NBA DFS First Look: Tuesday, March 15th - Odds, Salaries, Stats, Projected Starters

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2022-03-15 14:32:20

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. Be sure to check out more RotoGrinders NBA DFS resources later in the day, including our NBA lineup optimizer, NBA expert rankings, and other NBA Premium tools and content.

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NBA Schedule & Vegas Lines

Road Team	Home Team	Favorite	Spread	Game Total		Road Total	Home Total	Time (ET)
Memphis Grizzlies	Indiana Pacers	MEM	-7.5	234.5		121.0	113.5	7:00 PM
Brooklyn Nets	Orlando Magic	BKN	-10.0	231.0		120.5	110.5	7:00 PM
Detroit Pistons	Miami Heat	MIA	-12.5	215.0		101.3	113.8	7:30 PM
Phoenix Suns	New Orleans Pelicans	PHO	-5.5	228.0		116.8	111.3	8:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense	Line	Total	O-Rating	Pace		Opp.	D-Rating	Pace		P-Pace
Memphis Grizzlies	-7.5	121.0	113.5	100.2		IND	113.6	98.3		99.2
Brooklyn Nets	-10.0	120.5	111.8	99.3		ORL	111.6	99.6		99.5
Phoenix Suns	-5.5	116.8	113.7	100.1		NOP	111.4	98.0		99.1
Miami Heat	-12.5	113.8	112.1	96.6		DET	113.2	98.7		97.6
Indiana Pacers	7.5	113.5	111.2	98.3		MEM	109.0	100.2		99.2
New Orleans Pelicans	5.5	111.3	110.0	98.0		PHO	105.8	100.1		99.1
Orlando Magic	10.0	110.5	104.1	99.6		BKN	112.1	99.3		99.5
Detroit Pistons	12.5	101.3	104.4	98.7		MIA	107.5	96.6		97.6

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
Tyus Jones	MEM	121.0	$3,400	PG	$4,200	PG	20.2	19.2	-1.3	17%	3%	54%	-4%	0.95	0.23	0.96	0.26	IND
Kyrie Irving	BKN	120.5	$10,200	PG/SG	$10,000	PG/SG	36.2	43.9	-1.2	28%	-2%	59%	15%	1.21	0.23	1.19	0.22	ORL
Cameron Payne	PHO	116.8	$7,700	PG	$7,000	PG/SG	21.9	23.4	9.9	25%	-3%	50%	1%	1.07	0.20	1.04	0.19	NOP
Kyle Lowry	MIA	113.8	$6,600	PG	$6,200	PG	34.2	33.3	-0.8	18%	-6%	57%	-14%	0.97	-0.28	0.93	-0.28	DET
Malcolm Brogdon	IND	113.5	$7,800	PG	$7,900	PG/SG	33.6	37.4	2.3	24%	1%	56%	-4%	1.11	-0.10	1.09	-0.14	MEM
Devonte’ Graham	NOP	111.3	$6,800	PG	$5,700	PG/SG	29.9	25.3	-1.2	20%	-1%	52%	5%	0.85	0.14	0.82	0.16	PHO
Cole Anthony	ORL	110.5	$6,300	PG	$5,800	PG/SG	32.8	35.0	-2.7	25%	-2%	52%	7%	1.07	-0.08	1.02	-0.10	BKN
Cory Joseph	DET	101.3	$4,400	PG/SG	$4,300	PG	24.9	18.6	4.0	14%	-2%	58%	-1%	0.75	-0.08	0.74	-0.07	MIA

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
Desmond Bane	MEM	121.0	$6,700	SG	$6,600	SG/SF	30.1	31.1	0.3	22%	2%	58%	-2%	1.03	0.16	1.01	0.17	IND
Seth Curry	BKN	120.5	$5,400	SG/SF	$5,400	PG/SG	34.1	27.5	-4.8	19%	-2%	61%	8%	0.81	0.02	0.77	0.07	ORL
Devin Booker	PHO	116.8	$9,600	PG/SG	$10,400	SG	34.3	42.8	-0.4	31%	-5%	56%	8%	1.25	0.26	1.22	0.29	NOP
Duncan Robinson	MIA	113.8	$3,400	SG	$4,300	SG	26.7	19.8	-1.9	18%	-1%	57%	6%	0.74	0.00	0.69	-0.03	DET
Tyrese Haliburton	IND	113.5	$9,300	PG/SG	$8,800	PG/SG	35.2	37.2	3.0	18%	3%	59%	8%	1.06	0.16	1.04	0.12	MEM
C.J. McCollum	NOP	111.3	$9,400	PG/SG	$8,500	SG	35.3	39.0	-0.5	26%	9%	56%	8%	1.11	0.43	1.07	0.34	PHO
R.J. Hampton	ORL	110.5	$3,400	PG/SG	$3,700	PG/SG	20.2	15.9	5.1	18%	-7%	49%	12%	0.79	-0.22	0.78	-0.22	BKN
Cade Cunningham	DET	101.3	$8,300	SG/SF	$7,400	PG/SG	32.5	35.2	8.5	27%	3%	50%	4%	1.08	0.07	1.04	0.05	MIA

