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NBA DFS First Look: Wednesday, March 8th - Sortable Odds, Salaries, Stats

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2023-03-08 04:34:30

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)
Atlanta Hawks Washington Wizards ATL -4.0 224.0 114.0 110.0 7:00 PM
Portland Trail Blazers Boston Celtics BOS 7:30 PM
Dallas Mavericks New Orleans Pelicans DAL -2.0 230.0 116.0 114.0 7:30 PM
Cleveland Cavaliers Miami Heat CLE -1.0 212.5 106.8 105.8 7:30 PM
Chicago Bulls Denver Nuggets DEN -8.0 229.5 110.8 118.8 9:00 PM
Oklahoma City Thunder Phoenix Suns PHO -13.5 234.0 110.3 123.8 9:00 PM
Toronto Raptors Los Angeles Clippers LAC -4.0 229.0 112.5 116.5 10:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense Line Total PPG +/- O-Rating Pace Opp. D-Rating Pace P-Pace
Phoenix Suns -13.5 123.8 113.0 10.8 114.0 98.5 OKC 112.9 102.1 100.3
Denver Nuggets -8.0 118.8 117.2 1.6 117.7 99.1 CHI 112.0 99.8 99.5
Los Angeles Clippers -4.0 116.5 112.7 3.8 113.1 98.7 TOR 113.5 98.0 98.4
Dallas Mavericks -2.0 116.0 114.0 2.0 116.4 96.7 NOP 112.4 99.9 98.3
Atlanta Hawks -4.0 114.0 117.1 -3.1 114.6 101.3 WAS 113.9 98.9 100.1
New Orleans Pelicans 2.0 114.0 114.2 -0.2 113.2 99.9 DAL 115.7 96.7 98.3
Toronto Raptors 4.0 112.5 112.6 -0.1 113.9 98.0 LAC 113.5 98.7 98.4
Chicago Bulls 8.0 110.8 113.0 -2.3 112.4 99.8 DEN 113.1 99.1 99.5
Oklahoma City Thunder 13.5 110.3 118.2 -8.0 114.4 102.1 PHO 112.0 98.5 100.3
Washington Wizards 4.0 110.0 113.1 -3.1 113.8 98.9 ATL 114.7 101.3 100.1
Cleveland Cavaliers -1.0 106.8 112.1 -5.3 115.1 96.1 MIA 112.0 96.9 96.5
Miami Heat 1.0 105.8 108.5 -2.8 111.1 96.9 CLE 109.5 96.1 96.5
Boston Celtics 117.7 116.5 99.2 POR 117.0 98.5 98.8
Portland Trail Blazers 114.9 116.2 98.5 BOS 111.2 99.2 98.8

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
Chris Paul PHO 123.8 DIS DIS 32.1 36.2 -0.3 20% -5% 1.13 -0.13 1.12 -0.13 OKC
Jamal Murray DEN 118.8 CG CG 32.6 37.3 1.3 26% 2% 1.14 0.20 1.11 0.20 CHI
Russell Westbrook LAC 116.5 CG CG 29.0 37.1 3.4 27% -4% 1.28 -0.36 1.22 -0.35 TOR
Luka Doncic DAL 116.0 CG CG 36.5 61.3 1.1 37% 1% 1.68 -0.10 1.61 -0.12 NOP
