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NBA DFS First Look: Wednesday, April 19th - Sortable Odds, Salaries, Stats

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2023-04-19 18:16:58

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)
Los Angeles Lakers Memphis Grizzlies LAL -1.0 227.0 114.0 113.0 7:30 PM
Miami Heat Milwaukee Bucks MIL -8.5 222.0 106.8 115.3 9:00 PM
Minnesota Timberwolves Denver Nuggets DEN -8.5 223.5 107.5 116.0 10:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense Line Total PPG +/- O-Rating Pace Opp. D-Rating Pace P-Pace
Memphis Grizzlies 1.0 113.0 116.9 -3.9 114.7 101.5 LAL 113.2 101.9 101.7
Denver Nuggets -8.5 116.0 115.8 0.2 116.8 98.7 MIN 113.1 101.6 100.1
Milwaukee Bucks -8.5 115.3 116.9 -1.7 114.3 101.5 MIA 112.8 96.8 99.1
Los Angeles Lakers -1.0 114.0 117.2 -3.2 113.9 101.9 MEM 110.7 101.5 101.7
Minnesota Timberwolves 8.5 107.5 115.8 -8.3 113.3 101.6 DEN 113.5 98.7 100.1
Miami Heat 8.5 106.8 109.5 -2.8 112.3 96.8 MIL 110.9 101.5 99.1

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
Ja Morant MEM 113.0 $9,500 PG $10,400 PG 31.9 48.4 -1.8 34% -6% 1.52 -0.50 1.46 -0.51 LAL
Jamal Murray DEN 116.0 $7,600 PG $8,700 PG 32.8 37.1 0.4 26% 4% 1.13 0.36 1.09 0.36 MIN
Jrue Holiday MIL 115.3 $8,200 PG $9,000 PG 32.6 40.1 2.2 24% -1% 1.23 0.29 1.19 0.27 MIA
D’Angelo Russell LAL 114.0 $5,800 PG/SG $6,700 PG 32.5 33.9 3.3 23% 0% 1.04 -0.01 1.00 -0.01 MEM
Mike Conley MIN 107.5 $5,400 PG $6,500 PG 30.3 28.3 -5.3 16% -7% 0.93 -0.19 0.92 -0.22 DEN
Gabe Vincent MIA 106.8 $4,200 PG/SG $4,900 PG/SG 25.9 17.9 7.5 17% -5% 0.69 0.13 0.67 0.06 MIL

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
Desmond Bane MEM 113.0 $8,400 SG $8,500 SG/SF 31.7 37.5 4.9 25% 2% 1.18 -0.14 1.15 -0.16 LAL
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope DEN 116.0 $4,400 SG $4,800 SG 31.3 22.1 0.1 14% 3% 0.71 0.01 0.72 -0.07 MIN
Jevon Carter MIL 115.3 $3,500 PG $4,000 PG/SG 22.4 17.5 0.3 15% -8% 0.78 -0.52 0.77 -0.51 MIA
Austin Reaves LAL 114.0 $5,600 PG/SG $6,000 SF/SG 28.8 23.4 1.8 15% 4% 0.81 0.44 0.79 0.48 MEM
Nickeil Alexander-Walker MIN 107.5 $4,000 PG/SG $4,500 SG/SF 15.0 12.9 8.5 18% -4% 0.86 -0.38 0.86 -0.38 DEN
Max Strus MIA 106.8 $5,500 SG/SF $4,900 SG/SF 28.4 20.9 9.9 17% -10% 0.74 -0.27 0.70 -0.27 MIL

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
Dillon Brooks MEM 113.0 $6,100 SF $5,800 SG/SF 30.3 24.8 -1.4 21% 4% 0.82 -0.01 0.80 -0.04 LAL
Michael Porter DEN 116.0 #N/A #N/A $7,000 PF/SF 29.0 29.0 2.2 22% 1% 1.00 0.29 0.96 0.25 MIN
Grayson Allen MIL 115.3 $4,600 SG $4,400 SG/SF 27.4 20.7 4.0 14% -1% 0.75 -0.15 0.74 -0.20 MIA
LeBron James LAL 114.0 $9,900 SF $10,800 SF/PF 35.5 52.6 -1.5 32% -6% 1.48 0.07 1.43 0.11 MEM
Anthony Edwards MIN 107.5 $7,800 SG/SF $9,200 SG/SF 36.0 42.9 -8.3 29% 2% 1.19 0.04 1.17 0.13 DEN
Caleb Martin MIA 106.8 $4,700 SF/PF $4,200 SF/PF 29.3 20.9 -3.6 14% 3% 0.71 0.02 0.72 -0.07 MIL

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
Jaren Jackson MEM 113.0 #N/A #N/A $9,000 PF/C 28.4 36.7 8.7 24% 2% 1.29 0.05 1.37 0.01 LAL
Aaron Gordon DEN 116.0 $6,000 PF $5,900 PF 30.2 32.2 -6.9 21% -1% 1.07 -0.07 1.07 -0.10 MIN
Khris Middleton MIL 115.3 $7,700 SF $8,200 SG/SF 24.3 29.3 8.8 26% 13% 1.21 0.27 1.16 0.21 MIA
Jarred Vanderbilt LAL 114.0 $3,900 PF $3,900 PF 24.1 23.5 -0.7 14% -7% 0.97 -0.59 0.99 -0.61 MEM
Karl-Anthony Towns MIN 107.5 $7,500 PF/C $9,200 PF/C 33.0 40.7 -3.4 25% 8% 1.23 -0.34 1.18 -0.42 DEN
Jimmy Butler MIA 106.8 $8,900 SF/PF $10,000 SF/PF 33.4 42.2 9.5 25% 9% 1.26 0.22 1.29 0.20 MIL

