Nba Dfs First Look: Saturday, January 6Th

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.

NBA Schedule & Vegas Lines

Road Team Home Team Favorite Spread Game Total Road Total Home Total Time (ET)
Boston Celtics Indiana Pacers BOS -5.0 245.0 125.0 120.0 7:00 PM
New York Knicks Washington Wizards NYK -7.5 238.0 122.8 115.3 7:00 PM
Utah Jazz Philadelphia 76ers PHI -12.5 237.0 112.3 124.8 7:30 PM
Milwaukee Bucks Houston Rockets MIL -6.0 239.5 122.8 116.8 8:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense Line Total PPG +/- O-Rat Pace Reb % Matchup Pace Reb % 3PAtt 3P % PAPG D-Rat P-Pace Time (ET)
Boston Celtics -5.0 125.0 120.8 4.2 2 23 3 at IND 2 24 1 24 29 28 101.1 7:00
Indiana Pacers 5.0 120.0 126.9 -6.9 1 2 24 vs BOS 23 3 27 17 5 3 101.1 7:00
New York Knicks -7.5 122.8 115.3 7.5 9 26 1 at WAS 1 30 14 20 30 30 101.1 7:00
Washington Wizards 7.5 115.3 116.2 -1.0 23 1 30 vs NYK 26 1 19 18 12 16 101.1 7:00
Utah Jazz 12.5 112.3 114.9 -2.7 21 11 2 at PHI 12 9 5 5 4 2 100.1 7:30
Philadelphia 76ers -12.5 124.8 120.7 4.1 4 12 9 vs UTA 11 2 25 20 23 24 100.1 7:30
Milwaukee Bucks -6.0 122.8 124.8 -2.1 3 4 19 at HOU 27 10 15 1 2 3 100.5 8:00
Houston Rockets 6.0 116.8 113.0 3.8 18 27 10 vs MIL 4 19 11 2 24 21 100.5 8:00

Note: The stats to the left of the first grey column are for the offense, the stats to the right are for the defense of the opponent. Total = team total, PPG = points per game, +/- = difference between total and PPG, O-Rat = offensive rating, Pace = pace of play, Reb % = rebounding rate, 3PA = 3-point attempts allowed, 3P % = 3-point percentage allowed, PAPG = points allowed per game, D-Rating = defensive rating, P-Pace = projected pace of game

Point Guard (Projected Starters)

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- PAPG RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
BOS 125.0 $6,500 PG/SG $7,500 PG 34.5 1.1 31.9 -5.8 17% 1% 12.9 -1.6 4.8 -0.5 8.5 6.5 -1.2 0.92 -0.19 0.91 -0.20 at IND 7:00
IND 120.0 $9,900 PG $11,500 PG 34.3 1.6 54.4 10.1 26% -2% 24.9 0.1 12.7 3.8 21.3 4.1 0.7 1.59 0.21 1.51 0.27 vs BOS 7:00
NYK 122.8 $8,700 PG $9,100 PG 36.0 2.5 42.9 3.0 28% 0% 25.7 -1.9 6.4 3.9 11.6 3.9 -0.1 1.19 0.00 1.15 -0.03 at WAS 7:00
WAS 115.3 $5,800 PG $6,300 PG 27.7 -0.1 27.9 -2.5 16% 1% 12.5 -1.0 5.4 -0.1 9.9 3.0 -1.0 1.01 -0.09 1.01 -0.07 vs NYK 7:00
UTA 112.3 $4,400 PG/SF $5,000 PG/SG 16.2 2.0 16.0 2.2 16% -3% 5.2 -0.2 3.9 1.1 6.6 2.6 -1.3 0.99 0.01 0.99 0.08 at PHI 7:30
PHI 124.8 $8,300 PG $8,700 PG 37.1 -2.0 43.9 -4.8 26% 3% 25.9 0.6 6.4 -1.9 11.3 3.7 -0.9 1.18 -0.07 1.15 -0.07 vs UTA 7:30
MIL 122.8 $8,800 PG $8,900 PG 35.2 -0.8 43.8 -11.5 27% -3% 25.4 -5.6 6.7 -2.2 11.0 4.4 -0.9 1.25 -0.30 1.19 -0.29 at HOU 8:00
HOU 116.8 $8,200 PG $8,500 PG 37.4 -4.1 40.0 0.2 20% 1% 17.5 2.3 8.6 -0.3 14.1 4.0 -1.0 1.07 0.14 1.03 0.08 vs MIL 8:00

