NBA Games Today: Basketball First Look

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2019-10-27 05:51:38

The NBA First Look is complete with sortable odds, implied team totals, player statistics, and projected starters to help you get an early start on the upcoming slate.

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NBA Schedule & Vegas Lines

Road Team		Home Team	Vegas Line	Over/Under	Away Total	Home Total	Game Time (ET)
Golden State Warriors	at	Oklahoma City Thunder	PICK0.0	223.5	111.8	111.8	3:30
Brooklyn Nets	at	Memphis Grizzlies	BKN4.5	224.0	114.3	109.8	6:00
Miami Heat	at	Minnesota Timberwolves	MIN-6.5	223.5	108.5	115.0	7:00
Portland Trail Blazers	at	Dallas Mavericks	DAL-1.5	222.0	110.3	111.8	7:00
Charlotte Hornets	at	Los Angeles Lakers	LAL-13.0	215.0	101.0	114.0	9:30

Starting Point Guards

Projected Starter	Imp. Total	FD Salary	DK Salary	FDT Salary	YH Salary	Minutes	FP/Game	FP/Min	Usage	Opponent
Jeff Teague	115.0	$6,000	$5,300	$10,500	$21	28.4	21.3	0.75	12.2%	MIA
Kyrie Irving	114.3	$10,300	$9,300	$17,400		34.7	57.0	1.64	37.0%	MEM
LeBron James	114.0	$11,300	$9,900	$18,000	$49	36.0	43.0	1.19	30.2%	CHA
Chris Paul	111.8	$7,700				30.1	23.8	0.79	23.1%	GS
Luka Doncic	111.8	$10,100	$9,500	$17,400	$44	35.6	52.2	1.46	29.8%	POR
Stephen Curry	111.8	$9,500				29.8	28.8	0.97	35.7%	OKC
Damian Lillard	110.3	$9,900	$9,100	$16,700	$42	37.8	48.8	1.29	29.8%	DAL
Ja Morant	109.8	$6,700	$6,700	$12,500		26.7	25.5	0.95	24.8%	BKN
Justise Winslow	108.5	$7,000	$7,200	$13,800	$21	37.0	48.9	1.32	28.3%	MIN
Terry Rozier	101.0	$6,500	$6,400	$12,600	$26	24.0	22.5	0.94	19.3%	LAL

Starting Shooting Guards

Projected Starter	Imp. Total	FD Salary	DK Salary	FDT Salary	YH Salary	Minutes	FP/Game	FP/Min	Usage	Opponent
Andrew Wiggins	115.0	$6,700	$6,300	$12,500	$26	34.4	29.2	0.85	25.1%	MIA
Caris LeVert	114.3	$6,400	$6,800	$12,500		30.8	28.2	0.92	27.2%	MEM
Avery Bradley	114.0	$3,700	$3,800	$7,100	$14	24.0	9.6	0.40	17.0%	CHA
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	111.8	$7,300				36.4	43.7	1.20	30.5%	GS
Delon Wright	111.8	$5,800	$5,000	$9,800	$19	26.7	32.6	1.22	13.6%	POR
D’Angelo Russell	111.8	$7,900				33.3	31.0	0.93	22.4%	OKC
CJ McCollum	110.3	$6,500	$6,600	$12,000	$29	35.8	18.1	0.51	24.7%	DAL
Dillon Brooks	109.8	$3,900	$3,600	$6,700		23.9	17.8	0.74	19.2%	BKN
Kendrick Nunn	108.5	$4,900	$5,300	$10,200	$11	26.5	35.9	1.35	28.6%	MIN
Dwayne Bacon	101.0	$5,400	$5,800	$11,400	$12	27.0	25.7	0.95	30.7%	LAL

