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NBA DFS First Look: Tuesday, March 7th - Sortable Odds, Salaries, Stats

Derek Farnsworth (Notorious)

Created 3 weeks ago, Last Updated 3 weeks ago

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)
Atlanta Hawks Washington Wizards ATL -3.5 236.5 120.0 116.5 7:00 PM
Portland Trail Blazers Boston Celtics BOS -10.0 230.5 110.3 120.3 7:30 PM
Dallas Mavericks New Orleans Pelicans DAL -1.5 234.0 117.8 116.3 7:30 PM
Cleveland Cavaliers Miami Heat CLE -2.0 214.0 108.0 106.0 7:30 PM
Chicago Bulls Denver Nuggets DEN -8.5 225.5 108.5 117.0 9:00 PM
Oklahoma City Thunder Phoenix Suns PHO -13.5 233.5 110.0 123.5 9:00 PM
Toronto Raptors Los Angeles Clippers LAC -2.5 230.0 113.8 116.3 10:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense Line Total PPG +/- O-Rating Pace Opp. D-Rating Pace P-Pace
Phoenix Suns -13.5 123.5 113.0 10.5 114.0 98.5 OKC 113.0 102.2 100.4
Boston Celtics -10.0 120.3 117.7 2.6 116.5 99.2 POR 117.0 98.5 98.8
Atlanta Hawks -3.5 120.0 117.1 2.9 114.6 101.3 WAS 114.1 98.8 100.1
Dallas Mavericks -1.5 117.8 114.1 3.7 116.2 96.9 NOP 112.7 99.8 98.3
Denver Nuggets -8.5 117.0 117.2 -0.2 117.7 99.1 CHI 112.0 99.8 99.5
Washington Wizards 3.5 116.5 113.2 3.3 114.0 98.8 ATL 114.7 101.3 100.1
Los Angeles Clippers -2.5 116.3 112.7 3.6 113.1 98.7 TOR 113.5 98.0 98.4
New Orleans Pelicans 1.5 116.3 114.1 2.2 113.2 99.8 DAL 115.6 96.9 98.3
Toronto Raptors 2.5 113.8 112.6 1.2 113.9 98.0 LAC 113.5 98.7 98.4
Portland Trail Blazers 10.0 110.3 114.9 -4.7 116.2 98.5 BOS 111.2 99.2 98.8
Oklahoma City Thunder 13.5 110.0 118.4 -8.4 114.6 102.2 PHO 112.0 98.5 100.4
Chicago Bulls 8.5 108.5 113.0 -4.5 112.4 99.8 DEN 113.1 99.1 99.5
Cleveland Cavaliers -2.0 108.0 112.1 -4.1 115.1 96.1 MIA 112.0 96.9 96.5
Miami Heat 2.0 106.0 108.5 -2.5 111.1 96.9 CLE 109.5 96.1 96.5

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
Chris Paul PHO 123.5 $7,400 PG $7,400 DIS 32.1 36.2 -0.3 20% -5% 1.13 -0.13 1.12 -0.13 OKC
Marcus Smart BOS 120.3 $6,100 PG $6,300 CG 32.6 29.4 2.8 18% 4% 0.90 -0.08 0.89 -0.09 POR
Trae Young ATL 120.0 $8,800 PG $9,500 CG 35.1 47.9 -3.4 32% -5% 1.36 -0.03 1.29 0.03 WAS
Luka Doncic DAL 117.8 $11,800 PG $11,800 CG 36.4 61.1 0.1 37% 2% 1.68 -0.07 1.61 -0.12 NOP