Trae Young ATL 114.0 CG CG 35.1 47.9 -3.4 32% 0% 1.36 -0.03 1.29 0.03 WAS
CJ McCollum NOP 114.0 SCW SCW 35.1 38.5 2.3 27% 2% 1.10 -0.07 1.06 -0.07 DAL
Fred VanVleet TOR 112.5 CG CG 37.0 40.3 1.3 22% -5% 1.09 0.11 1.08 0.11 LAC
Patrick Beverley CHI 110.8 DIS DIS 27.1 17.8 4.4 11% -4% 0.66 0.08 0.67 0.09 DEN
Josh Giddey OKC 110.3 DIS DIS 30.8 37.3 2.0 24% 1% 1.21 0.34 1.17 0.32 PHO
Monte Morris WAS 110.0 CG CG 28.1 24.7 15% 0.88 0.86 ATL
Darius Garland CLE 106.8 CG CG 35.1 40.2 0.6 26% -4% 1.15 0.16 1.09 0.16 MIA
Gabe Vincent MIA 105.8 CG CG 26.4 18.3 1.1 17% -2% 0.69 -0.13 0.67 -0.14 CLE
Marcus Smart BOS CG CG 32.6 29.4 2.8 18% 3% 0.90 -0.08 0.89 -0.09 POR
Damian Lillard POR CG CG 36.3 52.4 0.8 33% 5% 1.44 0.33 1.36 0.32 BOS

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
Devin Booker PHO 123.8 SCW SCW 34.2 44.1 2.1 31% 1% 1.29 0.35 1.25 0.36 OKC
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope DEN 118.8 SHW SHW 31.5 22.5 0.5 14% -3% 0.71 -0.06 0.72 -0.06 CHI
Paul George LAC 116.5 VF VF 34.3 42.8 -2.4 30% 1% 1.25 0.22 1.20 0.21 TOR
Kyrie Irving DAL 116.0 CG CG 37.0 46.1 1.5 29% -2% 1.25 0.02 1.22 0.03 NOP
Dejounte Murray ATL 114.0 CG CG 36.4 40.5 -0.8 24% 2% 1.11 0.08 1.10 0.09 WAS
Josh Richardson NOP 114.0 SCW SCW 24.1 22.5 -0.6 19% -10% 0.93 -0.42 0.93 -0.42 DAL
OG Anunoby TOR 112.5 3DW 3DW 35.8 31.2 1.4 20% 1% 0.87 -0.20 0.89 -0.23 LAC
Alex Caruso CHI 110.8 CG CG 24.2 18.3 -2.1 11% 2% 0.76 -0.10 0.80 -0.16 DEN
Isaiah Joe OKC 110.3 3DW 3DW 17.1 16.1 10.3 17% 1% 0.94 -0.15 0.90 -0.15 PHO
Bradley Beal WAS 110.0 SCW SCW 33.4 38.1 4.0 29% 4% 1.14 -0.06 1.11 -0.09 ATL
Donovan Mitchell CLE 106.8 CG CG 35.5 44.3 2.9 31% 4% 1.25 0.12 1.21 0.12 MIA
Tyler Herro MIA 105.8 CG CG 35.4 36.6 2.6 25% 1% 1.03 -0.09 0.98 -0.12 CLE
Derrick White BOS CG CG 27.8 25.3 2.9 17% 0% 0.91 -0.10 0.91 -0.12 POR
Cam Reddish POR SCW SCW 24.6 18.3 12.1 17% 3% 0.74 0.23 0.75 0.22 BOS

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
Josh Okogie PHO 123.8 SHW SHW 16.4 15.2 12.7 18% 3% 0.93 -0.24 0.95 -0.26 OKC
Michael Porter DEN 118.8 VF VF 29.3 29.1 -1.0 22% 1% 0.99 0.17 0.96 0.16 CHI
Kawhi Leonard LAC 116.5 VF VF 33.2 41.1 1.8 27% -2% 1.24 0.11 1.24 0.09 TOR