Starting Small Forwards

Projected Starter	Imp. Total	FD Salary	DK Salary	FDT Salary	YH Salary	Minutes	FP/Game	FP/Min	Usage	Opponent
Treveon Graham	115.0	$4,100	$3,700	$7,300	$10	28.8	19.3	0.67	15.5%	MIA
Joe Harris	114.3	$4,500	$4,700	$9,100		35.4	21.6	0.61	12.0%	MEM
Danny Green	114.0	$5,600	$5,200	$10,000	$14	32.3	45.4	1.41	18.2%	CHA
Terrance Ferguson	111.8	$3,500				23.0	5.9	0.25	6.5%	GS
Courtney Lee	111.8	$3,500	$3,000	$6,000	$10	10.9	3.6	0.33	14.3%	POR
Glenn Robinson	111.8	$4,100				30.2	22.0	0.73	15.5%	OKC
Rodney Hood	110.3	$4,000	$4,200	$8,200	$11	31.2	18.5	0.59	15.2%	DAL
Jae Crowder	109.8	$5,500	$4,400	$8,900		30.6	25.7	0.84	17.6%	BKN
Tyler Herro	108.5	$5,300	$5,600	$11,000	$14	33.9	30.1	0.89	17.4%	MIN
Miles Bridges	101.0	$5,900	$5,600	$11,300	$18	29.5	23.2	0.79	15.9%	LAL

Starting Power Forwards

Projected Starter	Imp. Total	FD Salary	DK Salary	FDT Salary	YH Salary	Minutes	FP/Game	FP/Min	Usage	Opponent
Robert Covington	115.0	$5,700	$5,700	$11,200	$20	25.4	20.6	0.81	17.6%	MIA
Taurean Prince	114.3	$5,800	$5,700	$11,200		37.1	29.2	0.79	15.7%	MEM
Anthony Davis	114.0	$11,500	$10,400	$18,500	$55	37.4	49.3	1.32	34.5%	CHA
Danilo Gallinari	111.8	$7,400				29.0	31.7	1.09	21.8%	GS
Maxi Kleber	111.8	$4,800	$4,400	$8,600	$10	28.5	20.3	0.71	9.4%	POR
Draymond Green	111.8	$7,500				28.4	23.3	0.82	11.0%	OKC
Zach Collins	110.3	$5,300	$4,900	$9,600	$15	30.5	18.0	0.59	14.9%	DAL
Jaren Jackson	109.8	$7,300	$6,500	$12,100		31.0	33.9	1.09	26.7%	BKN
Meyers Leonard	108.5	$3,600	$3,400	$6,400	$10	18.7	6.6	0.35	4.4%	MIN
P.J. Washington	101.0	$6,000	$6,200	$12,000	$17	33.4	30.2	0.90	20.4%	LAL

Starting Centers

Projected Starter	Imp. Total	FD Salary	DK Salary	FDT Salary	YH Salary	Minutes	FP/Game	FP/Min	Usage	Opponent
Karl-Anthony Towns	115.0	$12,200	$10,100	$17,900	$52	33.2	77.7	2.34	31.4%	MIA
Jarrett Allen	114.3	$6,600	$5,600	$11,100		30.8	28.8	0.93	10.7%	MEM
JaVale McGee	114.0	$4,300	$4,500	$8,800	$11	17.3	11.4	0.66	10.3%	CHA
Steven Adams	111.8	$6,800				28.4	24.5	0.86	18.3%	GS
Kristaps Porzingis	111.8	$8,400	$8,200	$14,900	$34	29.1	39.1	1.34	33.6%	POR
Marquese Chriss	111.8	$3,900				14.5	16.3	1.12	15.4%	OKC
Hassan Whiteside	110.3	$8,300	$7,400	$14,200	$26	26.0	40.8	1.57	20.0%	DAL
Jonas Valanciunas	109.8	$6,000	$6,400	$12,600		17.3	18.2	1.05	26.1%	BKN
Bam Adebayo	108.5	$7,100	$7,000	$13,100	$20	24.1	29.7	1.23	27.4%	MIN
Cody Zeller	101.0	$6,600	$5,300	$10,700	$18	35.1	29.9	0.85	16.5%	LAL