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the season and the last 4 games. MIN = minutes per game, FP/G = fantasy points per game, USG = usage rate, PPG = points per game, APG = assists per game, PAPG = potential assists per game, RPG = rebounds per game, DK/M = DraftKings points per minute, FD/M = FanDuel points per minute.

Shooting Guard (Projected Starters)

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- PAPG RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
BOS 125.0 $7,400 PG/SG $8,200 PG/SG 32.4 -0.5 35.5 3.8 19% 3% 17.0 3.0 5.3 0.5 7.6 3.9 0.4 1.09 0.14 1.10 0.13 at IND 7:00
IND 120.0 $5,100 SG/SF $5,600 SF 30.6 -2.2 24.5 -2.2 16% 5% 11.7 3.3 2.9 -0.9 5.2 4.6 0.4 0.80 -0.02 0.81 -0.09 vs BOS 7:00
NYK 122.8 $5,400 SG/SF $5,700 SG/SF 21.4 5.2 20.8 11.9 18% 4% 10.6 5.9 1.9 0.9 2.6 3.0 1.0 0.97 0.26 0.95 0.31 at WAS 7:00
WAS 115.3 $5,700 PG/SG $6,500 PG/SG 29.1 -3.2 27.9 -7.2 26% -7% 16.9 -6.9 3.7 0.6 6.7 2.5 0.0 0.96 -0.16 0.92 -0.15 vs NYK 7:00
UTA 112.3 $5,900 PG/SG $7,000 SG/PG 23.7 2.5 26.2 6.2 26% 2% 15.9 4.4 3.7 1.1 6.6 2.7 0.3 1.10 0.13 1.07 0.14 at PHI 7:30
De’Anthony Melton PHI 124.8 $6,600 PG/SG $6,800 SG/PG 29.4 3.4 26.8 0.3 17% 0% 12.1 3.2 3.2 -2.2 5.4 4.0 -0.3 0.91 -0.09 0.93 -0.10 vs UTA 7:30
MIL 122.8 $5,200 SG $4,600 SF/SG 29.7 -0.6 22.1 -2.6 13% 0% 11.7 1.3 1.4 -0.9 2.8 4.2 -1.4 0.74 -0.08 0.71 -0.12 at HOU 8:00
HOU 116.8 $6,600 SG $6,700 SG/PG 30.2 0.0 29.6 7.4 26% 2% 17.4 5.1 3.1 -0.1 5.3 4.6 1.4 0.98 0.25 0.94 0.20 vs MIL 8:00

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the season and the last 4 games. MIN = minutes per game, FP/G = fantasy points per game, USG = usage rate, PPG = points per game, APG = assists per game, PAPG = potential assists per game, RPG = rebounds per game, DK/M = DraftKings points per minute, FD/M = FanDuel points per minute.

Small Forward (Projected Starters)

