NBA DFS First Look: Tuesday, January 31st - Sortable Odds, Salaries, Stats

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2023-01-31 15:30:29

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)
Miami Heat	Cleveland Cavaliers	CLE	-5.5	211.0		102.8	108.3	7:00 PM
Los Angeles Lakers	New York Knicks	NYK	-3.5	230.0		113.3	116.8	7:30 PM
Charlotte Hornets	Milwaukee Bucks	MIL	-11.0	244.0		116.5	127.5	8:00 PM
Los Angeles Clippers	Chicago Bulls	LAC	-3.0	226.0		114.5	111.5	8:00 PM
New Orleans Pelicans	Denver Nuggets	DEN	-6.5	232.0		112.8	119.3	10:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense	Line	Total	PPG	+/-	O-Rating	Pace		Opp.	D-Rating	Pace		P-Pace
Milwaukee Bucks	-11.0	127.5	114.1	13.4	112.3	100.7		CHA	115.6	101.4		101.1
Denver Nuggets	-6.5	119.3	116.5	2.8	117.4	98.9		NOP	111.7	100.3		99.6
New York Knicks	-3.5	116.8	114.3	2.5	115.1	97.8		LAL	114.1	102.2		100.0
Charlotte Hornets	11.0	116.5	112.2	4.3	109.2	101.4		MIL	110.2	100.7		101.1
Los Angeles Clippers	-3.0	114.5	110.7	3.8	112.4	98.1		CHI	112.8	100.5		99.3
Los Angeles Lakers	3.5	113.3	116.8	-3.6	113.0	102.2		NYK	113.4	97.8		100.0
New Orleans Pelicans	6.5	112.8	115.0	-2.3	113.2	100.3		DEN	113.4	98.9		99.6
Chicago Bulls	3.0	111.5	114.5	-3.0	112.7	100.5		LAC	112.4	98.1		99.3
Cleveland Cavaliers	-5.5	108.3	111.5	-3.3	114.4	96.1		MIA	111.0	97.2		96.7
Miami Heat	5.5	102.8	108.6	-5.8	111.0	97.2		CLE	109.7	96.1		96.7

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
Jrue Holiday	MIL	127.5	$8,500	PG	$7,700	PG/SG	32.7	40.1	1.1	26%	2%	1.23	-0.13	1.18	-0.14	CHA
Jamal Murray	DEN	119.3	$7,500	PG	$7,900	PG/SG	32.4	35.4	7.1	25%	2%	1.09	-0.08	1.06	-0.06	NOP
Jalen Brunson	NYK	116.8	$7,900	PG	$7,500	PG/SG	34.4	38.8	3.3	26%	0%	1.13	-0.14	1.10	-0.11	LAL
LaMelo Ball	CHA	116.5	$9,500	PG	$8,000	PG	34.4	46.0	2.4	30%	-1%	1.34	-0.24	1.25	-0.27	MIL
Terance Mann	LAC	114.5	$4,800	PG/SF	$4,600	SG/SF	22.8	17.8	3.5	15%	-5%	0.78	-0.23	0.78	-0.20	CHI
Dennis Schroder	LAL	113.3	$6,200	PG	$6,000	SG/PG	30.5	22.9	5.9	18%	0%	0.75	0.00	0.73	0.04	NYK
CJ McCollum	NOP	112.8	$8,200	PG	$8,000	PG/SG	35.1	39.1	0.0	27%	-3%	1.11	0.23	1.07	0.29	DEN
Ayo Dosunmu	CHI	111.5	$3,700	PG	$4,100	PG/SG	27.5	19.0	-2.7	15%	-1%	0.69	0.01	0.69	0.03	LAC
Darius Garland	CLE	108.3	$8,400	PG	$8,600	SG/PG	35.7	40.9	-4.8	27%	1%	1.15	0.48	1.10	0.50	MIA
Kyle Lowry	MIA	102.8	$4,700	PG	$5,200	PG	33.7	29.2	-5.5	17%	-2%	0.87	-0.08	0.85	-0.08	CLE