Notable Bench Players

Player	Imp. Total	FD Salary	DK Salary	FDT Salary	YH Salary	Minutes	FP/Game	FP/Min	Usage	Opponent
Jake Layman	115.0	$3,800	$3,400	$6,400	$10	23.9	15.1	0.63	17.7%	MIA
Josh Okogie	115.0	$4,300	$3,600	$7,000	$15	20.5	22.7	1.11	17.9%	MIA
Shabazz Napier	115.0	$4,000	$3,200	$6,200	$11	20.9	24.2	1.16	17.3%	MIA
Spencer Dinwiddie	114.3	$5,200	$4,900	$9,900		22.7	23.3	1.02	30.8%	MEM
DeAndre Jordan	114.3	$4,600	$4,400	$8,900		19.7	13.9	0.71	12.5%	MEM
Garrett Temple	114.3	$3,500	$3,400	$6,400		17.9	11.5	0.64	13.8%	MEM
Rajon Rondo	114.0	$4,500	$5,500	$10,600	$27					CHA
Dwight Howard	114.0	$4,800	$4,200	$8,200	$16	19.0	14.7	0.77	6.8%	CHA
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	114.0	$3,600	$3,800	$7,400	$11	27.4	7.1	0.26	5.8%	CHA
Darius Bazley	111.8	$3,500				17.2	8.0	0.47	9.4%	GS
Dennis Schroder	111.8	$4,900				27.9	18.3	0.65	20.1%	GS
Hamidou Diallo	111.8	$3,500				20.5	13.3	0.65	22.9%	GS
Jalen Brunson	111.8	$4,400	$4,000	$7,500	$14	26.5	23.5	0.88	20.1%	POR
Dorian Finney-Smith	111.8	$4,200	$3,000	$6,100	$10	26.9	21.7	0.80	14.7%	POR
Tim Hardaway	111.8	$3,900	$4,100	$7,900	$10	21.5	9.5	0.44	15.5%	POR
Eric Paschall	111.8	$4,600				31.5	28.3	0.90	17.0%	OKC
Jordan Poole	111.8	$3,500				20.8	12.4	0.60	20.9%	OKC
Alec Burks	111.8	$4,000								OKC
Anfernee Simons	110.3	$3,500	$3,200	$6,200	$10	12.3	10.0	0.81	31.0%	DAL
Kent Bazemore	110.3	$4,900	$4,200	$8,300	$13	24.5	21.4	0.87	12.7%	DAL
Mario Hezonja	110.3	$3,600	$3,400	$6,700	$10	18.0	6.8	0.38	10.0%	DAL
Brandon Clarke	109.8	$5,500	$3,900	$7,500		24.2	27.2	1.12	11.9%	BKN
Kyle Anderson	109.8	$4,800	$3,500	$7,100		20.5	22.1	1.08	11.1%	BKN
Tyus Jones	109.8	$5,000	$4,400	$8,900		21.9	20.4	0.93	20.7%	BKN
Goran Dragic	108.5	$5,900	$5,400	$10,300	$24	25.1	32.1	1.28	27.3%	MIN
Kelly Olynyk	108.5	$5,400	$4,400	$8,600	$11	22.2	23.6	1.06	11.1%	MIN
Duncan Robinson	108.5	$3,500	$3,000	$6,300	$10	22.9	4.7	0.21	9.5%	MIN
Devonte’ Graham	101.0	$5,700	$4,600	$9,000	$13	27.6	34.1	1.24	23.0%	LAL
Marvin Williams	101.0	$3,700	$4,800	$9,400	$11	14.6	10.1	0.69	18.3%	LAL
Malik Monk	101.0	$3,700	$3,600	$7,100	$10	18.1	7.2	0.40	12.0%	LAL

Legend & Tutorial Video

Color Coding

1) BLUE represents the “elite” category (top 25th percentile).
2) GREEN represents the “above-average” category (top 50th percentile).
3) YELLOW represents the “below-average” category (bottom 50th percentile).
4) RED represents the “poor” category (bottom 25th percentile).