NBA DFS First Look: Tuesday, October 18th - 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 -3.5 214.0 105.3 108.8 7:30 PM
Los Angeles Lakers Golden State Warriors GSW -6.5 228.5 111.0 117.5 10:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense Line Total O-Rating Pace Opp. D-Rating Pace P-Pace
Boston Celtics -3.5 108.8 115.5 103.1 PHI 99.3 103.6 103.4
Philadelphia 76ers 3.5 105.3 108.9 103.6 BOS 105.0 103.1 103.4
Golden State Warriors -6.5 117.5 108.5 103.5 LAL 109.1 108.6 106.0
Los Angeles Lakers 6.5 111.0 93.9 108.6 GSW 101.6 103.5 106.0

Point Guard (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between the preseason and last season’s averages.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Marcus Smart BOS 108.8 $5,200 PG/SG $5,900 SG/PG 27.5 18.4 4.8 15% 3% 63% -9% 0.67 0.24 0.65 0.26 PHI
James Harden PHI 105.3 $8,900 PG/SG $8,900 SG/PG 23.3 24.4 13.9 25% 1% 53% 6% 1.05 0.33 0.97 0.33 BOS
Stephen Curry GSW 117.5 $9,400 PG $10,000 PG 20.2 24.6 14.3 32% -3% 54% 6% 1.22 0.11 1.12 0.14 LAL
Patrick Beverley LAL 111.0 $4,300 PG/SG $4,900 PG/SG 19.4 16.8 6.0 19% -3% 51% 3% 0.87 0.14 0.86 0.17 GSW

Shooting Guard (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between the preseason and last season’s averages.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Derrick White BOS 108.8 $4,100 PG/SG $4,400 PG/SG 22.9 26.7 6.4 18% 2% 83% -28% 1.17 -0.20 1.15 -0.18 PHI
Tyrese Maxey PHI 105.3 $5,000 PG $6,500 PG/SG 20.1 25.5 15.2 29% -9% 67% -8% 1.27 -0.41 1.25 -0.40 BOS
Klay Thompson GSW 117.5 $6,500 SG $6,800 SG/SF 16.0 26.3 13.4 27% 2% 85% -30% 1.64 -0.53 1.52 -0.46 LAL
Austin Reaves LAL 111.0 $3,400 SG/SF $3,900 SF/SG 23.9 20.7 -0.7 15% -2% 58% 2% 0.87 -0.19 0.87 -0.19 GSW

Small Forward (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between the preseason and last season’s averages.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Jaylen Brown BOS 108.8 $8,000 SG/SF $8,000 SF/SG 27.3 32.0 6.3 27% 3% 71% -14% 1.17 0.00 1.07 0.06 PHI
Tobias Harris PHI 105.3 $5,900 SF/PF $6,600 SF/PF 21.2 19.9 13.6 17% 4% 49% 7% 0.94 0.03 0.95 0.00 BOS
Andrew Wiggins GSW 117.5 $7,000 SF $6,700 SF/PF 19.8 18.3 12.1 19% 3% 48% 9% 0.92 0.02 0.94 -0.01 LAL
Lonnie Walker LAL 111.0 $4,200 SG/SF $4,000 SG/SF 21.2 21.8 1.8 25% -2% 48% 4% 1.03 -0.12 1.01 -0.13 GSW

Power Forward (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between the preseason and last season’s averages.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Jayson Tatum BOS 108.8 $9,000 SF/PF $9,800 PF/SF 27.0 36.4 8.9 30% 2% 55% 3% 1.35 -0.03 1.27 0.00 PHI
P.J. Tucker PHI 105.3 $3,700 PF/C $4,100 PF 19.1 7.8 8.8 5% 6% 43% 16% 0.41 0.31 0.40 0.30 BOS
Draymond Green GSW 117.5 $5,800 PF/C $6,300 PF/C 18.0 17.6 10.9 12% 2% 58% 0% 0.98 0.09 0.94 0.14 LAL
LeBron James LAL 111.0 $9,200 SF/PF $10,800 SF/PF 18.9 27.1 18.3 31% 1% 60% 2% 1.43 0.05 1.38 0.06 GSW

Center (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between the preseason and last season’s averages.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Al Horford BOS 108.8 $4,900 PF/C $6,000 C/PF 24.4 23.6 4.7 13% 2% 71% -14% 0.97 0.04 0.97 0.06 PHI
Joel Embiid PHI 105.3 $9,900 C $10,700 C 20.7 26.0 13.1 36% 2% 49% 13% 1.26 0.43 1.27 0.40 BOS
Kevon Looney GSW 117.5 $4,500 C $4,800 C/PF 16.5 18.0 4.6 15% -3% 48% 11% 1.09 -0.13 1.10 -0.10 LAL
Anthony Davis LAL 111.0 $8,500 PF/C $10,100 PF/C 21.4 39.8 13.7 31% -5% 63% -5% 1.86 -0.52 1.85 -0.47 GSW

Notable Bench Players

The +/- columns show the difference between the preseason and last season’s averages.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Malcolm Brogdon BOS 108.8 $4,900 PG/SG $6,200 PG/SG 20.7 20.0 12.8 20% 4% 51% 5% 0.96 0.13 0.90 0.17 PHI
Grant Williams BOS 108.8 $3,900 SF/PF $4,600 PF 23.5 19.2 0.9 19% -7% 56% 8% 0.81 -0.14 0.78 -0.10 PHI
Sam Hauser BOS 108.8 $3,100 SF $3,500 SF 23.0 23.2 -16.9 16% -2% 72% -7% 1.01 -0.19 0.95 -0.19 PHI
De’Anthony Melton PHI 105.3 $4,200 PG/SG $4,200 PG/SG 18.0 19.9 4.7 24% -4% 41% 12% 1.11 -0.03 1.14 -0.05 BOS
Danuel House PHI 105.3 $3,300 SF/PF $3,600 SF 13.8 10.8 3.5 11% 3% 86% -31% 0.78 -0.06 0.79 -0.06 BOS
Shake Milton PHI 105.3 $3,800 PG $3,500 PG 18.1 18.8 3.3 19% -2% 52% 0% 1.04 -0.25 1.05 -0.26 BOS
Jordan Poole GSW 117.5 $6,700 PG/SG $6,000 PG/SG 21.1 20.8 8.9 26% -1% 41% 19% 0.98 0.05 1.02 -0.03 LAL
JaMychal Green GSW 117.5 $3,800 PF/C $3,800 PF/C 16.6 16.8 -0.4 12% 5% 56% 3% 1.01 -0.10 1.06 -0.13 LAL
Donte DiVincenzo GSW 117.5 $4,400 PG/SG $4,100 SG/SF 17.6 17.5 6.3 17% 2% 46% 5% 0.99 -0.12 0.98 -0.13 LAL
Russell Westbrook LAL 111.0 $7,400 PG $7,000 PG 16.4 13.4 17.9 21% 6% 44% 8% 0.81 0.37 0.74 0.38 GSW
Kendrick Nunn LAL 111.0 $3,000 PG/SG $4,300 SG/PG 19.4 19.9 27% 60% 1.02 0.90 GSW
Damian Jones LAL 111.0 $3,500 C $4,500 C 12.7 7.6 5.5 13% 3% 44% 26% 0.60 0.37 0.63 0.37 GSW
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