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
Grayson Allen	MIL	127.5	$4,400	SG	$4,600	SG/SF	27.3	21.4	1.3	15%	-2%	0.78	-0.02	0.77	0.02	CHA
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	DEN	119.3	$4,600	SG	$4,900	SG/SF	31.5	22.4	0.7	14%	0%	0.71	0.04	0.71	0.09	NOP
Quentin Grimes	NYK	116.8	$4,400	SG/SF	$4,100	SG/SF	29.9	20.3	7.5	14%	-2%	0.68	-0.26	0.66	-0.26	LAL
Terry Rozier	CHA	116.5	$8,000	PG/SG	$7,800	SG/PG	35.7	37.3	0.4	26%	1%	1.04	0.24	1.01	0.28	MIL
Paul George	LAC	114.5	$8,900	SG/SF	$8,300	SG/SF	33.9	42.9	2.2	30%	-1%	1.26	0.18	1.22	0.22	CHI
Patrick Beverley	LAL	113.3	$4,500	PG/SG	$5,000	PG/SG	26.9	17.1	4.7	11%	5%	0.64	0.15	0.65	0.13	NYK
Brandon Ingram	NOP	112.8	$7,600	SG	$7,000	SF/SG	31.5	36.1	-4.2	28%	13%	1.14	-0.01	1.11	-0.05	DEN
Zach LaVine	CHI	111.5	$8,100	SG/SF	$7,200	SG/SF	35.7	38.4	1.2	27%	-2%	1.07	-0.20	1.03	-0.20	LAC
Donovan Mitchell	CLE	108.3	$8,600	PG/SG	$8,100	SG/PG	35.8	44.3	-15.4	31%	-11%	1.24	-0.36	1.20	-0.29	MIA
Tyler Herro	MIA	102.8	$6,700	PG/SG	$7,100	SG/SF	34.7	37.2	-1.1	25%	-2%	1.07	-0.23	1.02	-0.19	CLE

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
Pat Connaughton	MIL	127.5	$4,500	SF	$5,100	SF/SG	24.8	18.7	7.5	14%	-4%	0.75	0.23	0.73	0.23	CHA
Michael Porter	DEN	119.3	$5,700	SF	$5,900	PF/SF	28.9	28.2	-0.4	21%	-4%	0.97	0.08	0.94	0.02	NOP
RJ Barrett	NYK	116.8	$7,000	SF	$6,800	SF/SG	34.7	32.5	-0.2	25%	-2%	0.94	-0.03	0.89	0.00	LAL
Gordon Hayward	CHA	116.5	$5,200	SG/SF	$5,700	SF/SG	31.4	26.8	-6.1	19%	-1%	0.85	0.30	0.84	0.33	MIL
Kawhi Leonard	LAC	114.5	$9,800	SF/PF	$9,600	SF/PF	31.3	38.1	3.7	27%	0%	1.22	0.18	1.22	0.16	CHI
Troy Brown	LAL	113.3	$3,400	SF	$3,900	SF	23.9	15.9	2.2	12%	-1%	0.66	0.19	0.66	0.15	NYK
Trey Murphy	NOP	112.8	$4,700	SG/SF	$4,400	SF	29.1	22.9	-1.3	15%	0%	0.79	-0.13	0.79	-0.10	DEN
DeMar DeRozan	CHI	111.5	$9,000	SF/PF	$8,500	SG/SF	36.2	42.4	1.5	28%	-2%	1.17	0.02	1.17	-0.01	LAC
Isaac Okoro	CLE	108.3	$3,400	SG/SF	$4,100	SF/SG	20.2	12.8	3.1	12%	0%	0.63	0.00	0.65	0.03	MIA
Caleb Martin	MIA	102.8	$3,800	SF	$4,400	SF/SG	30.6	21.3	-8.7	14%	1%	0.70	0.15	0.70	0.16	CLE

