NBA DFS First Look: Tuesday, January 4th

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2022-01-04 16:22:05

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)
Memphis Grizzlies	Cleveland Cavaliers	CLE	-2.5	215.5		106.5	109.0	7:00 PM
San Antonio Spurs	Toronto Raptors	TOR	-6.5	224.5		109.0	115.5	7:00 PM
Indiana Pacers	New York Knicks	NYK	-2.0	206.0		102.0	104.0	7:30 PM
Phoenix Suns	New Orleans Pelicans	PHO	-7.5	223.0		115.3	107.8	8:00 PM
Sacramento Kings	Los Angeles Lakers	LAL	-6.5	229.0		111.3	117.8	10:30 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense	Line	Total	O-Rating	Pace		Opp.	D-Rating	Pace		P-Pace
Los Angeles Lakers	-6.5	117.8	107.3	101.1		SAC	112.9	99.8		100.5
New Orleans Pelicans	7.5	107.8	106.9	98.1		PHO	103.9	100.6		99.4
Toronto Raptors	-6.5	115.5	110.2	96.7		SAS	108.9	100.6		98.7
New York Knicks	-2.0	104.0	108.0	96.2		IND	109.6	97.4		96.8
Cleveland Cavaliers	-2.5	109.0	110.0	98.0		MEM	108.6	99.1		98.5
San Antonio Spurs	6.5	109.0	110.2	100.6		TOR	110.0	96.7		98.7
Indiana Pacers	2.0	102.0	109.5	97.4		NYK	109.5	96.2		96.8
Sacramento Kings	6.5	111.3	108.9	99.8		LAL	108.4	101.1		100.5
Phoenix Suns	-7.5	115.3	111.2	100.6		NOP	111.7	98.1		99.4
Memphis Grizzlies	2.5	106.5	111.6	99.1		CLE	104.5	98.0		98.5

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	117.8	$10,200	PG	$9,000	PG	35.9	44.7	-1.4	27%	2%	52%	3%	1.25	0.19	1.17	0.12	SAC
Devonte’ Graham	NOP	107.8	$6,000	PG	$6,200	PG/SG	31.3	27.4	0.0	20%	-1%	53%	-1%	0.88	0.04	0.85	0.04	PHO
Fred VanVleet	TOR	115.5	$9,000	PG/SG	$9,900	PG	37.7	42.1	-2.8	23%	7%	58%	8%	1.12	0.48	1.08	0.48	SAS
Miles McBride	NYK	104.0	$3,100	PG	$3,800	PG	10.3	7.9	11.1	18%	-2%	38%	-14%	0.77	-0.32	0.81	-0.35	IND
Kevin Pangos	CLE	109.0	$3,600	PG	$3,700	SG	8.7	5.7	12.2	15%	1%	42%	-10%	0.65	-0.06	0.62	-0.06	MEM
Tre Jones	SAS	109.0	$3,800	PG	$4,100	PG	12.4	10.6	9.0	14%	-2%	56%	19%	0.85	0.15	0.85	0.14	TOR
Duane Washington	IND	102.0	$4,000	PG	$4,000	SG	13.6	10.3	11.4	22%	0%	45%	-2%	0.76	-0.02	0.76	-0.01	NYK
De’Aaron Fox	SAC	111.3	$7,100	PG	$7,000	PG	34.1	35.1	-0.2	27%	-2%	52%	-7%	1.03	-0.09	1.03	-0.07	LAL
Chris Paul	PHO	115.3	$7,400	PG	$7,800	PG	32.1	38.6	-0.3	20%	-3%	57%	-9%	1.20	-0.03	1.20	-0.02	NOP
Ja Morant	MEM	106.5	$9,700	PG	$9,800	PG	32.5	45.3	1.3	31%	3%	58%	9%	1.39	0.24	1.36	0.21	CLE