Jamal Murray DEN 117.0 $7,800 PG $8,300 CG 32.6 37.3 1.3 26% -1% 1.14 0.20 1.11 0.20 CHI
Monte Morris WAS 116.5 $4,700 PG $5,200 CG 28.1 24.7 15% 0.88 0.86 ATL
Russell Westbrook LAC 116.3 $7,200 PG $7,800 CG 29.0 37.1 3.4 27% -4% 1.28 -0.36 1.22 -0.35 TOR
CJ McCollum NOP 116.3 $7,500 PG $8,000 SCW 35.1 38.2 0.6 27% 3% 1.09 -0.07 1.05 -0.09 DAL
Fred VanVleet TOR 113.8 $8,400 PG $8,200 CG 37.0 40.3 1.3 22% -1% 1.09 0.11 1.08 0.11 LAC
Damian Lillard POR 110.3 $11,500 PG $11,200 CG 36.3 52.4 0.8 33% 5% 1.44 0.33 1.36 0.32 BOS
Josh Giddey OKC 110.0 $7,600 PG/SG $8,400 DIS 30.9 37.6 3.2 24% -3% 1.22 0.38 1.17 0.34 PHO
Patrick Beverley CHI 108.5 $4,100 PG/SG $5,100 DIS 27.1 17.8 4.4 11% -4% 0.66 0.08 0.67 0.09 DEN
Darius Garland CLE 108.0 $8,300 PG $8,800 CG 35.1 40.2 0.6 26% -2% 1.15 0.16 1.09 0.16 MIA
Gabe Vincent MIA 106.0 $3,800 PG/SG $4,500 CG 26.4 18.3 1.1 17% -4% 0.69 -0.13 0.67 -0.14 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
Devin Booker PHO 123.5 $9,500 PG/SG $10,300 SCW 34.2 44.1 2.1 31% 1% 1.29 0.35 1.25 0.36 OKC
Derrick White BOS 120.3 $5,700 PG/SG $5,700 CG 27.8 25.3 2.9 17% 2% 0.91 -0.10 0.91 -0.12 POR
Dejounte Murray ATL 120.0 $7,700 PG/SG $8,500 CG 36.4 40.5 -0.8 24% 2% 1.11 0.08 1.10 0.09 WAS
Kyrie Irving DAL 117.8 $9,400 PG/SG $9,600 CG 37.1 46.2 2.1 29% -1% 1.24 0.15 1.21 0.14 NOP
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope DEN 117.0 $3,900 SG $5,100 SHW 31.5 22.5 0.5 14% -1% 0.71 -0.06 0.72 -0.06 CHI
Bradley Beal WAS 116.5 $8,100 SG $8,600 SCW 33.5 38.6 4.8 29% 7% 1.15 0.13 1.13 0.12 ATL
Paul George LAC 116.3 $8,900 SG/SF $9,200 VF 34.3 42.8 -2.4 30% 1% 1.25 0.22 1.20 0.21 TOR
Josh Richardson NOP 116.3 $4,800 SG $5,100 SCW 24.1 22.5 -4.1 19% -11% 0.93 -0.58 0.93 -0.65 DAL
OG Anunoby TOR 113.8 $5,900 SG/SF $6,400 3DW 35.8 31.2 1.4 20% -2% 0.87 -0.20 0.89 -0.23 LAC
Cam Reddish POR 110.3 $4,700 SG/SF $5,600 SCW 24.6 18.3 12.1 17% 3% 0.74 0.23 0.75 0.22 BOS
Isaiah Joe OKC 110.0 $4,400 SG $4,400 3DW 17.4 16.0 10.0 17% -1% 0.92 -0.26 0.88 -0.28 PHO
Alex Caruso CHI 108.5 $3,400 PG/SG $4,800 CG 24.2 18.3 -2.1 11% 2% 0.76 -0.10 0.80 -0.16 DEN
Donovan Mitchell CLE 108.0 $9,300 PG/SG $10,000 CG 35.5 44.3 2.9 31% 4% 1.25 0.12 1.21 0.12 MIA