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
Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	127.5	$12,000	PF/C	$12,200	PF/SF	33.4	57.5	-1.8	37%	6%	1.72	0.42	1.66	0.39	CHA
Aaron Gordon	DEN	119.3	$6,900	PF	$7,300	PF/C	30.1	32.4	0.0	21%	3%	1.08	0.10	1.08	0.07	NOP
Julius Randle	NYK	116.8	$10,100	PF/C	$9,400	PF/C	35.7	47.1	1.9	28%	5%	1.32	0.10	1.25	0.05	LAL
PJ Washington	CHA	116.5	$6,800	PF	$6,100	PF/C	32.4	28.6	0.5	19%	0%	0.88	0.04	0.89	0.08	MIL
Marcus Morris	LAC	114.5	$4,700	PF	$4,400	PF/SF	28.9	23.7		19%		0.82		0.80		CHI
LeBron James	LAL	113.3	$11,600	SF/PF	$10,700	SF/PF	36.3	54.8	3.5	33%	1%	1.51	-0.09	1.46	-0.16	NYK
Herb Jones	NOP	112.8	$4,200	SF/PF	$4,800	SG/SF	27.7	21.8	0.5	16%	-1%	0.79	-0.17	0.83	-0.20	DEN
Patrick Williams	CHI	111.5	$4,900	SF/PF	$5,300	SF/PF	29.3	21.0	2.7	15%	1%	0.72	0.06	0.72	0.08	LAC
Evan Mobley	CLE	108.3	$7,200	PF/C	$7,600	PF/C	34.1	33.8	-1.5	19%	6%	0.99	0.23	1.01	0.23	MIA
Jimmy Butler	MIA	102.8	$7,800	PF	$8,400	SF/PF	33.9	41.3	-0.9	24%	2%	1.22	0.21	1.25	0.24	CLE

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
Brook Lopez	MIL	127.5	$6,000	C	$6,200	C	30.4	30.4	-0.9	18%	-1%	1.00	-0.04	1.04	-0.03	CHA
Nikola Jokic	DEN	119.3	$11,800	C	$11,400	C	33.5	58.5	3.7	27%	-2%	1.75	-0.28	1.67	-0.33	NOP
Jericho Sims	NYK	116.8	$4,600	PF/C	$4,700	C	14.9	11.9	14.5	8%	-3%	0.80	-0.25	0.83	-0.27	LAL
Mason Plumlee	CHA	116.5	$6,600	C	$6,900	C	28.2	31.9	-0.4	15%	5%	1.13	-0.03	1.13	-0.08	MIL
Ivica Zubac	LAC	114.5	$5,500	C	$5,600	C	29.1	27.2	-2.7	15%	2%	0.94	-0.10	0.95	-0.06	CHI
Anthony Davis	LAL	113.3	$10,400	C	$10,200	PF/C	33.2	52.8	-3.2	28%	-3%	1.59	-0.20	1.62	-0.26	NYK
Jonas Valanciunas	NOP	112.8	$6,500	C	$6,600	C	24.8	30.7	-4.9	24%	1%	1.24	-0.28	1.19	-0.28	DEN
Nikola Vucevic	CHI	111.5	$8,800	C	$8,200	C	33.9	40.4	1.9	21%	3%	1.19	-0.06	1.16	-0.06	LAC
Jarrett Allen	CLE	108.3	$6,400	C	$7,000	C/PF	33.1	32.4	-1.1	16%	1%	0.98	-0.02	1.00	-0.02	MIA
Bam Adebayo	MIA	102.8	$8,300	C	$8,700	C/PF	35.0	42.1	1.6	26%	0%	1.20	0.01	1.20	0.04	CLE

