | 0.90 | -0.13 | DET |
| | GSW | 117.3 | $4,300 | PF | $5,100 | SF | 11.2 | 10.7 | 14.7 | 24% | 5% | 56% | 5% | 0.95 | 0.30 | 0.96 | 0.32 | DET |
| | MIN | 108.0 | $3,500 | SF/PF | $4,800 | PF | 26.2 | 18.3 | -2.1 | 14% | 3% | 50% | -9% | 0.70 | 0.04 | 0.72 | 0.08 | NYK |
| | MIN | 108.0 | $4,400 | SG | $4,000 | SF/SG | 27.1 | 21.4 | -2.4 | 19% | -3% | 51% | 13% | 0.79 | 0.05 | 0.74 | 0.01 | NYK |
| | MIN | 108.0 | $3,900 | PF/C | $4,200 | C | 16.5 | 18.0 | -5.4 | 22% | 2% | 55% | -17% | 1.09 | 0.04 | 1.12 | 0.04 | NYK |
| | NYK | 105.0 | $4,000 | PG/SG | $4,600 | SG/PG | 22.7 | 19.2 | -0.6 | 21% | 1% | 53% | -14% | 0.85 | 0.03 | 0.81 | 0.03 | MIN |
| | NYK | 105.0 | $3,100 | PF | $3,600 | PF | 16.0 | 15.2 | -3.0 | 20% | -5% | 60% | 0% | 0.95 | -0.33 | 0.96 | -0.36 | MIN |
| | NYK | 105.0 | $3,200 | SG | $3,700 | SG | 14.2 | 10.4 | 7.2 | 15% | -3% | 58% | 15% | 0.73 | 0.06 | 0.72 | 0.07 | MIN |
| | DET | 101.8 | $5,100 | PF/C | $5,700 | PF | 19.1 | 19.0 | 5.1 | 21% | 3% | 57% | 0% | 0.99 | 0.16 | 0.99 | 0.20 | GSW |
| | DET | 101.8 | $5,200 | PG | $4,400 | PG | 22.5 | 18.1 | 3.7 | 15% | 2% | 60% | 15% | 0.80 | 0.29 | 0.79 | 0.26 | GSW |
| | DET | 101.8 | $3,600 | PF | $3,800 | SG | 18.7 | 15.5 | 3.6 | 20% | 1% | 51% | 0% | 0.83 | -0.08 | 0.82 | -0.09 | GSW |
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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