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
Malik Monk	LAL	117.8	$5,100	PG/SG	$5,600	SG	25.3	20.3	8.2	17%	2%	61%	13%	0.80	0.09	0.78	0.12	SAC
Brandon Ingram	NOP	107.8	$9,600	SG/SF	$8,700	SF	34.6	38.9	-14.5	29%	-5%	54%	-32%	1.12	-0.25	1.09	-0.19	PHO
Gary Trent	TOR	115.5	$5,800	SG	$5,700	SG/SF	34.1	28.6	-3.6	20%	2%	54%	-16%	0.84	-0.16	0.85	-0.21	SAS
Evan Fournier	NYK	104.0	$5,100	SG/SF	$5,400	SF/SG	28.8	22.0	-5.1	20%	6%	53%	-7%	0.76	0.01	0.74	-0.01	IND
Darius Garland	CLE	109.0	$9,400	PG/SG	$7,800	SG/PG	34.2	37.0		25%		59%		1.08		1.02		MEM
Derrick White	SAS	109.0	$7,200	PG/SG	$8,000	PG	30.8	31.5	-1.5	20%	1%	54%	4%	1.02	0.26	1.04	0.25	TOR
Keifer Sykes	IND	102.0	$3,500	PG	$3,700	PG	18.7	10.5	0.0	16%	0%	35%	0%	0.56	0.00	0.54	0.00	NYK
Tyrese Haliburton	SAC	111.3	$7,300	PG/SG	$7,500	PG/SG	33.9	34.0	0.3	17%	1%	58%	9%	1.00	0.12	1.00	0.04	LAL
Devin Booker	PHO	115.3	$8,800	PG/SG	$8,000	SG	32.7	39.7	2.1	31%	2%	56%	0%	1.21	0.11	1.17	0.12	NOP
Desmond Bane	MEM	106.5	$6,700	SG	$7,200	SG	29.9	30.0	5.0	22%	6%	59%	-2%	1.00	0.15	0.98	0.14	CLE

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
Avery Bradley	LAL	117.8	$3,600	SG/SF	$4,500	SG	23.9	13.4	5.2	11%	1%	54%	7%	0.56	0.07	0.57	0.10	SAC
Josh Hart	NOP	107.8	$6,600	SF/PF	$8,000	SG/SF	32.6	31.4	4.5	16%	5%	61%	-3%	0.96	0.27	0.95	0.25	PHO
OG Anunoby	TOR	115.5	$7,000	SF/PF	$6,400	SF/PF	36.3	34.5	-3.2	23%	-3%	54%	7%	0.95	0.08	0.95	0.15	SAS
RJ Barrett	NYK	104.0	$5,600	SF	$5,900	SF/SG	30.8	27.0	-2.0	23%	6%	50%	1%	0.88	0.13	0.84	0.13	IND
Lauri Markkanen	CLE	109.0	$5,900	SF/PF	$5,200	PF/SF	30.0	25.1	0.2	20%	1%	52%	-6%	0.84	0.01	0.83	0.03	MEM
Devin Vassell	SAS	109.0	$4,400	SF/PF	$4,800	SG	24.7	21.8	2.6	17%	-1%	55%	-1%	0.88	-0.02	0.90	-0.03	TOR
Justin Holiday	IND	102.0	$4,900	SG/SF	$4,600	SF/SG	28.6	18.9	4.8	15%	-1%	55%	19%	0.66	0.09	0.63	0.09	NYK
Harrison Barnes	SAC	111.3	$5,700	SF/PF	$5,600	SF/PF	33.6	30.2	-2.5	20%	-2%	61%	2%	0.90	-0.21	0.87	-0.22	LAL
Mikal Bridges	PHO	115.3	$4,800	SG/SF	$5,400	SF/PF	33.7	23.7	-3.7	13%	-1%	61%	-2%	0.70	0.02	0.72	0.01	NOP
Killian Tillie	MEM	106.5	$3,300	PF	$4,000	PF	12.8	9.3	7.0	13%	-3%	45%	-14%	0.72	0.07	0.79	0.14	CLE

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
Stanley Johnson	LAL	117.8	$3,200	PF	$3,700	SF	25.1	15.4	-0.6	10%	1%	61%	-2%	0.61	0.05	0.65	0.06	SAC
Herb Jones	NOP	107.8	$4,600	PF/C	$6,900	PF	28.2	20.3	6.5	13%	5%	55%	5%	0.72	0.29	0.77	0.31	PHO
Scottie Barnes	TOR	115.5	$8,000	SF/PF	$7,200	SF/PF	35.8	34.5	-6.2	19%	3%	56%	5%	0.96	-0.25	0.98	-0.30	SAS
Julius Randle	NYK	104.0	$10,700	PF/C	$8,700	PF/C	35.3	41.7	-3.5	27%	-2%	52%	-24%	1.18	-0.17	1.12	-0.15	IND
Evan Mobley	CLE	109.0	$7,100	PF/C	$7,500	C/PF	33.5	33.8	-0.3	19%	5%	56%	9%	1.01	0.10	1.04	0.08	MEM
Keldon Johnson	SAS	109.0	$6,000	PF	$5,500	PF/SF	30.9	28.0	0.1	20%	2%	55%	-6%	0.91	-0.09	0.88	-0.11	TOR
Domantas Sabonis	IND	102.0	$9,900	PF/C	$10,000	PF/C	34.3	43.1	3.4	22%	2%	64%	-5%	1.26	0.20	1.21	0.21	NYK
Marvin Bagley	SAC	111.3	$4,800	PF	$4,800	PF/C	20.3	18.8	4.9	17%	3%	52%	-5%	0.92	-0.06	0.91	-0.03	LAL
Cameron Johnson	PHO	115.3	$5,200	SF/PF	$5,500	SF	24.9	21.3	5.9	16%	1%	61%	7%	0.86	0.04	0.83	0.03	NOP
Jaren Jackson	MEM	106.5	$6,400	PF/C	$6,800	PF/C	27.4	30.2	1.9	25%	-2%	53%	-17%	1.10	-0.14	1.14	-0.11	CLE

