NBA DFS First Look: Tuesday, March 22nd - Odds, Salaries, Stats, Projected Starters

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2022-03-22 14:51:16

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)
Golden State Warriors	Orlando Magic	GSW	-7.5	215.0		111.3	103.8	7:00 PM
Atlanta Hawks	New York Knicks	ATL	-3.0	226.0		114.5	111.5	7:30 PM
Chicago Bulls	Milwaukee Bucks	MIL	-7.0	234.5		113.8	120.8	8:00 PM
Los Angeles Clippers	Denver Nuggets	DEN	-6.5	223.0		108.3	114.8	10:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense	Line	Total	O-Rating	Pace		Opp.	D-Rating	Pace		P-Pace
Milwaukee Bucks	-7.0	120.8	113.9	100.6		CHI	112.1	99.0		99.8
Denver Nuggets	-6.5	114.8	112.8	98.1		LAC	109.1	98.5		98.3
Atlanta Hawks	-3.0	114.5	114.5	98.5		NYK	110.1	96.5		97.5
Chicago Bulls	7.0	113.8	112.8	99.0		MIL	110.4	100.6		99.8
New York Knicks	3.0	111.5	109.0	96.5		ATL	113.7	98.5		97.5
Golden State Warriors	-7.5	111.3	112.1	98.8		ORL	111.9	99.8		99.3
Los Angeles Clippers	6.5	108.3	107.8	98.5		DEN	110.4	98.1		98.3
Orlando Magic	7.5	103.8	104.0	99.8		GSW	106.2	98.8		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
Jrue Holiday	MIL	120.8	$7,800	PG	$8,100	PG/SG	33.2	37.9	-1.1	23%	3%	59%	-3%	1.14	0.04	1.12	0.07	CHI
Monte Morris	DEN	114.8	$4,600	PG	$4,800	PG	29.8	25.0	-2.2	18%	-3%	58%	-7%	0.84	-0.09	0.83	-0.06	LAC
Trae Young	ATL	114.5	$10,400	PG	$10,200	PG	34.8	49.6	2.0	33%	-4%	60%	-3%	1.42	-0.01	1.33	-0.02	NYK
Alex Caruso	CHI	113.8	$4,100	PG/SG	$4,000	PG/SG	27.7	22.4	0.0	14%	0%	55%	-13%	0.81	-0.27	0.84	-0.31	MIL
Alec Burks	NYK	111.5	$5,600	PG/SG	$5,200	PG/SG	27.7	24.2	3.5	17%	-2%	54%	-5%	0.87	-0.13	0.87	-0.14	ATL
Jordan Poole	GSW	111.3	$7,400	PG	$7,400	PG/SG	29.1	29.1	5.5	24%	2%	60%	8%	1.00	0.21	0.95	0.22	ORL
Reggie Jackson	LAC	108.3	$7,200	PG	$7,200	PG	31.1	30.7	-1.7	27%	0%	49%	-1%	0.99	0.12	0.94	0.14	DEN
Cole Anthony	ORL	103.8	$6,300	PG	$5,700	PG/SG	32.6	34.5	-1.6	25%	-3%	52%	-1%	1.06	-0.09	1.01	-0.10	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
Grayson Allen	MIL	120.8	$4,300	SG/SF	$3,900	SG	27.5	20.8	-3.4	15%	-2%	60%	15%	0.76	-0.03	0.74	-0.10	CHI
Will Barton	DEN	114.8	$5,100	SG	$4,400	SG/SF	31.7	29.2	-2.2	21%	-2%	54%	-10%	0.92	-0.18	0.90	-0.19	LAC
Kevin Huerter	ATL	114.5	$5,200	SG/SF	$4,700	SG/SF	29.3	22.4	0.7	17%	1%	56%	-18%	0.76	-0.02	0.75	-0.01	NYK
Zach LaVine	CHI	113.8	$7,500	SG	$7,400	SG	34.7	39.6	-1.2	29%	-1%	61%	1%	1.14	0.11	1.09	0.15	MIL
Evan Fournier	NYK	111.5	$5,400	SG/SF	$4,800	SF/SG	29.7	24.1	1.3	20%	-1%	56%	14%	0.81	0.21	0.78	0.21	ATL
Klay Thompson	GSW	111.3	$8,100	SG	$7,000	SG	27.8	30.3	6.8	28%	1%	53%	2%	1.09	-0.04	1.05	-0.07	ORL
Amir Coffey	LAC	108.3	$4,200	SG/SF	$4,200	SF/SG	23.5	16.8	8.8	15%	2%	58%	-15%	0.71	-0.17	0.71	-0.16	DEN