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
Dillon Brooks	MEM	121.0	$4,900	SG/SF	$5,000	SG/SF	27.8	29.4	-2.1	28%	-4%	52%	-2%	1.06	-0.07	1.05	-0.06	IND
Bruce Brown	BKN	120.5	$5,200	SF	$5,700	SG	22.8	18.9	9.1	14%	2%	55%	6%	0.83	0.14	0.88	0.15	ORL
Mikal Bridges	PHO	116.8	$5,900	SF	$6,600	SF/PF	34.9	26.2	0.1	15%	4%	62%	-3%	0.75	0.17	0.76	0.17	NOP
Jimmy Butler	MIA	113.8	$8,600	SF/PF	$8,500	SF/SG	34.0	41.8	-2.4	26%	0%	58%	8%	1.23	0.08	1.24	0.14	DET
Buddy Hield	IND	113.5	$7,500	SG/SF	$7,100	SG/SF	30.6	27.8	7.6	21%	-1%	55%	4%	0.91	0.06	0.87	0.07	MEM
Herb Jones	NOP	111.3	$6,100	SF/PF	$4,400	PF	30.1	22.0	-1.5	14%	3%	58%	0%	0.73	0.01	0.77	-0.05	PHO
Franz Wagner	ORL	110.5	$5,300	SF	$5,500	SF/SG	31.7	28.1	-2.3	21%	-4%	56%	-12%	0.89	-0.23	0.88	-0.22	BKN
Saddiq Bey	DET	101.3	$6,000	SF	$5,700	SF	33.7	30.1	1.3	20%	-4%	52%	-6%	0.89	-0.21	0.86	-0.20	MIA

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
Jaren Jackson	MEM	121.0	$6,500	PF/C	$6,400	PF/C	27.6	31.6	-4.2	25%	-3%	53%	8%	1.15	0.03	1.19	0.06	IND
Kevin Durant	BKN	120.5	$11,100	SF/PF	$11,200	SF/PF	36.6	51.0	1.8	31%	1%	63%	2%	1.39	0.08	1.35	0.05	ORL
Jae Crowder	PHO	116.8	$5,700	SF/PF	$5,600	PF/SF	28.4	23.0	0.4	15%	5%	55%	-13%	0.81	0.07	0.82	0.08	NOP
P.J. Tucker	MIA	113.8	$3,600	PF	$4,900	PF/C	28.2	20.3	-2.6	12%	5%	60%	-21%	0.72	0.09	0.71	0.10	DET
Oshae Brissett	IND	113.5	$5,000	SF/PF	$5,000	SF	21.8	17.8	4.9	16%	-1%	52%	4%	0.82	-0.15	0.83	-0.15	MEM
Jaxson Hayes	NOP	111.3	$5,300	PF/C	$5,300	PF	18.3	17.1	6.5	16%	-2%	70%	-1%	0.93	-0.12	0.97	-0.13	PHO
Wendell Carter	ORL	110.5	$7,400	PF/C	$6,800	PF/C	29.9	34.7	3.8	20%	3%	60%	-1%	1.16	0.02	1.13	0.00	BKN
Jerami Grant	DET	101.3	$6,400	PF	$5,800	PF	32.5	31.8	3.0	25%	-2%	55%	3%	0.98	-0.11	0.98	-0.12	MIA

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
Steven Adams	MEM	121.0	$5,800	C	$6,100	C	26.5	27.1	2.4	12%	1%	56%	4%	1.02	0.07	1.04	0.09	IND
Andre Drummond	BKN	120.5	$5,800	C	$5,500	C	19.0	24.5	3.0	18%	3%	56%	9%	1.29	0.10	1.34	0.07	ORL
Deandre Ayton	PHO	116.8	$7,300	C	$7,600	C	29.5	34.3	1.3	21%	-2%	67%	5%	1.16	0.12	1.16	0.08	NOP
Bam Adebayo	MIA	113.8	$8,200	C	$9,200	C/PF	33.2	41.3	-1.7	25%	1%	59%	7%	1.24	0.15	1.25	0.15	DET
Isaiah Jackson	IND	113.5	$5,200	PF/C	$5,700	PF	13.3	16.6	7.2	22%	1%	61%	-3%	1.25	0.10	1.33	0.10	MEM
Jonas Valanciunas	NOP	111.3	$8,600	C	$8,200	C	30.7	38.9	-4.2	24%	5%	61%	-2%	1.27	0.18	1.23	0.22	PHO
Mo Bamba	ORL	110.5	$5,500	C	$5,200	C	26.1	27.1	0.7	17%	-1%	58%	7%	1.04	0.05	1.07	0.02	BKN
Isaiah Stewart	DET	101.3	$4,500	C	$5,000	PF/C	25.8	22.9	-16.3	14%	-9%	54%		0.89	-0.63	0.91	-0.65	MIA