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
LeBron James	LAL	117.8	$11,400	PG/SF	$11,400	SF/PF	36.9	54.4	-0.4	30%	2%	63%	7%	1.47	0.42	1.44	0.41	SAC
Jonas Valanciunas	NOP	107.8	$9,300	C	$7,500	C	31.5	40.7	-1.4	24%	5%	60%	-2%	1.29	-0.09	1.25	-0.14	PHO
Pascal Siakam	TOR	115.5	$8,700	C	$9,400	PF	35.1	40.0	3.9	25%	2%	54%	1%	1.14	0.30	1.12	0.30	SAS
Mitchell Robinson	NYK	104.0	$4,900	C	$5,400	C	24.5	22.7	1.1	10%	5%	74%	-9%	0.93	0.18	0.99	0.12	IND
Jarrett Allen	CLE	109.0	$8,500	C	$7,900	C/PF	32.7	37.8	2.0	18%	1%	72%	-6%	1.16	-0.01	1.17	0.04	MEM
Jakob Poeltl	SAS	109.0	$6,100	C	$6,100	C	28.3	30.7	-2.5	18%	5%	58%	-1%	1.09	0.14	1.11	0.09	TOR
Myles Turner	IND	102.0	$6,800	C	$7,600	C/PF	29.7	31.7	0.9	17%	3%	64%	-9%	1.07	-0.03	1.12	-0.04	NYK
Damian Jones	SAC	111.3	$4,000	C	$4,000	C	13.3	13.1	10.0	17%	3%	66%	-5%	0.98	0.09	0.98	0.06	LAL
Jalen Smith	PHO	115.3	$5,500	PF/C	$5,800	PF/C	12.8	14.9	13.2	19%	1%	60%	6%	1.16	0.11	1.19	0.09	NOP
Steven Adams	MEM	106.5	$5,500	C	$5,400	C	25.5	25.4	2.3	13%	0%	57%	7%	1.00	0.14	1.01	0.10	CLE