R.J. Hampton	ORL	103.8	$3,900	PG/SG	$3,800	PG/SG	20.7	15.8	7.4	18%	-2%	48%	-3%	0.76	-0.16	0.75	-0.17	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
Pat Connaughton	MIL	120.8	$3,700	SF/PF	$4,500	SG/SF	26.9	20.6	-6.6	13%	7%	63%	5%	0.76	0.53	0.75	0.47	CHI
Jeff Green	DEN	114.8	$3,500	SF/PF	$4,000	PF/SF	24.7	17.4	0.1	16%	-7%	62%	14%	0.70	-0.17	0.70	-0.16	LAC
De’Andre Hunter	ATL	114.5	$5,000	SF	$5,000	SF	29.9	21.8	1.4	19%	1%	56%	0%	0.73	0.17	0.72	0.21	NYK
Javonte Green	CHI	113.8	$3,500	SF	$3,500	SG/SF	24.2	17.3	-1.6	11%	-3%	64%	5%	0.72	0.00	0.76	-0.02	MIL
RJ Barrett	NYK	111.5	$7,600	PG/SF	$7,200	SF/SG	34.3	33.0	6.9	26%	1%	51%	0%	0.96	-0.01	0.93	0.01	ATL
Andrew Wiggins	GSW	111.3	$7,100	SF/PF	$6,700	SF	31.8	30.2	2.7	22%	-1%	56%	-2%	0.95	0.11	0.95	0.13	ORL
Marcus Morris	LAC	108.3	$5,600	SF/PF	$5,800	PF/SF	29.3	26.9	-1.4	23%	4%	56%	7%	0.92	0.19	0.89	0.17	DEN
Franz Wagner	ORL	103.8	$5,600	SF	$5,600	SF/SG	31.6	28.0	0.3	21%	-1%	56%	-1%	0.89	-0.01	0.88	0.01	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
Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	120.8	$12,100	SF/PF	$11,200	PF/SF	32.9	58.0	1.4	34%	1%	63%	-4%	1.76	-0.18	1.74	-0.15	CHI
Aaron Gordon	DEN	114.8	$5,000	SF/PF	$4,500	PF	31.3	27.3	-6.4	19%	4%	59%	1%	0.87	0.02	0.86	0.00	LAC
Danilo Gallinari	ATL	114.5	$5,100	PF	$4,800	SF/PF	24.7	20.8	3.7	18%	2%	58%	-4%	0.84	0.01	0.82	0.00	NYK
DeMar DeRozan	CHI	113.8	$8,600	PF	$7,800	SG/SF	36.0	43.6	-0.4	31%	-5%	59%	1%	1.21	-0.20	1.20	-0.20	MIL
Obi Toppin	NYK	111.5	$3,200	PF	$3,700	PF	14.8	13.9	-3.5	20%	8%	58%	4%	0.94	0.29	0.94	0.31	ATL
Draymond Green	GSW	111.3	$6,000	PF/C	$5,800	PF/C	29.2	31.3	-9.0	14%	-2%	58%	-6%	1.07	-0.07	1.09	-0.10	ORL
Nicolas Batum	LAC	108.3	$4,300	PF/C	$4,600	SF/PF	24.8	20.0	0.9	13%	-2%	60%	-17%	0.81	-0.18	0.82	-0.16	DEN
Wendell Carter	ORL	103.8	$8,400	PF/C	$7,300	PF/C	29.9	35.4	2.0	20%	5%	60%	9%	1.18	0.32	1.15	0.33	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
Bobby Portis	MIL	120.8	$6,600	PF/C	$5,600	PF/C	28.8	32.4	-2.4	21%	-5%	58%	-21%	1.12	-0.34	1.10	-0.28	CHI
Nikola Jokic	DEN	114.8	$12,400	C	$11,500	C	33.1	60.5	-0.5	31%	4%	65%	-4%	1.83	-0.08	1.75	-0.02	LAC
Clint Capela	ATL	114.5	$6,400	C	$6,700	C	27.8	32.1	1.5	15%	3%	60%	-1%	1.16	0.02	1.19	0.01	NYK
Nikola Vucevic	CHI	113.8	$7,700	C	$6,900	C	33.5	41.9	-3.3	25%	2%	53%	-6%	1.25	-0.06	1.23	-0.07	MIL
Mitchell Robinson	NYK	111.5	$5,400	C	$6,100	C	25.2	24.7	0.5	11%	0%	73%	-1%	0.98	-0.08	1.04	-0.06	ATL
Kevon Looney	GSW	111.3	$4,800	C	$4,600	C/PF	21.7	21.1	1.0	13%	-3%	58%	-6%	0.97	-0.04	1.01	-0.02	ORL
Ivica Zubac	LAC	108.3	$6,100	C	$6,300	C	24.5	25.6	1.5	17%	6%	66%	-10%	1.05	0.17	1.06	0.16	DEN