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
Khris Middleton	MIL	127.5	$5,400	SF	$6,300	SF/SG	21.2	22.2	-5.5	24%	6%	1.05	0.49	1.01	0.55	CHA
Joe Ingles	MIL	127.5	$3,800	SG/SF	$3,900	SG/SF	22.0	16.9	3.2	13%	-5%	0.77	-0.18	0.73	-0.16	CHA
Jevon Carter	MIL	127.5	$3,200	PG/SG	$3,900	PG/SG	23.2	17.8	-11.0	14%	0%	0.77	0.11	0.77	0.07	CHA
Bruce Brown	DEN	119.3	$5,200	SG/SF	$5,800	SF/SG	28.9	25.5	1.7	16%	2%	0.88	-0.10	0.89	-0.09	NOP
Bones Hyland	DEN	119.3	$4,300	PG/SG	$4,800	PG	19.9	21.8	3.0	28%	-3%	1.09	-0.17	1.05	-0.08	NOP
Jeff Green	DEN	119.3	$3,200	PF/C	$3,700	PF/SF	19.5	13.7	1.8	16%	1%	0.70	-0.04	0.70	-0.05	NOP
Immanuel Quickley	NYK	116.8	$5,100	PG/SG	$5,200	SG/PG	27.4	24.6	0.3	19%	0%	0.90	0.11	0.88	0.10	LAL
Isaiah Hartenstein	NYK	116.8	$3,600	C	$4,300	PF/C	18.5	16.4	1.6	12%	-2%	0.88	0.15	0.93	0.15	LAL
Obi Toppin	NYK	116.8	$3,000	PF/C	$3,800	PF	15.4	13.8	-3.3	18%	-2%	0.90	-0.13	0.88	-0.15	LAL
Jalen McDaniels	CHA	116.5	$4,900	SF/PF	$5,400	PF/SF	27.0	23.0	1.6	17%	1%	0.85	-0.09	0.86	-0.11	MIL
Dennis Smith Jr.	CHA	116.5	$4,200	PG	$5,000	PG	25.6	21.8	-3.0	17%	1%	0.85	-0.26	0.88	-0.30	MIL
Mark Williams	CHA	116.5	$3,400	C	$4,300	C	14.0	17.2	0.5	18%	-4%	1.23	-0.19	1.32	-0.22	MIL
Norman Powell	LAC	114.5	$6,300	SG/SF	$5,500	SF/SG	25.2	24.9	-4.5	25%	4%	0.99	-0.17	0.96	-0.22	CHI
Nicolas Batum	LAC	114.5	$3,900	PF/C	$3,900	SF/PF	21.8	16.8	-3.9	11%	0%	0.77	-0.13	0.78	-0.20	CHI
Luke Kennard	LAC	114.5	$3,300	SG	$3,700	SG/SF	21.5	15.1	-5.6	15%	2%	0.70	-0.04	0.67	-0.04	CHI
Russell Westbrook	LAL	113.3	$8,700	PG	$6,700	PG	28.6	37.5	-1.0	28%	1%	1.31	-0.15	1.25	-0.17	NYK
Rui Hachimura	LAL	113.3	$5,000	PF/C	$4,900	SF/PF	24.3	21.6	0.0	22%	-3%	0.89	-0.09	0.88	-0.08	NYK
Lonnie Walker	LAL	113.3	$4,200	SG/SF	$5,000	SG/SF	29.2	22.3	-9.0	19%	0%	0.76	0.15	0.75	0.15	NYK
Naji Marshall	NOP	112.8	$4,800	SF/PF	$4,800	SF	25.2	20.8	1.1	18%	3%	0.83	-0.05	0.82	-0.03	DEN
Jose Alvarado	NOP	112.8	$4,900	PG	$4,700	PG	22.2	20.2	4.1	20%	0%	0.91	0.01	0.91	0.01	DEN
Larry Nance	NOP	112.8	$4,100	PF/C	$4,500	PF/C	22.6	20.7	2.3	13%	1%	0.92	-0.05	0.97	-0.12	DEN
Alex Caruso	CHI	111.5	$4,000	PG/SG	$4,900	PG/SG	24.5	18.9	-0.1	11%	-2%	0.77	-0.18	0.82	-0.19	LAC
Coby White	CHI	111.5	$3,500	PG/SG	$4,000	PG/SG	21.2	16.5	1.4	16%	1%	0.78	-0.13	0.76	-0.12	LAC
Goran Dragic	CHI	111.5	$3,100	PG/SG	$3,600	PG	16.3	13.8	-3.7	20%	6%	0.85	0.74	0.80	0.67	LAC
Caris LeVert	CLE	108.3	$5,100	SG	$5,300	SG/SF	30.9	25.1	1.6	19%	-2%	0.81	-0.13	0.79	-0.12	MIA
Kevin Love	CLE	108.3	$3,500	PF/C	$4,000	PF/C	20.0	21.1		19%		1.06		1.00		MIA
Ricky Rubio	CLE	108.3	$3,200	PG	$3,900	PG	15.1	13.3	3.1	18%	-2%	0.88	0.12	0.87	0.14	MIA
Victor Oladipo	MIA	102.8	$5,000	PG/SG	$5,600	SG/PG	28.5	24.6	-2.9	19%	2%	0.86	-0.17	0.87	-0.18	CLE
Max Strus	MIA	102.8	$4,000	SG/SF	$4,800	SG/SF	30.3	23.3	-2.7	18%	-2%	0.77	0.04	0.74	0.04	CLE
Gabe Vincent	MIA	102.8	$3,400	PG/SG	$4,300	PG/SG	24.9	18.1	-4.2	18%	1%	0.72	-0.05	0.70	-0.07	CLE

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