NBA First Look: Friday, October 30th

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The NBA First Look, complete with sortable odds, offensive rankings, and DvP rankings, will help you get an early start on the upcoming slate. If you have any statistics that you would like to see added, feel free to post a comment below.

First Look Legend

Term Description
Team Total The implied number of points a team is expected to score based on the Vegas line and total.
Pace The number of possessions a team averages per game.
Offensive Efficiency The number of points a team scores per 100 possessions.
DvP Ranking Where each team ranks in fantasy points allowed to each position.

NBA Schedule & Vegas Lines

Home Away Spread Total Tip-Off
Orlando Magic Oklahoma City Thunder OKC -8.5 208.5 7:00 PM
Cleveland Cavaliers Miami Heat CLE -6.5 198.0 7:00 PM
Philadelphia 76ers Utah Jazz UTA -7 188.5 7:00 PM
Boston Celtics Toronto Raptors BOS -2.5 204.0 7:30 PM
Detroit Pistons Chicago Bulls CHI -2.5 199.5 7:30 PM
Milwaukee Bucks Washington Wizards WAS -2 196.5 8:00 PM
Atlanta Hawks Charlotte Hornets ATL -4.5 196.0 8:00 PM
San Antonio Spurs Brooklyn Nets SA -14 203.5 8:30 PM
Denver Nuggets Minnesota Timberwolves DEN -4 210.5 9:00 PM
Houston Rockets Golden State Warriors GS -1 214.5 9:30 PM
Sacramento Kings Los Angeles Lakers SAC -7 209.5 10:00 PM
Phoenix Suns Portland Trail Blazers PHO -4.5 207.5 10:30 PM

Team Offense Rankings

Team Opponent Team Total Pace Offensive Efficiency
San Antonio Spurs BKN 108.8 104.2 101.2
Oklahoma City Thunder ORL 108.5 104.2 108.0
Sacramento Kings LAL 108.3 105.3 96.4
Golden State Warriors HOU 107.8 105.3 106.0
Denver Nuggets MIN 107.3 99.7 106.1
Houston Rockets GS 106.8 99.7 84.6
Phoenix Suns POR 106.0 103.6 89.2
Boston Celtics TOR 103.3 103.5 107.8
Minnesota Timberwolves DEN 103.3 104.3 110.6
Cleveland Cavaliers MIA 102.3 99.9 100.5
Portland Trail Blazers PHO 101.5 102.5 111.8
Los Angeles Lakers SAC 101.3 104.3 103.4
Chicago Bulls DET 101.0 102.2 103.5
Toronto Raptors BOS 100.8 106.9 97.1
Atlanta Hawks CHA 100.3 98.0 97.3
Orlando Magic OKC 100.0 101.1 83.4
Washington Wizards MIL 99.3 101.1 89.8
Detroit Pistons CHI 98.5 95.3 102.9
Utah Jazz PHI 97.8 92.6 94.3
Milwaukee Bucks WAS 97.3 100.0 97.4
Miami Heat CLE 95.8 94.0 111.5
Charlotte Hornets ATL 95.8 94.0 99.2
Brooklyn Nets SA 94.8 102.1 97.7
Philadelphia 76ers UTA 90.8 103.5 92.1

Defense vs. Position Rankings

Team PG SG SF PF C Opponent
San Antonio Spurs 13 1 1 26 12 BKN
Oklahoma City Thunder 26 13 18 23 4 ORL
Sacramento Kings 24 30 14 21 25 LAL
Golden State Warriors 5 6 9 22 19 HOU
Denver Nuggets 11 29 26 30 27 MIN
Houston Rockets 7 21 24 29 26 GS
Phoenix Suns 17 19 19 13 17 POR
Boston Celtics 21 3 17 19 21 TOR
Minnesota Timberwolves 29 27 27 24 28 DEN
Cleveland Cavaliers 10 20 16 7 6 MIA
Portland Trail Blazers 28 22 12 1 8 PHO
Los Angeles Lakers 30 26 23 14 22 SAC
Chicago Bulls 22 2 28 8 7 DET
Toronto Raptors 23 14 22 10 13 BOS
Atlanta Hawks 19 16 20 12 5 CHA
Orlando Magic 20 9 30 20 23 OKC
Washington Wizards 15 4 6 3 3 MIL
Detroit Pistons 3 12 13 27 29 CHI
Utah Jazz 4 11 5 11 1 PHI
Milwaukee Bucks 1 8 21 16 15 WAS
Miami Heat 8 5 7 6 10 CLE
Charlotte Hornets 16 10 4 15 9 ATL
Brooklyn Nets 14 24 8 28 16 SA
Philadelphia 76ers 27 28 14 25 30 UTA

Note: The Defense vs. Position rankings above are for the team listed in the first column. For Friday’s example, the San Antonio Spurs are ranked 13th against point point guards, 1st against shooting guards, 1st against small forwards, 26th against power forwards, and 12th against centers this season.

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