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	117.8	$5,000	PF	$5,700	SF/PF	27.4	24.0	-0.7	19%	0%	57%	4%	0.88	0.11	0.87	0.12	SAC
Talen Horton-Tucker	LAL	117.8	$4,300	SF	$4,200	SG/SF	28.0	21.8	-6.8	19%	-2%	46%	-4%	0.78	-0.11	0.79	-0.13	SAC
Austin Reaves	LAL	117.8	$3,000	SG	$3,900	SG	20.2	11.5	4.2	11%	-2%	65%	-1%	0.57	-0.05	0.55	-0.03	SAC
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	NOP	107.8	$4,100	PG/SG	$4,500	SG/SF	28.0	25.2	-2.7	25%	5%	47%	-6%	0.90	-0.11	0.87	-0.17	PHO
Garrett Temple	NOP	107.8	$3,800	PG/SG	$5,600	SF	19.5	14.6	9.6	14%	3%	55%	11%	0.75	0.14	0.76	0.10	PHO
Jaxson Hayes	NOP	107.8	$3,400	C	$5,700	PF	13.3	13.6	7.7	19%	1%	62%	8%	1.02	0.21	1.06	0.22	PHO
Khem Birch	TOR	115.5	$4,200	C	$4,600	C/PF	22.5	18.0	-3.4	12%	-3%	57%	29%	0.80	-0.17	0.85	-0.21	SAS
Precious Achiuwa	TOR	115.5	$4,100	C	$4,600	PF/C	25.3	21.8	-11.7	17%	-1%	43%	-10%	0.86	-0.09	0.86	-0.11	SAS
Chris Boucher	TOR	115.5	$6,100	PF/C	$6,600	C/PF	17.4	18.6	10.1	21%	1%	54%	10%	1.07	0.18	1.10	0.15	SAS
Alec Burks	NYK	104.0	$6,300	SG/SF	$6,000	SG/SF	26.8	24.1	-3.4	18%	3%	57%	11%	0.90	0.31	0.90	0.36	IND
Immanuel Quickley	NYK	104.0	$4,400	PG/SG	$4,700	SG/PG	22.3	18.8	3.4	21%	2%	54%	-3%	0.84	-0.12	0.81	-0.13	IND
Obi Toppin	NYK	104.0	$5,200	PF	$5,300	PF	17.0	17.4	9.2	20%	-5%	61%	5%	1.02	-0.17	1.04	-0.17	IND
Kevin Love	CLE	109.0	$7,500	PF/C	$7,800	PF/C	21.4	29.6	8.7	24%	4%	64%	7%	1.38	0.12	1.31	0.09	MEM
Lamar Stevens	CLE	109.0	$3,300	SF/PF	$4,100	PF	12.2	8.2	10.5	16%	5%	48%	-3%	0.67	0.06	0.68	0.08	MEM
Brandon Goodwin	CLE	109.0	$3,700	PG	$4,400	PG	25.1	22.9	0.0	23%	0%	42%	0%	0.91	0.00	0.90	0.00	MEM
Bryn Forbes	SAS	109.0	$3,900	SG	$4,600	SG	15.4	13.0	5.3	22%	1%	59%	-7%	0.84	0.11	0.80	0.11	TOR
Keita Bates-Diop	SAS	109.0	$3,700	SF/PF	$4,300	SF	15.1	12.4	6.2	14%	-1%	59%	-7%	0.82	0.14	0.84	0.19	TOR
Jock Landale	SAS	109.0	$3,300	C	$4,500	C	7.7	9.4	7.2	19%	0%	73%	-6%	1.21	-0.08	1.22	-0.08	TOR
Oshae Brissett	IND	102.0	$4,400	PF/C	$4,600	SF	17.5	13.9	4.4	15%	2%	55%	-6%	0.80	0.09	0.80	0.08	NYK
Torrey Craig	IND	102.0	$4,600	SF/PF	$4,100	SG	16.0	12.3	8.6	14%	0%	56%	-15%	0.77	-0.03	0.76	-0.03	NYK
Lance Stephenson	IND	102.0	$3,000	PG/SG	$3,700	SF	11.7	8.0	-3.0	14%	3%	41%	14%	0.68	0.09	0.66	0.09	NYK
Buddy Hield	SAC	111.3	$5,400	SG/SF	$5,500	SG/SF	29.2	26.5	-2.4	22%	-1%	55%	7%	0.91	-0.08	0.86	-0.10	LAL
Davion Mitchell	SAC	111.3	$3,300	PG/SG	$4,600	PG	25.2	19.7	-4.6	18%	0%	48%	10%	0.78	-0.14	0.77	-0.16	LAL
Chimezie Metu	SAC	111.3	$4,500	PF	$5,200	C	23.2	22.2	-5.3	19%	3%	49%	-2%	0.96	0.17	0.98	0.16	LAL
Cameron Payne	PHO	115.3	$4,600	PG/SG	$5,200	PG/SG	20.5	21.3	4.3	25%	-2%	49%	4%	1.04	-0.02	1.02	-0.01	NOP
Landry Shamet	PHO	115.3	$3,500	SG/SF	$3,700	SG	20.7	14.4	1.6	16%	0%	53%	-1%	0.70	0.04	0.67	0.10	NOP
Elfrid Payton	PHO	115.3	$3,000	PG	$3,500	PG	12.0	9.8	-1.1	18%	-1%	43%	4%	0.82	0.14	0.81	0.29	NOP
Tyus Jones	MEM	106.5	$4,100	PG	$4,700	PG	21.2	19.2	1.0	15%	2%	55%	1%	0.91	0.14	0.92	0.16	CLE
Brandon Clarke	MEM	106.5	$3,800	PF/C	$4,600	PF	16.4	18.4	2.5	17%	0%	66%	9%	1.12	-0.04	1.17	-0.09	CLE
Santi Aldama	MEM	106.5	$3,000	PF/C	$3,500	PF	10.3	9.0	5.0	18%	-9%	41%	1%	0.87	-0.17	0.88	-0.15	CLE

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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