Tyler Herro MIA 106.0 $7,000 PG/SG $7,500 CG 35.4 36.6 2.6 25% -1% 1.03 -0.09 0.98 -0.12 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
Josh Okogie PHO 123.5 $5,100 SG/SF $4,700 SHW 16.4 15.2 12.7 18% 3% 0.93 -0.24 0.95 -0.26 OKC
Jaylen Brown BOS 120.3 $9,100 SG/SF $9,400 SCW 36.3 43.7 8.9 31% -1% 1.20 0.04 1.17 0.09 POR
De’Andre Hunter ATL 120.0 $4,500 SF/PF $5,300 3DW 31.8 24.9 1.0 19% 1% 0.78 -0.02 0.76 -0.02 WAS
Josh Green DAL 117.8 $3,700 SF $4,300 3DW 24.9 16.7 4.2 14% -4% 0.67 -0.30 0.66 -0.33 NOP
Michael Porter DEN 117.0 $5,800 SF $6,700 VF 29.3 29.1 -1.0 22% 1% 0.99 0.17 0.96 0.16 CHI
Kyle Kuzma WAS 116.5 $7,500 SF/PF $7,500 VF 35.2 38.4 2.9 27% -2% 1.09 -0.31 1.03 -0.30 ATL
Kawhi Leonard LAC 116.3 $9,000 SF/PF $10,000 VF 33.2 41.1 1.8 27% -2% 1.24 0.11 1.24 0.09 TOR
Brandon Ingram NOP 116.3 $8,400 SF $8,300 SCW 33.2 38.2 4.9 31% 0% 1.15 -0.06 1.11 -0.04 DAL
Scottie Barnes TOR 113.8 $6,800 SF/PF $7,600 VF 35.2 34.9 -0.2 20% 0% 0.99 -0.26 0.99 -0.28 LAC
Matisse Thybulle POR 110.3 $4,000 SF $4,800 3DW 15.1 10.1 18.9 9% -1% 0.67 -0.08 0.74 -0.11 BOS
Lu Dort OKC 110.0 $6,000 SF $6,200 3DW 30.3 25.8 3.3 20% -2% 0.85 -0.04 0.84 -0.02 PHO
Zach LaVine CHI 108.5 $8,600 SG/SF $8,100 SCW 36.0 38.9 1.4 28% 6% 1.08 0.19 1.04 0.17 DEN
Isaac Okoro CLE 108.0 $3,300 SG/SF $4,100 3DW 21.1 13.4 -1.7 12% 4% 0.63 0.03 0.65 0.07 MIA
Jimmy Butler MIA 106.0 $8,700 SF $8,900 SCW 33.3 41.4 -0.1 25% 0% 1.24 0.28 1.27 0.24 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
Kevin Durant PHO 123.5 $9,800 SF/PF $10,100 VF 35.7 49.9 -3.0 31% -6% 1.40 -0.03 1.38 -0.03 OKC
Jayson Tatum BOS 120.3 $10,300 SF/PF $11,100 VF 37.5 53.1 6.1 32% -1% 1.42 -0.07 1.36 -0.08 POR
John Collins ATL 120.0 $4,100 PF/C $5,100 VB 30.3 26.5 -10.5 17% 0% 0.88 -0.26 0.89 -0.28 WAS
Reggie Bullock DAL 117.8 $3,600 PF $4,800 3DW 30.3 16.3 -1.8 10% 2% 0.54 0.00 0.53 -0.01 NOP
Aaron Gordon DEN 117.0 $6,400 PF $7,200 VF 30.0 32.9 -3.7 21% -3% 1.10 0.00 1.10 0.03 CHI
Kristaps Porzingis WAS 116.5 $8,900 PF/C $9,800 VB 32.8 42.8 3.1 27% 0% 1.31 0.00 1.30 -0.02 ATL
Marcus Morris LAC 116.3 $3,500 PF $4,400 3DW 28.5 22.3 -3.1 18% -7% 0.78 -0.31 0.77 -0.33 TOR
Herb Jones NOP 116.3 $5,100 PF $5,500 3DW 29.0 22.2 4.7 15% -4% 0.77 0.08 0.81 0.08 DAL
