NFL DFS First Look: Super Bowl 58

The NFL First Look is complete with sortable odds, implied team totals, EPA rankings, and more to help you get a head start on your research for the coming week.

NFL Schedule & Vegas Lines

Road Team R-Total Home Team H-Total Favorite Spread Total Date Time (ET) Slate
San Francisco 49ers 25.0 Kansas City Chiefs 22.5 SFO -2.5 47.5 Sunday 6:30 pm SB – SD

Implied Team Totals & Matchup Chart (DVOA, EPA, DvP)

DVOA stats courtesy of FTN data
Offense Spread Total Matchup tDVOA totEPA pDVOA pasEPA rDVOA rusEPA QB DvP RB DvP WR DvP TE DvP TIME (ET) SLATE
Kansas City Chiefs 2.5 22.5 vs SFO 4 10 4 6 15 26 11 4 19 11 6:30 pm SB – SD
San Francisco 49ers -2.5 25.0 at KCC 7 6 5 3 27 28 4 8 3 10 6:30 pm SB – SD

Note: tDVOA = total defensive DVOA, totEPA = total defensive EPA, pDVOA = DVOA against the pass, pasEPA = EPA against the pass, rDVOA = DVOA against the run, rusEPA = EPA against the run, DvP = defense vs. position. Blue and green cells mark favorable matchups for the offense in the first column.

D-Line vs. O-Line – Pressures & Sacks

Defense Spread DraftKings FanDuel Press PrROE Sacks/G Matchup Opp Total O Press O PrROE O Sacks/G Defense Sack Pot Time (ET) Slate
Chiefs 2.5 $5,100 $9,000 6 5 2 vs SFO 25.0 18 12 6 Chiefs 2 6:30 pm SB – SD
49ers -2.5 $6,600 $8,500 4 4 7 at KCC 22.5 20 16 2 49ers 1 6:30 pm SB – SD

Note: Press is pressure % on the opposing quarterback, PrROE is pressure rate over expectations, and sacks/g is sacks per game. The stats with O in front are for the opposing offensive line. Blue and green cells mark favorable stats for the defense in the first column.

Offense vs. Defense – Rushing & Passing Potential

Offense Spread Total pDVOA pEPA rDVOA rEPA Matchup pDVOA dEPA rDVOA rEPA Offense P-POT R-POT Time (ET) Slate
Chiefs 2.5 22.5 8 12 17 18 vs SFO 4 6 15 26 Chiefs 2 2 6:30 pm SB – SD
49ers -2.5 25.0 1 1 2 1 at KCC 5 3 27 28 49ers 1 1 6:30 pm SB – SD

Note: pDVOA = DVOA against the pass, pEPA = EPA against the pass, rDVOA = DVOA against the run, rEPA = EPA against the run, P-POT = offensive passing potential, R-POT = offensive rushing potential.

Projected Starters — Quarterback

Player Team Spread Total DraftKings FanDuel PaY/G PaT/G RuY/G RuT/G Int/G QBR Opp pDVOA pasEPA DvP Time (ET) Slate
Patrick Mahomes KCC 2.5 22.5 $15,900 $15,000 261.4 1.7 24.3 0.0 0.9 92.6 vs SFO 4 6 11 6:30 pm SB – SD
Brock Purdy SFO -2.5 25.0 $15,000 $14,500 267.5 1.9 9.0 0.1 0.7 113.0 at KCC 5 3 4 6:30 pm SB – SD

Note: PaY/G = passing yards per game, PaT/G = passing touchdowns per game, RuY/G = rushing yards per game, RuT/G = rushing touchdowns per game, Int/G = interceptions per game, QBR = quarterback rating, pDVOA = opponent’s DVOA against the pass, pEPA = opponent EPA against the pass, DvP = Defense vs. Position.