Josh Green DAL 116.0 3DW 3DW 24.9 16.7 2.6 14% -7% 0.67 -0.23 0.66 -0.24 NOP
De’Andre Hunter ATL 114.0 3DW 3DW 31.8 24.9 1.0 19% -1% 0.78 -0.02 0.76 -0.02 WAS
Brandon Ingram NOP 114.0 SCW SCW 33.0 38.2 4.9 31% 1% 1.16 -0.03 1.12 0.00 DAL
Scottie Barnes TOR 112.5 VF VF 35.2 34.9 -0.2 20% -1% 0.99 -0.26 0.99 -0.28 LAC
Zach LaVine CHI 110.8 SCW SCW 36.0 38.9 1.4 28% 6% 1.08 0.19 1.04 0.17 DEN
Lu Dort OKC 110.3 3DW 3DW 30.2 25.7 3.4 20% -2% 0.85 -0.10 0.84 -0.06 PHO
Kyle Kuzma WAS 110.0 VF VF 35.2 38.4 3.0 27% 2% 1.09 -0.18 1.03 -0.19 ATL
Isaac Okoro CLE 106.8 3DW 3DW 21.1 13.4 -1.7 12% 1% 0.63 0.03 0.65 0.07 MIA
Jimmy Butler MIA 105.8 SCW SCW 33.3 41.4 -0.1 25% -3% 1.24 0.25 1.27 0.22 CLE
Jaylen Brown BOS SCW SCW 36.3 43.7 8.9 31% -4% 1.20 0.04 1.17 0.09 POR
Matisse Thybulle POR 3DW 3DW 15.1 10.1 18.9 9% -1% 0.67 -0.08 0.74 -0.11 BOS

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
Kevin Durant PHO 123.8 VF VF 35.7 49.9 -3.0 31% -6% 1.40 -0.03 1.38 -0.03 OKC
Aaron Gordon DEN 118.8 VF VF 30.0 32.9 -3.7 21% -5% 1.10 0.00 1.10 0.03 CHI
Marcus Morris LAC 116.5 3DW 3DW 28.5 22.3 -3.1 18% -7% 0.78 -0.31 0.77 -0.33 TOR
Reggie Bullock DAL 116.0 3DW 3DW 30.7 16.4 6.8 10% 3% 0.53 0.05 0.53 0.03 NOP
John Collins ATL 114.0 VB VB 30.3 26.5 -10.5 17% -4% 0.88 -0.26 0.89 -0.28 WAS
Herb Jones NOP 114.0 3DW 3DW 28.8 21.8 3.4 15% -2% 0.76 -0.03 0.80 -0.02 DAL
Pascal Siakam TOR 112.5 VF VF 37.5 46.2 0.3 28% -5% 1.23 -0.29 1.20 -0.28 LAC
DeMar DeRozan CHI 110.8 SCW SCW 36.2 40.6 0.5 28% -1% 1.12 -0.06 1.12 -0.08 DEN
Aaron Wiggins OKC 110.3 SHW SHW 18.9 14.3 2.6 14% 5% 0.76 0.21 0.75 0.30 PHO
Kristaps Porzingis WAS 110.0 VB VB 32.9 42.9 4.4 27% -2% 1.30 -0.02 1.30 -0.02 ATL
Evan Mobley CLE 106.8 VB VB 34.3 35.4 2.4 20% 2% 1.03 0.21 1.05 0.20 MIA
Kevin Love MIA 105.8 VB VB 20.3 21.0 0.4 18% -2% 1.04 -0.15 0.98 -0.13 CLE
Jayson Tatum BOS VF VF 37.5 53.1 6.1 32% 1% 1.42 -0.07 1.36 -0.08 POR
Jerami Grant POR VF VF 35.9 33.5 3.4 23% 0% 0.93 0.12 0.92 0.17 BOS

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
Deandre Ayton PHO 123.8 PB PB 30.4 36.7 1.2 24% -11% 1.21 -0.25 1.19 -0.23 OKC