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
Xavier Tillman MEM 113.0 $4,900 C $4,900 PF/C 19.3 18.4 2.6 14% -5% 0.96 -0.40 1.01 -0.40 LAL
Nikola Jokic DEN 116.0 $10,900 C $12,100 C 33.7 59.1 -5.2 26% -5% 1.75 -0.26 1.67 -0.22 MIN
Brook Lopez MIL 115.3 $6,200 C $7,200 C 30.4 32.6 5.4 19% -6% 1.07 -0.43 1.11 -0.40 MIA
Anthony Davis LAL 114.0 $10,100 C $11,900 PF/C 34.0 51.7 2.5 28% -5% 1.52 0.16 1.54 0.33 MEM
Rudy Gobert MIN 107.5 $6,900 C $7,400 C 30.7 34.0 -5.0 16% -2% 1.11 -0.03 1.13 0.01 DEN
Bam Adebayo MIA 106.8 $7,400 C $8,400 C 34.6 40.1 -1.9 25% 6% 1.16 0.23 1.16 0.21 MIL

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
Tyus Jones MEM 113.0 $6,700 PG $7,000 PG 24.2 23.9 1.2 18% -3% 0.99 -0.28 0.98 -0.27 LAL
Luke Kennard MEM 113.0 $5,000 SG/SF $4,600 SG/SF 22.3 16.9 3.4 14% -3% 0.76 -0.25 0.71 -0.21 LAL
Santi Aldama MEM 113.0 $4,300 PF/C $4,500 PF/C 21.8 19.6 2.5 16% -5% 0.90 -0.10 0.91 -0.14 LAL
Bruce Brown DEN 116.0 $5,200 PG/SF $5,500 SF/SG 28.5 25.0 -3.2 17% 1% 0.88 -0.02 0.89 -0.05 MIN
Jeff Green DEN 116.0 $3,800 PF/C $3,700 PF/SF 19.5 13.9 3.2 17% -7% 0.71 -0.38 0.71 -0.31 MIN
Christian Braun DEN 116.0 $3,500 SG/SF $3,700 SG 15.5 10.3 4.0 13% -11% 0.66 -0.14 0.68 -0.10 MIN
Bobby Portis MIL 115.3 $5,700 PF/C $6,300 PF/C 26.0 30.5 0.7 21% 4% 1.17 -0.01 1.11 0.05 MIA
Joe Ingles MIL 115.3 $3,700 PG/SG $3,800 SG/SF 22.7 17.3 -7.3 12% 8% 0.76 0.12 0.73 0.05 MIA
Jae Crowder MIL 115.3 $3,400 SF/PF $3,700 PF/SF 18.9 16.4 -7.1 13% 5% 0.87 -0.61 0.87 -0.66 MIA
Dennis Schroder LAL 114.0 $4,100 PG $5,000 SG/PG 30.1 24.2 -10.0 18% -2% 0.80 -0.12 0.79 -0.18 MEM
Rui Hachimura LAL 114.0 $4,500 PF $4,800 PF 23.3 19.6 6.5 19% 3% 0.84 0.50 0.84 0.41 MEM
Troy Brown LAL 114.0 #N/A #N/A $3,700 SF 24.5 16.6 -7.6 12% -1% 0.68 -0.16 0.68 -0.19 MEM
Kyle Anderson MIN 107.5 $5,900 SF/PF $6,200 SF/PF 28.4 27.3 -2.4 14% 7% 0.96 -0.07 0.98 0.01 DEN
Taurean Prince MIN 107.5 $4,000 SF/PF $4,000 SF/PF 22.1 16.2 -0.8 17% -8% 0.73 -0.59 0.71 -0.57 DEN
Jaylen Nowell MIN 107.5 $3,300 SG $3,900 PG 19.3 18.5 2.6 24% 1% 0.96 -0.17 0.94 -0.24 DEN
Kyle Lowry MIA 106.8 $5,100 PG $4,700 PG 31.2 26.9 -12.7 16% -11% 0.86 -0.36 0.84 -0.32 MIL
Kevin Love MIA 106.8 $4,100 PF/C $4,100 PF/C 20.0 20.4 2.7 19% 3% 1.02 0.37 0.97 0.33 MIL
Duncan Robinson MIA 106.8 $3,100 PF $3,500 SG/SF 16.4 11.1 -10.0 17% -2% 0.67 0.07 0.63 0.04 MIL
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Derek Farnsworth (Notorious)

Derek Farnsworth (aka Notorious) is a lead RotoGrinders Expert and one of the most recognizable names and faces in all of DFS. Before joining the RotoGrinders team, Derek received a Master’s Degree from the University of Utah. When he’s not busy providing content, he’s dominating the DFS industry as evidenced by his consistent top rankings in several sports and multiple Live Final appearances. Noto provides expert NBA, NFL, MLB, and PGA analysis for RotoGrinders Premium members on a daily basis and has also been nominated for five different Fantasy Sports Writer’s Association (FSWA) awards. Follow Noto on Twitter – @RG_Notorious