Pascal Siakam TOR 113.8 $8,500 PF/C $8,800 VF 37.5 46.2 0.3 28% -5% 1.23 -0.29 1.20 -0.28 LAC
Jerami Grant POR 110.3 $7,300 PF $7,800 VF 35.9 33.5 3.4 23% 0% 0.93 0.12 0.92 0.17 BOS
Aaron Wiggins OKC 110.0 $3,500 SF $5,300 SHW 19.2 14.2 5.7 14% 5% 0.74 0.14 0.74 0.18 PHO
DeMar DeRozan CHI 108.5 $8,200 SF/PF $8,200 SCW 36.2 40.6 0.5 28% -1% 1.12 -0.06 1.12 -0.08 DEN
Evan Mobley CLE 108.0 $8,000 PF/C $8,300 VB 34.3 35.4 2.4 20% 1% 1.03 0.21 1.05 0.20 MIA
Kevin Love MIA 106.0 $4,600 PF $4,700 VB 20.3 21.0 0.4 18% -2% 1.04 -0.15 0.98 -0.13 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
Deandre Ayton PHO 123.5 $7,400 C $8,500 PB 30.4 36.7 1.2 24% -11% 1.21 -0.25 1.19 -0.23 OKC
Al Horford BOS 120.3 $5,500 PF/C $5,700 VB 31.1 25.6 8.6 12% -2% 0.82 0.15 0.81 0.13 POR
Clint Capela ATL 120.0 $6,300 C $7,200 PB 26.9 31.8 1.1 15% -1% 1.18 0.01 1.21 -0.04 WAS
Dwight Powell DAL 117.8 $3,400 C $4,900 VB 19.9 15.0 1.8 12% -4% 0.76 -0.19 0.79 -0.18 NOP
Nikola Jokic DEN 117.0 $11,600 C $11,900 VB 33.6 59.2 -0.5 26% -7% 1.76 -0.20 1.68 -0.25 CHI
Daniel Gafford WAS 116.5 $5,000 C $6,200 PB 19.5 19.8 4.8 14% -1% 1.01 -0.28 1.07 -0.32 ATL
Ivica Zubac LAC 116.3 $5,600 C $6,300 PB 29.2 27.5 -11.6 14% -2% 0.94 0.41 0.95 0.48 TOR
Jonas Valanciunas NOP 116.3 $6,900 C $6,400 PB 25.0 30.7 7.0 23% -7% 1.23 0.10 1.18 0.12 DAL
Jakob Poeltl TOR 113.8 $6,600 C $8,000 PB 26.4 32.1 2.9 18% 1% 1.22 0.10 1.25 0.12 LAC
Jusuf Nurkic POR 110.3 $6,500 C $7,000 PB 27.3 33.3 22% 1.22 1.21 BOS
Jaylin Williams OKC 110.0 $3,700 C $4,800 VB 17.6 15.2 8.4 14% -2% 0.86 -0.17 0.86 -0.17 PHO
Nikola Vucevic CHI 108.5 $7,900 C $8,800 VB 33.8 40.4 0.3 22% -2% 1.20 -0.25 1.16 -0.17 DEN
Jarrett Allen CLE 108.0 $6,700 C $7,400 PB 33.0 33.0 -2.7 16% -5% 1.00 -0.27 1.02 -0.22 MIA
Bam Adebayo MIA 106.0 $8,000 C $8,700 VB 35.0 41.6 1.7 26% -5% 1.19 -0.01 1.19 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
Cameron Payne PHO 123.5 $3,500 PG $4,200 CG 22.5 23.3 -6.8 24% -2% 1.04 -0.23 0.99 -0.27 OKC
Terrence Ross PHO 123.5 $3,100 SG/SF $3,800 SHW 22.2 14.5 -9.3 16% -12% 0.65 -0.44 0.64 -0.43 OKC
Ish Wainright PHO 123.5 $3,000 PF $4,000 3DW 15.1 10.9 -7.1 12% 3% 0.72 -0.01 0.75 -0.08 OKC
Malcolm Brogdon BOS 120.3 $6,200 PG $5,700 CG 25.6 27.5 10.9 22% -3% 1.07 -0.05 1.04 -0.07 POR