Nikola Jokic DEN 118.8 VB VB 33.6 59.2 -0.5 26% -3% 1.76 -0.20 1.68 -0.25 CHI
Ivica Zubac LAC 116.5 PB PB 29.2 27.5 -11.6 14% -2% 0.94 0.41 0.95 0.48 TOR
Dwight Powell DAL 116.0 VB VB 19.9 15.3 -0.7 12% -3% 0.77 0.04 0.80 0.08 NOP
Clint Capela ATL 114.0 PB PB 26.9 31.8 1.1 15% -2% 1.18 0.01 1.21 -0.04 WAS
Jonas Valanciunas NOP 114.0 PB PB 24.9 30.6 -1.7 23% -7% 1.23 -0.46 1.18 -0.44 DAL
Jakob Poeltl TOR 112.5 PB PB 26.4 32.1 2.9 18% 0% 1.22 0.10 1.25 0.12 LAC
Nikola Vucevic CHI 110.8 VB VB 33.8 40.4 0.3 22% -2% 1.20 -0.25 1.16 -0.17 DEN
Jaylin Williams OKC 110.3 VB VB 17.3 15.0 8.1 14% -2% 0.86 -0.21 0.86 -0.19 PHO
Daniel Gafford WAS 110.0 PB PB 19.5 19.8 7.1 14% 0% 1.02 -0.25 1.07 -0.29 ATL
Jarrett Allen CLE 106.8 PB PB 33.0 33.0 -2.7 16% -1% 1.00 -0.27 1.02 -0.22 MIA
Bam Adebayo MIA 105.8 VB VB 35.0 41.7 1.7 26% -2% 1.19 0.00 1.19 0.05 CLE
Al Horford BOS VB VB 31.1 25.6 8.6 12% 0% 0.82 0.15 0.81 0.13 POR
Jusuf Nurkic POR PB PB 27.3 33.3 22% 1.22 1.21 BOS

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
Cameron Payne PHO 123.8 CG CG 22.5 23.3 -6.8 24% -2% 1.04 -0.23 0.99 -0.27 OKC
Terrence Ross PHO 123.8 SHW SHW 22.2 14.5 -9.3 16% -12% 0.65 -0.44 0.64 -0.43 OKC
Ish Wainright PHO 123.8 3DW 3DW 15.1 10.9 -7.1 12% 3% 0.72 -0.01 0.75 -0.08 OKC
Bruce Brown DEN 118.8 DIS DIS 28.4 24.3 -4.8 17% 2% 0.86 0.15 0.86 0.19 CHI
Reggie Jackson DEN 118.8 CG CG 25.2 20.0 -2.7 21% 0% 0.79 0.00 0.76 0.01 CHI
Thomas Bryant DEN 118.8 VB VB 19.8 21.5 -7.1 18% 0% 1.09 -0.07 1.09 0.01 CHI
Eric Gordon LAC 116.5 SCW SCW 29.4 21.5 2.8 17% 1% 0.73 0.06 0.71 0.06 TOR
Terance Mann LAC 116.5 CG CG 23.4 18.4 -1.9 15% -3% 0.79 -0.06 0.78 -0.06 TOR
Nicolas Batum LAC 116.5 3DW 3DW 22.1 16.7 2.4 11% -2% 0.75 -0.28 0.77 -0.28 TOR
Tim Hardaway DAL 116.0 SHW SHW 30.0 23.7 -1.0 20% -7% 0.79 -0.06 0.76 -0.10 NOP
Christian Wood DAL 116.0 VB VB 26.9 32.9 -8.9 26% 1% 1.22 -0.19 1.20 -0.21 NOP
Justin Holiday DAL 116.0 SHW SHW 15.2 8.9 -2.0 13% -3% 0.58 0.00 0.58 0.06 NOP
Saddiq Bey ATL 114.0 VF VF 28.6 25.4 1.7 20% -3% 0.89 -0.01 0.87 -0.01 WAS
Bogdan Bogdanovic ATL 114.0 SCW SCW 29.0 26.1 -4.5 20% 1% 0.90 -0.16 0.87 -0.13 WAS