Mo Bamba	ORL	103.8	$5,500	C	$4,700	C	25.9	27.0	-2.1	17%	-2%	58%	-6%	1.04	-0.14	1.07	-0.18	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
Brook Lopez	MIL	120.8	$4,400	C	$5,000	C	19.6	16.5	-2.8	16%	2%	53%	4%	0.84	0.00	0.90	-0.03	CHI
Wesley Matthews	MIL	120.8	$3,500	SG/SF	$3,500	SG	19.6	9.9	1.9	11%	-1%	52%	11%	0.51	0.15	0.50	0.15	CHI
Serge Ibaka	MIL	120.8	$3,600	PF/C	$3,600	PF/C	16.3	15.5	-0.5	18%	1%	56%	-5%	0.95	-0.11	0.95	-0.14	CHI
Bones Hyland	DEN	114.8	$5,300	PG/SG	$5,800	PG	18.4	18.4	9.2	23%	1%	54%	11%	1.00	0.11	0.96	0.11	LAC
Austin Rivers	DEN	114.8	$3,300	SG/SF	$3,800	SG/PG	21.9	12.5	-0.6	13%	-1%	55%	18%	0.57	0.13	0.57	0.10	LAC
Bryn Forbes	DEN	114.8	$3,000	SG	$3,500	SG	17.5	13.5	-5.7	20%	-3%	57%	-13%	0.77	-0.23	0.72	-0.23	LAC
Bogdan Bogdanovic	ATL	114.5	$6,200	SG/SF	$6,000	SF/SG	29.5	27.3	0.0	20%	5%	56%	-3%	0.92	0.12	0.90	0.12	NYK
Delon Wright	ATL	114.5	$4,600	PG/SG	$4,500	PG/SG	18.3	14.2	7.6	11%	-2%	57%	16%	0.77	0.12	0.82	0.16	NYK
Onyeka Okongwu	ATL	114.5	$4,200	C	$4,400	C	20.7	20.7	-2.5	14%	0%	73%	-1%	1.00	0.18	1.07	0.21	NYK
Ayo Dosunmu	CHI	113.8	$4,700	PG	$4,500	SG	27.0	19.3	1.7	14%	2%	60%	-13%	0.72	-0.06	0.72	-0.07	MIL
Coby White	CHI	113.8	$4,500	PG/SG	$4,300	PG/SG	27.8	23.3	-7.4	19%	1%	58%	-4%	0.84	-0.01	0.80	-0.02	MIL
Patrick Williams	CHI	113.8	$3,500	SF/PF	$3,700	SF/PF	23.9	12.3	-5.0	11%	9%	61%	-17%	0.51	0.09	0.53	0.08	MIL
Immanuel Quickley	NYK	111.5	$5,100	PG/SG	$5,200	SG/PG	22.1	20.0	3.2	21%	-1%	54%	9%	0.91	0.26	0.87	0.29	ATL
Jericho Sims	NYK	111.5	$3,100	PF/C	$3,800	C	10.1	7.0	10.6	6%	1%	62%	-5%	0.69	0.00	0.73	-0.03	ATL
Quentin Grimes	NYK	111.5	$3,700	SG/SF	$3,800	SG	17.3	12.5	-1.7	15%	-4%	58%	-22%	0.72	-0.02	0.71	0.08	ATL
Otto Porter	GSW	111.3	$4,900	SF	$5,500	SF/PF	21.6	20.8	3.9	15%	4%	58%	-12%	0.96	0.00	0.99	-0.01	ORL
Jonathan Kuminga	GSW	111.3	$4,300	PF	$4,700	SF	16.5	15.7	9.0	22%	-3%	60%	-11%	0.95	-0.06	0.93	-0.04	ORL
Nemanja Bjelica	GSW	111.3	$3,900	PF/C	$4,300	PF	15.7	15.7	7.8	18%	-5%	55%	10%	1.00	-0.06	1.00	-0.09	ORL
Terance Mann	LAC	108.3	$5,500	PG/SF	$6,600	SG/SF	29.0	23.4	2.4	16%	4%	56%	-3%	0.81	0.18	0.80	0.18	DEN
Luke Kennard	LAC	108.3	$4,500	SG/SF	$4,700	SG/SF	27.5	21.4	0.6	16%	1%	62%	-8%	0.78	-0.10	0.74	-0.09	DEN
Robert Covington	LAC	108.3	$4,600	PF/C	$6,000	PF/SF	27.9	22.7	-2.3	13%	7%	54%	6%	0.81	0.29	0.87	0.33	DEN
Markelle Fultz	ORL	103.8	$4,200	PG	$4,900	PG/SG	18.0	20.9	1.1	25%	0%	51%	-11%	1.16	-0.09	1.16	-0.10	GSW
Chuma Okeke	ORL	103.8	$4,400	SF/PF	$4,500	PF	24.3	21.5	2.7	16%	-2%	50%	13%	0.88	-0.05	0.92	-0.09	GSW
Moe Wagner	ORL	103.8	$4,000	PF/C	$4,900	PF	13.7	15.3	8.0	23%	0%	62%	-7%	1.12	0.00	1.09	0.00	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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