Grant Williams BOS 120.3 $3,900 SF/PF $4,400 VF 27.3 19.4 -1.3 13% 0% 0.71 -0.10 0.70 -0.12 POR
Mike Muscala BOS 120.3 $3,700 C $4,200 VB 15.1 13.3 2.0 15% -5% 0.88 -0.28 0.87 -0.25 POR
Saddiq Bey ATL 120.0 $4,800 SF/PF $5,700 VF 28.6 25.4 1.7 20% -3% 0.89 -0.01 0.87 -0.01 WAS
Bogdan Bogdanovic ATL 120.0 $4,400 SG/SF $5,800 SCW 29.0 26.1 -4.5 20% -2% 0.90 -0.16 0.87 -0.13 WAS
Onyeka Okongwu ATL 120.0 $3,900 C $5,000 PB 23.7 23.4 -3.7 14% 4% 0.99 -0.20 1.03 -0.25 WAS
Tim Hardaway DAL 117.8 $4,600 SG/SF $5,200 SHW 30.1 24.0 -2.3 20% -4% 0.80 0.19 0.76 0.15 NOP
Christian Wood DAL 117.8 $4,900 C $5,900 VB 26.8 32.4 -8.0 26% -4% 1.21 -0.27 1.19 -0.25 NOP
Justin Holiday DAL 117.8 $3,200 SG/SF $4,100 SHW 15.6 9.6 2.9 13% -2% 0.61 0.14 0.62 0.20 NOP
Bruce Brown DEN 117.0 $3,800 SG/SF $5,500 DIS 28.4 24.3 -4.8 17% 7% 0.86 0.15 0.86 0.19 CHI
Reggie Jackson DEN 117.0 $3,600 PG/SG $4,300 CG 25.2 20.0 -2.7 21% 2% 0.79 0.00 0.76 0.01 CHI
Thomas Bryant DEN 117.0 $3,000 C $4,400 VB 19.8 21.5 -7.1 18% -4% 1.09 -0.07 1.09 0.01 CHI
Delon Wright WAS 116.5 $5,200 PG $5,800 CG 24.1 22.2 9.6 12% 0% 0.92 0.10 0.99 0.14 ATL
Corey Kispert WAS 116.5 $3,200 SG/SF $4,400 SHW 27.3 16.6 7.0 13% -4% 0.61 -0.01 0.58 -0.05 ATL
Deni Avdija WAS 116.5 $4,400 SF/PF $5,900 SHW 26.1 23.0 -6.4 16% 1% 0.88 -0.04 0.88 -0.06 ATL
Eric Gordon LAC 116.3 $4,600 SG/SF $4,800 SCW 29.4 21.5 2.8 17% 1% 0.73 0.06 0.71 0.06 TOR
Terance Mann LAC 116.3 $3,400 PG/SG $4,900 CG 23.4 18.4 -1.9 15% -3% 0.79 -0.06 0.78 -0.06 TOR
Nicolas Batum LAC 116.3 $3,300 PF/C $4,000 3DW 22.1 16.7 2.4 11% -2% 0.75 -0.28 0.77 -0.28 TOR
Trey Murphy NOP 116.3 $5,300 SG/SF $5,400 SHW 29.4 23.1 6.1 15% 0% 0.79 0.06 0.79 0.09 DAL
Naji Marshall NOP 116.3 $3,600 SF/PF $4,900 VF 24.7 19.8 1.3 17% -1% 0.80 -0.17 0.80 -0.19 DAL
Dyson Daniels NOP 116.3 $3,000 SG/SF $3,800 CG 19.0 13.7 -7.0 11% -4% 0.72 -0.31 0.74 -0.28 DAL
Gary Trent TOR 113.8 $5,000 SG/SF $5,900 SHW 33.1 28.3 -7.6 21% -1% 0.85 0.02 0.86 0.01 LAC
Precious Achiuwa TOR 113.8 $3,800 C $4,300 PB 22.6 21.4 -5.7 18% -5% 0.95 -0.17 0.95 -0.15 LAC
Chris Boucher TOR 113.8 $3,500 PF $4,700 VB 20.3 20.9 -5.7 18% 0% 1.03 0.20 1.07 0.25 LAC
Drew Eubanks POR 110.3 $4,200 C $5,100 VB 19.8 17.3 2.8 11% 4% 0.87 0.12 0.94 0.11 BOS
