NBA DFS First Look: Wednesday, April 12th - Sortable Odds, Salaries, Stats

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2023-04-12 03:47:13

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)
Chicago Bulls	Toronto Raptors	TOR	-5.5	214.5		104.5	110.0	7:00 PM
Oklahoma City Thunder	New Orleans Pelicans	NOP	-5.5	228.0		111.3	116.8	9:30 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense	Line	Total	PPG	+/-	O-Rating	Pace		Opp.	D-Rating	Pace		P-Pace
New Orleans Pelicans	-5.5	116.8	114.4	2.3	113.8	99.6		OKC	113.2	101.9		100.8
Toronto Raptors	-5.5	110.0	112.9	-2.9	114.6	97.9		CHI	111.5	99.2		98.5
Chicago Bulls	5.5	104.5	113.1	-8.6	112.8	99.2		TOR	113.1	97.9		98.5
Oklahoma City Thunder	5.5	111.3	117.5	-6.3	114.2	101.9		NOP	112.0	99.6		100.8

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
CJ McCollum	NOP	116.8	$7,900	PG	$8,600	PG/SG	35.3	38.1	1.9	26%	2%	1.08	0.19	1.04	0.14	OKC
Fred VanVleet	TOR	110.0	$8,400	PG	$8,800	PG	36.7	40.8	-0.3	23%	-1%	1.11	0.08	1.10	0.05	CHI
Patrick Beverley	CHI	104.5	$4,400	PG/SG	$5,000	PG	27.1	18.4	2.1	11%	3%	0.68	0.17	0.69	0.15	TOR
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	OKC	111.3	$10,500	PG	$10,800	SG/PG	35.5	50.0	3.2	32%	3%	1.41	0.01	1.43	-0.02	NOP

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
Trey Murphy	NOP	116.8	$6,400	SG/SF	$6,500	SF	31.0	25.2	6.2	16%	2%	0.81	0.00	0.81	0.01	OKC
OG Anunoby	TOR	110.0	$6,900	SG/SF	$6,800	SF/SG	35.6	31.3	1.6	19%	2%	0.88	-0.01	0.89	-0.01	CHI
Alex Caruso	CHI	104.5	$3,900	PG/SG	$4,200	PG/SG	23.5	17.8	5.3	11%	3%	0.76	0.31	0.81	0.30	TOR
Josh Giddey	OKC	111.3	$8,800	PG/SG	$7,900	SG/PG	31.1	38.0	0.8	24%	-2%	1.22	-0.23	1.18	-0.23	NOP

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
Brandon Ingram	NOP	116.8	$10,000	SF	$10,300	SF	34.2	41.9	-2.0	31%	14%	1.22	-0.01	1.18	-0.11	OKC
Scottie Barnes	TOR	110.0	$7,000	SF/PF	$7,600	PF/SF	34.8	34.3	0.4	20%	-2%	0.99	-0.06	0.99	-0.06	CHI
Zach LaVine	CHI	104.5	$7,300	SG/SF	$8,200	SG/SF	35.9	39.0	-0.9	28%	0%	1.09	-0.05	1.05	-0.04	TOR
Lu Dort	OKC	111.3	$5,400	SF	$5,500	SF/SG	30.7	25.6	2.7	19%	-4%	0.83	-0.23	0.82	-0.21	NOP

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
Herb Jones	NOP	116.8	$5,600	PF	$6,000	SG/SF	29.6	22.8	-0.3	14%	2%	0.77	0.01	0.81	0.04	OKC
Pascal Siakam	TOR	110.0	$9,400	PF/C	$9,900	PF	37.4	45.5	-3.1	27%	-1%	1.22	-0.15	1.19	-0.12	CHI
DeMar DeRozan	CHI	104.5	$7,700	SF/PF	$9,200	SF	36.2	40.5	-0.3	27%	-10%	1.12	-0.40	1.12	-0.40	TOR
Jalen Williams	OKC	111.3	$6,700	PF	$7,200	SF/SG	30.3	28.2	2.3	18%	0%	0.93	-0.06	0.95	-0.06	NOP

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
Jonas Valanciunas	NOP	116.8	$6,800	C	$7,500	C	24.9	31.6	-2.7	23%	-3%	1.27	-0.34	1.23	-0.37	OKC
Jakob Poeltl	TOR	110.0	$5,700	C	$6,700	C	26.5	31.7	-0.2	18%	1%	1.20	-0.04	1.23	0.09	CHI
Nikola Vucevic	CHI	104.5	$7,400	C	$8,500	C	33.5	39.8	0.4	22%	2%	1.19	-0.01	1.15	-0.08	TOR
Jaylin Williams	OKC	111.3	$4,300	C	$4,600	PF/C	18.7	16.1	-1.0	13%	-2%	0.86	-0.25	0.86	-0.24	NOP

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
Larry Nance	NOP	116.8	$3,800	PF/C	$4,100	PF/C	21.2	19.1	0.0	12%	-5%	0.90	-0.17	0.95	-0.17	OKC
Josh Richardson	NOP	116.8	$3,700	PG/SG	$4,300	SF/SG	23.5	20.5	6.9	18%	-4%	0.87	-0.05	0.87	0.11	OKC
Naji Marshall	NOP	116.8	$3,200	SF/PF	$4,900	SF	23.3	19.0	7.6	17%	2%	0.81	0.00	0.80	-0.04	OKC
Gary Trent	TOR	110.0	$4,200	SG/SF	$5,900	SG	32.1	27.5	-5.1	21%	1%	0.86	0.22	0.86	0.23	CHI
Will Barton	TOR	110.0	$3,500	SG/SF	$4,100	SG/SF	17.7	14.4	-13.6	18%	-11%	0.81	-0.44	0.79	-0.43	CHI
Chris Boucher	TOR	110.0	$4,500	PF	$4,700	C/PF	20.0	20.0	-3.2	18%	2%	1.00	-0.22	1.03	-0.25	CHI
Coby White	CHI	104.5	$5,300	PG/SG	$4,700	PG/SG	23.4	19.5	-0.4	17%	0%	0.83	-0.20	0.81	-0.22	TOR
Ayo Dosunmu	CHI	104.5	$4,000	PG	$4,800	PG/SG	26.2	18.0	2.1	15%	5%	0.69	0.14	0.69	0.11	TOR
Patrick Williams	CHI	104.5	$4,800	SF/PF	$5,300	SF/PF	28.3	20.7	-3.4	16%	2%	0.73	0.18	0.75	0.21	TOR
Isaiah Joe	OKC	111.3	$4,100	SG/SF	$4,600	PG	19.1	16.8	1.8	17%	-1%	0.88	-0.22	0.85	-0.23	NOP
Aaron Wiggins	OKC	111.3	$4,600	SG/SF	$4,900	SG	18.5	13.8	-11.7	14%	-3%	0.74	-0.26	0.75	-0.31	NOP
Lindy Waters	OKC	111.3	$3,100	SG/SF	$3,800	SG	12.9	10.3	-2.3	15%	3%	0.80	-0.28	0.78	-0.37	NOP

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