NBA DFS First Look: Tuesday, May 9th - 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)
Philadelphia 76ers Boston Celtics BOS -7.0 214.0 103.5 110.5 7:30 PM
Phoenix Suns Denver Nuggets DEN -5.5 227.5 111.0 116.5 10:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense Line Total PPG +/- O-Rating Pace Opp. D-Rating Pace P-Pace
Denver Nuggets -5.5 116.5 115.8 0.7 116.8 98.7 PHO 112.3 98.8 98.8
Phoenix Suns 5.5 111.0 113.6 -2.6 114.5 98.8 DEN 113.5 98.7 98.8
Boston Celtics -7.0 110.5 117.9 -7.4 117.3 99.2 PHI 112.7 97.4 98.3
Philadelphia 76ers 7.0 103.5 115.2 -11.7 117.0 97.4 BOS 110.6 99.2 98.3

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
Jamal Murray DEN 116.5 $8,100 PG $9,200 PG 32.8 37.1 6.9 26% 3% 1.13 0.02 1.09 0.05 PHO
Cameron Payne PHO 111.0 $4,900 PG $4,800 PG/SG 20.2 21.5 -1.0 24% -7% 1.07 -0.40 1.03 -0.36 DEN
Marcus Smart BOS 110.5 $5,200 PG $6,300 PG 32.1 28.6 2.7 18% 4% 0.89 -0.05 0.88 -0.08 PHI
James Harden PHI 103.5 $8,800 PG $9,600 SG/PG 36.8 49.0 3.2 25% 5% 1.33 0.01 1.26 0.04 BOS

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
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope DEN 116.5 $4,300 SG $4,400 SG 31.3 22.1 3.0 14% -5% 0.71 -0.19 0.72 -0.19 PHO
Devin Booker PHO 111.0 $10,100 PG/SG $10,500 SG 34.6 44.1 7.1 31% -2% 1.28 0.18 1.24 0.18 DEN
Derrick White BOS 110.5 $5,000 PG/SG $5,000 PG/SG 28.3 26.4 1.8 17% -2% 0.93 -0.32 0.93 -0.34 PHI
Tyrese Maxey PHI 103.5 $6,200 PG/SG $6,500 PG/SG 33.6 31.7 4.1 24% -1% 0.94 -0.12 0.91 -0.06 BOS

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
Michael Porter DEN 116.5 $5,800 SF $6,700 PF/SF 29.0 29.0 3.9 22% -7% 1.00 -0.13 0.96 -0.11 PHO
Josh Okogie PHO 111.0 $3,200 SF $3,900 SF/SG 18.8 16.6 -2.0 17% -8% 0.88 -0.46 0.90 -0.46 DEN
Jaylen Brown BOS 110.5 $7,900 SG/SF $8,300 SF/SG 35.9 43.5 1.6 31% -7% 1.21 -0.18 1.17 -0.17 PHI
Tobias Harris PHI 103.5 $5,500 SF/PF $6,000 PF/SF 32.9 28.8 3.3 18% -2% 0.87 -0.21 0.87 -0.21 BOS

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
Aaron Gordon DEN 116.5 $6,000 PF $6,400 PF 30.2 32.2 8.0 21% -6% 1.07 -0.37 1.07 -0.36 PHO
Kevin Durant PHO 111.0 $10,000 SF/PF $11,200 SF/PF 35.6 48.7 6.3 31% 2% 1.37 0.01 1.35 0.02 DEN
Jayson Tatum BOS 110.5 $9,600 SF/PF $10,600 PF/SF 36.9 52.4 1.3 32% -4% 1.42 -0.05 1.37 -0.01 PHI
P.J. Tucker PHI 103.5 $3,700 PF $3,800 PF 25.6 11.0 2.9 7% 0% 0.43 0.02 0.43 0.02 BOS

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
Nikola Jokic DEN 116.5 $11,200 C $12,400 C 33.7 59.1 5.2 26% 9% 1.75 0.09 1.67 0.07 PHO
Deandre Ayton PHO 111.0 $5,600 C $6,100 C 30.4 35.8 -1.4 23% -7% 1.18 -0.38 1.17 -0.36 DEN
Al Horford BOS 110.5 $5,700 PF/C $7,200 C/PF 30.5 26.1 0.2 12% 2% 0.85 0.19 0.85 0.27 PHI
Joel Embiid PHI 103.5 $9,700 C $10,900 C 34.6 57.3 2.8 37% -5% 1.66 -0.34 1.64 -0.30 BOS

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
Bruce Brown DEN 116.5 $4,500 PG/SF $4,900 SF/SG 28.5 25.0 -5.3 17% -1% 0.88 0.01 0.89 0.06 PHO
Jeff Green DEN 116.5 $3,200 PF/C $3,900 PF/SF 19.5 13.9 -2.8 17% -5% 0.71 -0.10 0.71 -0.08 PHO
Christian Braun DEN 116.5 $3,100 SG/SF $3,700 SG 15.5 10.3 -3.5 13% -2% 0.66 0.03 0.68 0.09 PHO
Landry Shamet PHO 111.0 $3,600 SG $4,100 SG 20.2 16.4 2.9 19% -8% 0.81 -0.35 0.78 -0.38 DEN
TJ Warren PHO 111.0 $3,300 SF/PF $3,700 SF/PF 16.4 14.2 5.8 19% -6% 0.87 -0.34 0.89 -0.36 DEN
Jock Landale PHO 111.0 $3,400 C $4,200 C 14.2 14.2 0.4 18% -6% 1.00 -0.10 0.99 -0.03 DEN
Malcolm Brogdon BOS 110.5 $5,300 PG $5,700 PG/SG 26.0 28.0 4.0 22% 3% 1.08 0.01 1.05 -0.03 PHI
Robert Williams BOS 110.5 $3,900 C $4,800 C 23.5 24.2 -5.6 11% -5% 1.03 -0.10 1.08 -0.05 PHI
Grant Williams BOS 110.5 $3,300 SF/PF $4,000 PF 25.9 18.5 -8.8 13% -4% 0.71 -0.08 0.70 -0.04 PHI
De’Anthony Melton PHI 103.5 $4,600 SG/SF $4,500 PG/SG 27.9 23.7 -3.6 16% -1% 0.85 -0.01 0.86 0.00 BOS
Georges Niang PHI 103.5 $3,100 PF $3,800 PF 19.4 14.6 -3.1 16% -1% 0.75 -0.24 0.71 -0.25 BOS
Paul Reed PHI 103.5 $3,500 C $4,300 C 10.9 12.1 6.3 15% -7% 1.11 -0.20 1.20 -0.27 BOS
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