NBA First Look: Saturday, November 21st
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.
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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. |
| PPG | The number of points scored per game by each team. |
| Total +/- | The difference between a team’s implied total and their average points scored per game. |
| Pace | The number of possessions a team averages per game. |
| Proj. Pace | The average pace of the two teams squaring off against one another. |
| Pace +/- | The difference between a team’s pace and their opponent’s pace. |
| Total FPs | The total number of fantasy points allowed by each team. |
NBA Schedule & Vegas Lines
| Road Team | Home Team | Favorite | Spread | Total | Tip-Off | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento Kings (4-9) | at | Orlando Magic (6-6) | ORL | -3.5 | 206.5 | 5:00 PM |
| Milwaukee Bucks (5-7) | at | Indiana Pacers (7-5) | IND | -5.5 | 193.5 | 7:00 PM |
| Washington Wizards (5-4) | at | Detroit Pistons (6-5) | DET | -2 | 202.5 | 7:30 PM |
| Atlanta Hawks (9-5) | at | Cleveland Cavaliers (9-3) | CLE | -5.5 | 198.5 | 7:30 PM |
| Philadelphia 76ers (0-12) | at | Miami Heat (7-4) | MIA | -14 | 193.0 | 8:00 PM |
| New York Knicks (6-6) | at | Houston Rockets (5-7) | HOU | -4 | 202.5 | 8:00 PM |
| Memphis Grizzlies (6-6) | at | San Antonio Spurs (9-2) | SA | -8 | 190.0 | 8:30 PM |
Team Offense Rankings
| Team Offense | Opponent | Team Total | PPG | Total +/- | Pace | Proj. Pace | Pace +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Magic | SAC | 105.0 | 101.2 | 3.8 | 99.2 | 101.0 | 1.8 |
| Miami Heat | PHI | 103.5 | 97.8 | 5.7 | 96.9 | 98.4 | 1.4 |
| Houston Rockets | NY | 103.3 | 101.4 | 1.8 | 101.1 | 99.6 | -1.5 |
| Detroit Pistons | WAS | 102.3 | 97.3 | 5.0 | 98.1 | 100.6 | 2.5 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | ATL | 102.0 | 103.5 | -1.5 | 95.8 | 97.3 | 1.5 |
| Sacramento Kings | ORL | 101.5 | 103.7 | -2.2 | 102.8 | 101.0 | -1.8 |
| Washington Wizards | DET | 100.3 | 104.3 | -4.1 | 103.0 | 100.6 | -2.5 |
| Indiana Pacers | MIL | 99.5 | 97.7 | 1.8 | 98.6 | 96.4 | -2.3 |
| New York Knicks | HOU | 99.3 | 98.8 | 0.5 | 98.1 | 99.6 | 1.5 |
| San Antonio Spurs | MEM | 99.0 | 102.1 | -3.1 | 97.3 | 96.9 | -0.5 |
| Atlanta Hawks | CLE | 96.5 | 101.7 | -5.2 | 98.8 | 97.3 | -1.5 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | IND | 94.0 | 96.9 | -2.9 | 94.1 | 96.4 | 2.3 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | SA | 91.0 | 95.8 | -4.8 | 96.4 | 96.9 | 0.4 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | MIA | 89.5 | 90.2 | -0.7 | 99.8 | 98.4 | -1.5 |
Defense vs. Position Rankings
| Team Defense | vs. PG | vs. SG | vs. SF | vs. PF | vs. C | Total FPs | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento Kings | 17 | 25 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 27 | Orlando |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 23 | 3 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 29 | Miami |
| New York Knicks | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | Houston |
| Washington Wizards | 10 | 26 | 29 | 21 | 7 | 22 | Detroit |
| Atlanta Hawks | 16 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 18 | Cleveland |
| Orlando Magic | 29 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 24 | Sacramento |
| Detroit Pistons | 7 | 18 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 6 | Washington |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 8 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 16 | Indiana |
| Houston Rockets | 24 | 20 | 28 | 29 | 21 | 30 | New York |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 26 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 3 | 12 | San Antonio |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Atlanta |
| Indiana Pacers | 2 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 4 | Milwaukee |
| San Antonio Spurs | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Memphis |
| Miami Heat | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 3 | Philadelphia |
Note: The DvP rankings listed above are on a per-48 minutes basis and are based on FanDuel’s scoring system. They are updated at night when the First Look is published and then again in the morning when the previous night’s game are accounted for in the rankings. The higher the number, the worse that team is at defending that position. For instance, the team that is ranked 30th against point guards has allowed the most fantasy points to that position.