NBA DFS First Look: Tuesday, May 2nd - Sortable Odds, Salaries, Stats

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 New York Knicks NYK -6.5 206.5 100.0 106.5 7:30 PM
Los Angeles Lakers Golden State Warriors GSW -5.0 227.5 111.3 116.3 10:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense Line Total PPG +/- O-Rating Pace Opp. D-Rating Pace P-Pace
Golden State Warriors -5.0 116.3 118.9 -2.7 115.1 102.5 LAL 113.2 101.9 102.2
Los Angeles Lakers 5.0 111.3 117.2 -6.0 113.9 101.9 GSW 113.4 102.5 102.2
New York Knicks -6.5 106.5 116.0 -9.5 117.0 97.8 MIA 112.8 96.8 97.3
Miami Heat 6.5 100.0 109.5 -9.5 112.3 96.8 NYK 114.2 97.8 97.3

Point Guard (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season’s averages and this playoff series.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Stephen Curry GSW 116.3 $9,900 PG $10,200 PG 34.7 50.3 4.4 30% 0% 1.45 -0.16 1.36 -0.14 LAL
D’Angelo Russell LAL 111.3 $5,800 PG/SG $6,900 PG 32.5 33.9 -1.4 23% 0% 1.04 0.00 1.00 -0.02 GSW
Jalen Brunson NYK 106.5 $8,400 PG $8,800 PG 35.0 39.9 3.0 27% 3% 1.14 -0.06 1.11 -0.03 MIA
Gabe Vincent MIA 100.0 $5,300 PG/SG $5,600 PG/SG 25.9 17.9 3.4 17% 5% 0.69 0.16 0.67 0.12 NYK

Shooting Guard (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season’s averages and this playoff series.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Klay Thompson GSW 116.3 $6,800 SG $6,200 SG 33.0 34.2 2.8 26% -3% 1.04 -0.18 0.97 -0.18 LAL
Austin Reaves LAL 111.3 $6,000 PG/SG $6,800 SF/SG 28.8 23.4 7.6 15% 3% 0.81 0.10 0.79 0.10 GSW
Josh Hart NYK 106.5 $5,900 SF/PF $5,600 SG/SF 32.3 28.1 4.1 12% 1% 0.87 -0.16 0.87 -0.17 MIA
Max Strus MIA 100.0 $4,800 SG/SF $4,700 SG/SF 28.4 20.9 0.2 17% -8% 0.74 -0.22 0.70 -0.18 NYK

Small Forward (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season’s averages and this playoff series.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Andrew Wiggins GSW 116.3 $7,000 SF/PF $7,100 SF/PF 32.2 31.5 3.2 21% -1% 0.98 -0.04 0.98 0.01 LAL
LeBron James LAL 111.3 $10,100 SF $10,500 SF/PF 35.5 52.6 1.6 32% -7% 1.48 -0.17 1.43 -0.14 GSW
RJ Barrett NYK 106.5 $6,600 SG/SF $7,200 SF/SG 33.9 31.1 0.8 26% -2% 0.92 0.03 0.87 0.08 MIA
Jimmy Butler MIA 100.0 $9,400 SF/PF $9,900 SF/PF 33.4 42.2 4.9 25% 7% 1.26 0.19 1.29 0.15 NYK

Power Forward (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season’s averages and this playoff series.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Draymond Green GSW 116.3 $6,500 PF/C $7,400 PF/C 31.5 30.4 0.4 13% 1% 0.96 0.11 0.96 0.15 LAL
Jarred Vanderbilt LAL 111.3 $3,900 PF $4,700 PF 24.1 23.5 -4.3 14% 0% 0.97 -0.06 0.99 -0.01 GSW
Julius Randle NYK 106.5 $6,900 PF/C $7,400 PF 35.5 46.3 -6.9 29% 1% 1.31 -0.31 1.23 -0.29 MIA
Kevin Love MIA 100.0 $4,700 PF/C $5,300 PF/C 20.0 20.4 0.8 19% -3% 1.02 0.19 0.97 0.22 NYK

Center (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season’s averages and this playoff series.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Kevon Looney GSW 116.3 $6,700 C $7,000 C 23.9 24.8 6.2 10% -1% 1.04 0.11 1.07 0.10 LAL
Anthony Davis LAL 111.3 $10,000 C $11,500 PF/C 34.0 51.7 2.4 28% -4% 1.52 -0.08 1.54 -0.02 GSW
Mitchell Robinson NYK 106.5 $5,600 C $6,300 C 26.9 25.9 2.3 10% 0% 0.96 0.02 1.04 0.02 MIA
Bam Adebayo MIA 100.0 $7,800 C $8,500 C 34.6 40.1 -2.1 25% 1% 1.16 0.00 1.16 -0.03 NYK

Notable Bench Players

The +/- columns show the difference between season’s averages and this playoff series.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Jordan Poole GSW 116.3 $5,200 PG/SG $5,500 PG/SG 30.0 32.5 -7.2 28% -4% 1.08 -0.07 1.02 0.01 LAL
Donte DiVincenzo GSW 116.3 $3,600 SF $3,900 SG/SF 26.3 23.4 -9.3 15% -1% 0.89 0.01 0.87 0.04 LAL
Moses Moody GSW 116.3 $3,300 SG $3,800 SG 13.0 9.1 -2.1 14% 1% 0.70 0.27 0.68 0.31 LAL
Rui Hachimura LAL 111.3 $4,500 PF $4,800 PF 23.3 19.6 2.2 19% -1% 0.84 0.08 0.84 0.07 GSW
Dennis Schroder LAL 111.3 $3,700 PG $4,200 SG/PG 30.1 24.2 -8.0 18% -7% 0.80 -0.22 0.79 -0.18 GSW
Troy Brown LAL 111.3 $3,000 SF/PF $3,600 SF 24.5 16.6 -9.9 12% -4% 0.68 -0.10 0.68 -0.07 GSW
Immanuel Quickley NYK 106.5 $4,600 PG/SG $4,400 SG/PG 28.9 28.2 -4.6 20% -2% 0.97 -0.39 0.96 -0.39 MIA
Isaiah Hartenstein NYK 106.5 $3,800 C $4,600 PF/C 19.9 17.4 -1.1 11% 0% 0.87 -0.04 0.92 -0.01 MIA
Quentin Grimes NYK 106.5 $3,400 SG/SF $3,700 SG/SF 29.9 21.3 -11.7 14% -3% 0.71 -0.10 0.69 -0.03 MIA
Caleb Martin MIA 100.0 $5,100 SF/PF $5,500 SF/PF 29.3 20.9 -2.0 14% -1% 0.71 0.14 0.72 0.13 NYK
Kyle Lowry MIA 100.0 $4,900 PG $5,400 PG 31.2 26.9 -8.5 16% 3% 0.86 0.08 0.84 0.11 NYK
Cody Zeller MIA 100.0 $3,200 C $3,600 C 14.4 13.5 -5.3 18% -8% 0.94 -0.17 0.94 -0.15 NYK
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