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
De’Anthony Melton	MEM	121.0	$4,500	PG/SG	$5,000	SG/PG	22.4	23.7	-3.2	20%	2%	49%	-10%	1.06	-0.20	1.09	-0.23	IND
Ziaire Williams	MEM	121.0	$3,200	SF	$4,500	SF	21.8	13.3	-0.5	14%	1%	56%	14%	0.61	0.28	0.60	0.26	IND
Brandon Clarke	MEM	121.0	$4,400	PF/C	$4,600	PF	19.4	22.5	2.9	17%	-4%	66%	5%	1.16	-0.03	1.23	-0.02	IND
Goran Dragic	BKN	120.5	$4,200	PG	$4,100	PG	21.1	17.9	6.5	17%	-3%	47%	-7%	0.85	-0.11	0.85	-0.11	ORL
Patty Mills	BKN	120.5	$3,500	PG/SG	$3,900	SG/PG	30.1	21.5	-8.8	17%	-4%	57%	1%	0.71	-0.12	0.68	-0.10	ORL
James Johnson	BKN	120.5	$3,800	PF	$5,100	SF/PF	19.7	15.5	-2.0	15%	-2%	52%	13%	0.78	0.28	0.80	0.35	ORL
Landry Shamet	PHO	116.8	$3,500	SG/SF	$4,100	SG	20.5	14.2	4.9	16%	-2%	53%	7%	0.69	-0.11	0.67	-0.13	NOP
Torrey Craig	PHO	116.8	$3,100	PF/C	$3,600	SG	20.0	14.8	-2.7	14%	1%	53%	-9%	0.74	0.10	0.75	0.16	NOP
JaVale McGee	PHO	116.8	$3,800	C	$4,700	C	15.6	20.9	-1.8	22%	0%	65%	-10%	1.34	0.14	1.38	0.18	NOP
Tyler Herro	MIA	113.8	$7,600	PG/SG	$7,200	SG/SF	32.8	34.3	0.0	28%	-1%	55%	8%	1.05	0.04	0.99	0.05	DET
Victor Oladipo	MIA	113.8	$6,200	PG/SG	$4,000	SG	16.3	14.1	0.0					0.87	0.00	0.85	0.00	DET
Max Strus	MIA	113.8	$4,400	SG/SF	$4,000	SG	23.2	18.5	-6.7	18%	1%	61%	6%	0.80	0.21	0.75	0.20	DET
Jalen Smith	IND	113.5	$5,500	PF/C	$6,300	PF/C	17.1	18.5	10.1	18%	-3%	60%	4%	1.08	0.02	1.09	0.07	MEM
Chris Duarte	IND	113.5	$4,900	SG/SF	$4,800	SF	28.2	23.9	-3.6	21%	0%	54%	-1%	0.85	0.07	0.83	0.06	MEM
Lance Stephenson	IND	113.5	$4,200	PG/SF	$4,300	SF	18.0	17.8		22%		52%		0.99		0.96		MEM
Naji Marshall	NOP	111.3	$5,400	SF/PF	$5,100	SF	11.8	10.8	14.3	20%	2%	50%	-1%	0.92	0.00	0.92	-0.02	PHO
Jose Alvarado	NOP	111.3	$4,300	PG	$5,400	PG	13.9	13.7	8.7	17%	-1%	51%	-5%	0.98	0.16	1.04	0.19	PHO
Trey Murphy	NOP	111.3	$5,600	SF	$4,000	SF	12.6	9.2	11.9	14%	4%	53%	15%	0.73	0.37	0.71	0.38	PHO
Chuma Okeke	ORL	110.5	$4,400	SF/PF	$4,800	PF	24.1	21.3	-1.8	16%	-2%	50%	7%	0.88	-0.13	0.91	-0.18	BKN
Markelle Fultz	ORL	110.5	$4,200	PG	$5,400	PG/SG	17.4	23.1	0.6	24%	2%	59%	-1%	1.32	0.24	1.32	0.25	BKN
Moe Wagner	ORL	110.5	$3,700	PF/C	$4,800	PF	13.1	14.6	2.6	23%	6%	63%	6%	1.11	0.29	1.08	0.25	BKN
Marvin Bagley	DET	101.3	$5,900	PF/C	$5,300	PF/C	23.0	21.9	9.2	19%	3%	53%	5%	0.95	0.04	0.95	0.03	MIA
Kelly Olynyk	DET	101.3	$3,900	PF/C	$4,100	C/PF	19.3	20.9	-2.9	21%	-2%	54%	19%	1.08	-0.15	1.07	-0.19	MIA
Killian Hayes	DET	101.3	$3,900	PG	$4,300	PG	24.4	18.8	6.4	15%	0%	44%	22%	0.77	0.17	0.78	0.16	MIA

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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