Trendon Watford POR 110.3 $3,400 C $4,600 VF 17.4 13.6 7.3 14% 3% 0.78 -0.15 0.76 -0.17 BOS
Shaedon Sharpe POR 110.3 $3,300 PG/SG $4,300 3DW 20.4 13.6 2.7 16% -2% 0.67 0.00 0.66 -0.01 BOS
Dario Saric OKC 110.0 $3,400 PF/C $4,000 VF 14.5 14.3 0.8 19% 2% 0.99 0.20 0.95 0.18 PHO
Ousmane Dieng OKC 110.0 $3,200 PF $3,900 3DW 15.6 12.0 4.3 14% 3% 0.77 0.25 0.77 0.28 PHO
Olivier Sarr OKC 110.0 $3,100 C $3,600 PB 10.9 5.8 0.0 13% 0% 0.53 0.00 0.53 0.00 PHO
Coby White CHI 108.5 $3,600 PG/SG $4,700 CG 22.3 17.6 -0.8 17% 1% 0.79 0.10 0.77 0.12 DEN
Ayo Dosunmu CHI 108.5 $3,200 PG $4,300 DIS 27.5 18.9 -11.6 15% 1% 0.69 0.00 0.68 0.01 DEN
Patrick Williams CHI 108.5 $4,000 SF/PF $4,800 3DW 28.7 20.7 -2.8 15% 1% 0.72 -0.13 0.73 -0.15 DEN
Caris LeVert CLE 108.0 $4,000 SG $5,200 SCW 29.9 24.5 -0.7 19% -3% 0.82 0.01 0.81 0.06 MIA
Cedi Osman CLE 108.0 $3,100 SF/PF $4,300 3DW 20.7 15.2 -6.9 18% -4% 0.73 -0.17 0.71 -0.18 MIA
Lamar Stevens CLE 108.0 $3,100 SF/PF $4,000 VF 17.5 11.4 2.1 14% 4% 0.65 0.24 0.66 0.19 MIA
Victor Oladipo MIA 106.0 $4,300 PG/SG $4,800 CG 27.3 23.0 -0.9 19% 2% 0.84 -0.10 0.84 -0.15 CLE
Caleb Martin MIA 106.0 $4,700 SF/PF $5,000 SHW 29.8 22.2 -2.1 15% 3% 0.74 0.21 0.75 0.19 CLE
Max Strus MIA 106.0 $3,600 SG/SF $4,700 SHW 29.4 22.1 -9.6 17% -8% 0.75 -0.20 0.72 -0.19 CLE

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About the Author

  • Derek Farnsworth (Notorious)

  • Derek Farnsworth, aka Notorious, is one of the most recognizable names and faces in all of DFS, thanks in large part to the great advice he gives on a daily basis in RotoGrinders.com’s Grind Down for NBA and MLB as well as the First Look column that gives a preview of the day’s games from a DFS perspective. Before joining the RotoGrinders team, Derek received a Masters Degree from the University of Utah. When he’s not busy providing content, he’s dominating the industry as evidenced by his consistent top rankings in multiple sports. Farnsworth provides expert analysis for RotoGrinders Premium members on a daily basis during the NBA season and has also been nominated for five different Fantasy Sports Writer’s Association (FSWA) awards.

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