NBA DFS First Look: Tuesday, May 3rd - Odds, Salaries, Stats, Projected Starters

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)
Milwaukee Bucks Boston Celtics BOS -5.0 216.0 105.5 110.5 7:00 PM
Golden State Warriors Memphis Grizzlies GSW -2.0 227.5 114.8 112.8 9:30 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense Line Total O-Rating Pace Opp. D-Rating Pace P-Pace
Golden State Warriors -2.0 114.8 113.7 98.5 MEM 109.8 102.1 100.3
Memphis Grizzlies 2.0 112.8 117.4 102.1 GSW 111.7 98.5 100.3
Boston Celtics -5.0 110.5 122.6 97.2 MIL 115.8 101.8 99.5
Milwaukee Bucks 5.0 105.5 119.1 101.8 BOS 109.9 97.2 99.5

Note: The team stats above are since the All-Star Break.

Point Guard (Projected Starters)

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

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Stephen Curry GSW 114.8 $9,100 PG $9,700 PG 34.5 45.9 2.6 29% -6% 60% -5% 1.33 -0.31 1.26 -0.29 MEM
Ja Morant MEM 112.8 $10,100 PG $10,400 PG 33.1 47.1 5.4 33% 1% 58% -5% 1.42 0.35 1.39 0.33 GSW
Marcus Smart BOS 110.5 $6,200 PG $6,300 SG/PG 32.3 29.5 0.5 18% 3% 54% -15% 0.91 -0.20 0.91 -0.20 MIL
Jrue Holiday MIL 105.5 $8,300 PG $8,400 PG/SG 32.9 38.0 2.7 23% 5% 59% -4% 1.16 0.26 1.14 0.29 BOS

Shooting Guard (Projected Starters)

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

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Gary Payton GSW 114.8 $3,500 SG $4,200 SG 17.6 16.2 5.6 14% 2% 68% 12% 0.92 0.08 0.98 0.02 MEM
Desmond Bane MEM 112.8 $6,700 SG $6,400 SG/SF 29.8 31.7 2.7 23% -9% 59% -19% 1.06 -0.58 1.04 -0.53 GSW
Jaylen Brown BOS 110.5 $7,700 SG/SF $7,800 SF/SG 33.6 39.5 4.4 30% -7% 57% -14% 1.18 -0.35 1.13 -0.39 MIL
Wesley Matthews MIL 105.5 $3,300 SG/SF $3,600 SG 20.5 10.3 8.3 10% 1% 54% -18% 0.50 -0.07 0.50 -0.06 BOS

Small Forward (Projected Starters)

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

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Klay Thompson GSW 114.8 $7,000 SG/SF $6,600 SG/SF 29.4 32.6 1.2 28% -3% 55% -17% 1.11 -0.19 1.06 -0.09 MEM
Dillon Brooks MEM 112.8 $5,500 SG/SF $5,000 SG/SF 27.7 29.3 2.6 28% -10% 52% -21% 1.06 -0.48 1.05 -0.49 GSW
Jayson Tatum BOS 110.5 $9,800 SF/PF $9,900 SF/PF 35.9 47.2 3.9 31% -6% 58% -9% 1.31 -0.26 1.26 -0.25 MIL
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL 105.5 $11,400 SF/PF $11,200 PF/SF 32.9 58.2 4.9 34% 3% 63% -23% 1.77 -0.07 1.74 -0.17 BOS

Power Forward (Projected Starters)

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

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Andrew Wiggins GSW 114.8 $5,700 SF/PF $5,900 SF/PF 31.9 29.9 2.5 22% -2% 56% -6% 0.94 -0.11 0.93 -0.13 MEM
Jaren Jackson MEM 112.8 $6,100 PF/C $7,000 PF/C 27.3 31.7 3.5 25% 6% 54% 22% 1.16 0.53 1.21 0.31 GSW
Al Horford BOS 110.5 $5,800 PF/C $5,600 PF/C 29.1 29.5 7.3 15% 0% 57% -3% 1.01 0.02 1.03 -0.04 MIL
Bobby Portis MIL 105.5 $6,300 PF/C $6,200 PF/C 28.2 31.3 4.3 21% -3% 57% 1% 1.11 -0.06 1.09 -0.10 BOS

Center (Projected Starters)

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

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Draymond Green GSW 114.8 $6,500 PF/C $6,800 PF/C 28.9 30.8 -11.9 14% 7% 58% 11% 1.06 0.17 1.08 0.24 MEM
Xavier Tillman MEM 112.8 $3,200 C $3,600 PF 13.2 12.6 -0.1 16% -10% 51% -1% 0.95 -0.23 1.01 -0.21 GSW
Robert Williams BOS 110.5 $4,900 C $5,500 PF/C 29.6 31.4 -7.2 11% 0% 75% -25% 1.06 0.01 1.13 0.13 MIL
Brook Lopez MIL 105.5 $4,800 C $5,300 C 23.0 22.2 5.1 21% -12% 57% -14% 0.96 -0.02 0.99 0.10 BOS

Notable Bench Players

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

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Jordan Poole GSW 114.8 $6,900 PG/SG $7,200 PG/SG 30.0 31.1 7.5 25% 1% 60% 14% 1.04 0.54 0.99 0.52 MEM
Otto Porter GSW 114.8 $3,700 SF/PF $4,100 SF/PF 22.2 21.2 0.3 15% -8% 58% -33% 0.96 0.02 0.98 0.09 MEM
Kevon Looney GSW 114.8 $3,200 C $3,800 C/PF 21.1 20.2 -2.4 12% 2% 59% 21% 0.96 0.11 0.99 0.10 MEM
Brandon Clarke MEM 112.8 $6,000 PF/C $6,100 PF/C 19.5 22.3 11.1 17% -2% 66% 3% 1.14 -0.22 1.21 -0.29 GSW
De’Anthony Melton MEM 112.8 $3,900 PG/SG $4,600 SG/PG 22.7 24.5 2.3 21% -7% 53% 30% 1.08 0.25 1.09 0.32 GSW
Kyle Anderson MEM 112.8 $3,700 SF/PF $3,900 SF/PF 21.5 21.7 -3.0 16% -5% 51% -25% 1.01 -0.47 1.05 -0.49 GSW
Grant Williams BOS 110.5 $4,000 SF/PF $4,000 PF 24.4 16.5 4.4 12% -2% 64% -5% 0.68 -0.12 0.68 -0.12 MIL
Derrick White BOS 110.5 $3,800 PG/SG $3,900 PG 29.3 28.3 -12.8 20% 5% 55% 10% 0.97 0.03 0.97 -0.09 MIL
Payton Pritchard BOS 110.5 $3,100 PG $3,700 PG/SG 14.1 13.0 -3.0 18% 13% 58% -20% 0.92 -0.06 0.88 -0.12 MIL
Grayson Allen MIL 105.5 $4,700 SG/SF $4,800 SG/SF 27.3 20.5 1.5 15% -3% 61% 8% 0.75 0.01 0.73 0.07 BOS
Pat Connaughton MIL 105.5 $3,800 SG $4,200 SF/PF 26.0 20.2 -5.3 14% 1% 62% 5% 0.78 0.08 0.77 0.04 BOS
Jevon Carter MIL 105.5 $3,200 PG $3,700 PG/SG 13.7 10.0 8.0 14% -2% 53% 19% 0.73 -0.26 0.72 -0.25 BOS

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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