NBA DFS First Look: Wednesday, May 18th - Odds, Salaries, Stats, Projected Starters

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. Be sure to check out more RotoGrinders NBA DFS resources later in the day, including our NBA lineup optimizer, NBA expert rankings, and other NBA Premium tools and content.

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NBA Schedule & Vegas Lines

Road Team Home Team Favorite Spread Game Total Road Total Home Total Time (ET)
Dallas Mavericks Golden State Warriors GSW -5.0 214.5 104.8 109.8 9:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense Line Total O-Rating Pace Opp. D-Rating Pace P-Pace
Golden State Warriors -5.0 109.8 113.7 98.5 DAL 113.9 95.2 96.8
Dallas Mavericks 5.0 104.8 117.1 95.2 GSW 111.7 98.5 96.8

Note: The team stats above are since the All-Star Break.

Point Guard (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and this playoff series.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Stephen Curry GSW 109.8 $11,000 PG $15,500 PG 34.5 45.9 -1.4 29% 1% 60% 0% 1.33 0.01 1.26 0.04 DAL
Luka Doncic DAL 104.8 $13,400 PG $16,500 PG 35.4 57.2 0.7 37% 3% 57% 2% 1.62 0.03 1.52 0.06 GSW

Shooting Guard (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and this playoff series.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Klay Thompson GSW 109.8 $9,000 SG/SF $13,000 SG 29.4 32.6 5.6 28% -5% 55% 2% 1.11 -0.13 1.06 -0.09 DAL
Jalen Brunson DAL 104.8 $8,400 PG/SG $12,500 PG 31.9 29.9 3.5 22% 7% 58% -3% 0.94 0.08 0.91 0.09 GSW

Small Forward (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and this playoff series.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Andrew Wiggins GSW 109.8 $7,800 SF/PF $11,000 SF 31.9 29.9 -0.3 22% -4% 56% 1% 0.94 -0.01 0.93 0.00 DAL
Reggie Bullock DAL 104.8 $5,400 SG/SF $9,500 SG 28.0 17.1 11.3 13% -2% 56% 5% 0.61 -0.03 0.59 -0.01 GSW

Power Forward (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and this playoff series.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Draymond Green GSW 109.8 $8,200 PF/C $12,000 PF 28.9 30.8 1.5 14% -1% 58% 0% 1.06 -0.07 1.08 -0.08 DAL
Dorian Finney-Smith DAL 104.8 $6,800 SF/PF $10,000 SF 33.0 23.5 4.8 14% -1% 60% 2% 0.71 -0.04 0.71 -0.04 GSW

Center (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and this playoff series.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Kevon Looney GSW 109.8 $4,400 C $8,000 C 21.1 20.2 -4.9 12% -2% 59% 3% 0.96 -0.02 0.99 -0.03 DAL
Dwight Powell DAL 104.8 $3,400 C $7,000 C 21.9 18.4 -6.5 14% -3% 73% -8% 0.84 -0.27 0.86 -0.27 GSW

Notable Bench Players

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and this playoff series.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Jordan Poole GSW 109.8 $8,000 PG/SG $11,500 PG 30.0 31.1 1.0 25% -2% 60% 4% 1.04 0.03 0.99 0.03 DAL
Otto Porter GSW 109.8 $4,600 SF/PF $8,500 SF 22.2 21.2 -0.7 15% -3% 58% -9% 0.96 -0.23 0.98 -0.23 DAL
Damion Lee GSW 109.8 $1,000 PG $6,500 SG 19.9 14.5 -9.7 16% -3% 56% -5% 0.73 -0.11 0.72 -0.14 DAL
Spencer Dinwiddie DAL 104.8 $6,400 PG/SG $10,500 PG 29.6 28.8 -1.6 21% 2% 54% -1% 0.97 -0.10 0.94 -0.09 GSW
Maxi Kleber DAL 104.8 $5,000 PF/C $9,000 PF 24.6 19.5 0.8 13% 1% 54% 20% 0.79 -0.01 0.81 -0.05 GSW
Davis Bertans DAL 104.8 $2,400 PF $6,500 SF 14.4 10.7 -3.2 17% -3% 53% 15% 0.74 -0.04 0.72 -0.03 GSW

Legend

Term Description
USG% Percentage of possessions a player used while on the floor this season.
TS% Shooting efficiency from this season.
DK/M DraftKings fantasy points per minute from this season.
FD/M FanDuel fantasy points per minute from this season.
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