Projected Starters — Running Back

Player Team Spread Total DraftKings FanDuel Att/G RuY/G Tar/G ReY/G Tar % Rte % Opp rDVOA rusEPA DvP Time (ET) Slate
Isiah Pacheco KCC 2.5 22.5 $12,000 $12,500 14.6 66.8 3.6 17.4 10% 38% vs SFO 15 26 4 6:30 pm SB – SD
Clyde Edwards-Helaire KCC 2.5 22.5 $1,800 $6,500 4.7 14.9 1.4 12.5 4% 18% vs SFO 15 26 4 6:30 pm SB – SD
Christian McCaffrey SFO -2.5 25.0 $18,000 $17,500 17.0 91.2 4.9 35.3 17% 71% at KCC 27 28 8 6:30 pm SB – SD
Elijah Mitchell SFO -2.5 25.0 $4,200 $7,000 6.8 25.5 0.7 1.3 3% 11% at KCC 27 28 8 6:30 pm SB – SD

Note: Att/G = rushing attempts per game, RuY/G = rushing yards per game, Tar/G = targets per game, ReY/G = receiving yards per game, Tar % = percentage of team targets, Rte % = percentage of routes on total drop-backs, rDVOA = opponent’s DVOA against the run, rusEPA = opponent’s ERA against the run, DvP = Defense vs. Position.

Projected Starters — Wide Receiver

Player Team Spread Total DraftKings FanDuel Tar/G Rec/G Yar/G Tar % Air % Rte % Opp pDVOA pasEPA DVP TIME (ET) SLATE
Rashee Rice KCC 2.5 22.5 $11,400 $11,000 6.4 4.9 58.6 17% 14% 53% vs SFO 4 6 19 6:30 pm SB – SD
Marquez Valdes-Scantling KCC 2.5 22.5 $4,500 $7,500 2.6 1.3 19.7 7% 19% 59% vs SFO 4 6 19 6:30 pm SB – SD
Justin Watson KCC 2.5 22.5 $3,600 $6,500 3.3 1.7 28.8 9% 26% 46% vs SFO 4 6 19 6:30 pm SB – SD
Richie James KCC 2.5 22.5 $600 $5,500 1.6 1.1 12.7 4% 6% 24% vs SFO 4 6 19 6:30 pm SB – SD
Mecole Hardman KCC 2.5 22.5 $2,400 $5,500 2.3 1.5 12.4 7% 5% 23% vs SFO 4 6 19 6:30 pm SB – SD
Deebo Samuel SFO -2.5 25.0 $13,800 $11,500 5.9 4.0 59.5 21% 19% 77% at KCC 5 3 3 6:30 pm SB – SD
Brandon Aiyuk SFO -2.5 25.0 $13,200 $10,500 6.4 4.7 83.9 23% 39% 81% at KCC 5 3 3 6:30 pm SB – SD
Jauan Jennings SFO -2.5 25.0 $6,000 $7,000 2.3 1.5 20.4 8% 11% 50% at KCC 5 3 3 6:30 pm SB – SD

Note: Tar/G = targets per game, Rec/G = receptions per game, Yar/G = receiving yards per game, Tar % = percentage of team targets, Air % = percentage of team air yards, Rte % = percentage of routes on total drop-backs, pDVOA = opponent’s DVOA against the pass, pasEPA = opponent EPA against the pass, DvP = Defense vs. Position.

Projected Starters — Tight End

Player Team Spread Total DraftKings FanDuel Tar/G Rec/G Yar/G Tar % Air % Rte % Opp pDVOA pasEPA DVP TIME (ET) SLATE
Travis Kelce KCC 2.5 22.5 $15,300 $13,000 8.0 6.2 65.6 21% 24% 73% vs SFO 4 6 11 6:30 pm SB – SD
Noah Gray KCC 2.5 22.5 $2,700 $5,500 2.3 1.6 17.9 6% 7% 38% vs SFO 4 6 11 6:30 pm SB – SD
George Kittle SFO -2.5 25.0 $9,600 $10,000 5.6 4.1 63.8 19% 24% 82% at KCC 5 3 10 6:30 pm SB – SD

Note: Tar/G = targets per game, Rec/G = receptions per game, Yar/G = receiving yards per game, Tar % = percentage of team targets, Air % = percentage of team air yards, Rte % = percentage of routes on total drop-backs, pDVOA = opponent’s DVOA against the pass, pasEPA = opponent EPA against the pass, DvP = Defense vs. Position.

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