Onyeka Okongwu ATL 114.0 PB PB 23.7 23.4 -3.7 14% 3% 0.99 -0.20 1.03 -0.25 WAS
Trey Murphy NOP 114.0 SHW SHW 29.3 22.9 0.8 15% 2% 0.78 -0.03 0.78 -0.02 DAL
Naji Marshall NOP 114.0 VF VF 24.7 19.8 1.8 17% -2% 0.80 -0.15 0.80 -0.17 DAL
Dyson Daniels NOP 114.0 CG CG 19.2 14.0 -7.7 11% -5% 0.73 -0.39 0.75 -0.37 DAL
Gary Trent TOR 112.5 SHW SHW 33.1 28.3 -7.6 21% 1% 0.85 0.02 0.86 0.01 LAC
Precious Achiuwa TOR 112.5 PB PB 22.6 21.4 -5.7 18% -2% 0.95 -0.17 0.95 -0.15 LAC
Chris Boucher TOR 112.5 VB VB 20.3 20.9 -5.7 18% 1% 1.03 0.20 1.07 0.25 LAC
Coby White CHI 110.8 CG CG 22.3 17.6 -0.8 17% 1% 0.79 0.10 0.77 0.12 DEN
Ayo Dosunmu CHI 110.8 DIS DIS 27.5 18.9 -11.6 15% 1% 0.69 0.00 0.68 0.01 DEN
Patrick Williams CHI 110.8 3DW 3DW 28.7 20.7 -2.8 15% 1% 0.72 -0.13 0.73 -0.15 DEN
Dario Saric OKC 110.3 VF VF 14.5 14.1 0.9 19% 3% 0.97 0.02 0.93 -0.03 PHO
Ousmane Dieng OKC 110.3 3DW 3DW 15.5 11.4 4.7 13% 3% 0.73 0.22 0.73 0.23 PHO
Olivier Sarr OKC 110.3 PB PB 10.9 5.8 0.0 13% 0% 0.53 0.00 0.53 0.00 PHO
Delon Wright WAS 110.0 CG CG 23.9 21.9 10.2 12% 0% 0.91 0.20 0.97 0.21 ATL
Corey Kispert WAS 110.0 SHW SHW 27.2 16.5 4.4 13% -4% 0.61 -0.03 0.58 -0.06 ATL
Deni Avdija WAS 110.0 SHW SHW 26.2 23.3 -3.9 16% -1% 0.89 0.00 0.89 0.02 ATL
Caris LeVert CLE 106.8 SCW SCW 29.9 24.5 -0.7 19% -2% 0.82 0.01 0.81 0.06 MIA
Cedi Osman CLE 106.8 3DW 3DW 20.7 15.2 -6.9 18% -3% 0.73 -0.17 0.71 -0.18 MIA
Lamar Stevens CLE 106.8 VF VF 17.5 11.4 2.1 14% 1% 0.65 0.24 0.66 0.19 MIA
Victor Oladipo MIA 105.8 CG CG 27.3 23.0 -0.9 19% 0% 0.84 -0.10 0.84 -0.15 CLE
Caleb Martin MIA 105.8 SHW SHW 29.8 22.2 -2.1 15% 1% 0.74 0.21 0.75 0.19 CLE
Max Strus MIA 105.8 SHW SHW 29.4 22.1 -9.6 17% -3% 0.75 -0.20 0.72 -0.19 CLE
Malcolm Brogdon BOS CG CG 25.6 27.5 10.9 22% -8% 1.07 -0.05 1.04 -0.07 POR
Grant Williams BOS VF VF 27.3 19.4 -1.3 13% -2% 0.71 -0.10 0.70 -0.12 POR
Mike Muscala BOS VB VB 15.1 13.3 2.0 15% -2% 0.88 -0.28 0.87 -0.25 POR
Drew Eubanks POR VB VB 19.8 17.3 2.8 11% 4% 0.87 0.12 0.94 0.11 BOS
Trendon Watford POR VF VF 17.4 13.6 7.3 14% 3% 0.78 -0.15 0.76 -0.17 BOS
Shaedon Sharpe POR 3DW 3DW 20.4 13.6 2.7 16% -2% 0.67 0.00 0.66 -0.01 BOS
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