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- PAPG RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
BOS 125.0 $7,800 SG/SF $8,600 SF/SG 33.9 1.1 37.7 1.6 28% -2% 22.7 0.6 3.6 0.4 6.9 5.1 2.2 1.11 0.01 1.09 -0.06 at IND 7:00
IND 120.0 $5,700 SF/PF $5,800 SF/PF 25.4 3.0 21.8 4.6 16% 0% 11.6 0.9 1.1 0.2 2.2 3.3 0.5 0.86 0.07 0.87 0.09 vs BOS 7:00
NYK 122.8 $6,500 SF/PF $6,600 SF/SG 33.4 2.2 27.3 -0.3 18% -5% 15.0 -1.7 2.6 -0.9 4.4 4.1 1.2 0.82 -0.06 0.81 -0.03 at WAS 7:00
WAS 115.3 $6,000 SF/PF $6,000 SF/PF 26.9 0.8 26.8 7.2 18% 5% 11.5 2.8 3.8 -0.5 6.5 5.9 2.4 1.00 0.23 0.99 0.21 vs NYK 7:00
UTA 112.3 $5,300 SF/PF $5,200 SF 21.8 5.5 17.4 12.1 16% 0% 9.3 5.0 1.2 0.8 2.0 3.1 2.4 0.80 0.28 0.78 0.34 at PHI 7:30
PHI 124.8 $5,800 SG/SF $6,100 SF/SG 26.4 0.6 23.6 -0.3 19% -2% 13.2 -2.2 0.9 0.9 1.5 4.1 -0.8 0.89 -0.03 0.91 -0.01 vs UTA 7:30
MIL 122.8 $7,500 SG/SF $7,200 SG/SF 25.2 7.0 29.6 12.0 24% 0% 14.7 5.3 4.8 3.7 7.2 4.6 -0.8 1.17 0.12 1.13 0.10 at HOU 8:00
Jae’Sean Tate HOU 116.8 $4,900 SG/SF $4,800 SF/PF 19.0 10.2 13.2 3.4 11% -2% 5.3 3.5 1.1 0.4 2.4 3.5 0.0 0.69 -0.13 0.71 -0.15 vs MIL 8:00

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the season and the last 4 games. MIN = minutes per game, FP/G = fantasy points per game, USG = usage rate, PPG = points per game, APG = assists per game, PAPG = potential assists per game, RPG = rebounds per game, DK/M = DraftKings points per minute, FD/M = FanDuel points per minute.

Power Forward (Projected Starters)

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- PAPG RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
BOS 125.0 $9,700 SF/PF $10,200 PF/SF 36.8 0.5 48.0 7.9 29% 4% 27.0 1.7 4.5 2.2 8.8 8.5 0.2 1.30 0.19 1.25 0.21 at IND 7:00
IND 120.0 $5,000 PF/C $5,000 C 16.1 2.9 19.9 0.8 19% 2% 10.3 0.7 1.0 0.5 1.4 5.3 -0.3 1.24 -0.15 1.21 -0.13 vs BOS 7:00
Julius Randle NYK 122.8 $8,900 PF $9,000 PF 35.7 2.0 44.7 8.9 29% 7% 24.4 10.6 4.7 -1.2 8.2 9.5 0.3 1.25 0.17 1.19 0.16 at WAS 7:00
WAS 115.3 $7,700 PF $7,800 SF/PF 31.0 -1.7 38.8 -0.3 31% 1% 22.8 0.7 4.3 0.0 6.3 6.1 -0.6 1.25 0.06 1.19 0.04 vs NYK 7:00
UTA 112.3 $8,000 SF/PF $8,300 PF/SF 32.9 -2.0 41.0 -4.8 24% -1% 23.5 -2.5 1.5 0.3 3.4 8.4 -1.9 1.25 -0.07 1.21 -0.07 at PHI 7:30
PHI 124.8 $6,900 SF/PF $7,600 PF/SF 34.0 -1.0 32.4 6.8 20% 5% 17.3 2.5 3.0 0.8 5.0 6.2 0.3 0.95 0.23 0.95 0.29 vs UTA 7:30
MIL 122.8 $11,700 PF/C $12,400 PF 34.9 0.0 58.6 7.3 32% -3% 30.8 -0.3 5.8 2.2 11.5 11.3 2.5 1.68 0.21 1.65 0.20 at HOU 8:00
HOU 116.8 $6,600 PF $6,700 PF 30.4 -3.1 29.3 -8.7 18% -4% 13.3 -5.0 1.5 -1.2 2.2 8.6 -1.6 0.97 -0.21 0.95 -0.20 vs MIL 8:00

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the season and the last 4 games. MIN = minutes per game, FP/G = fantasy points per game, USG = usage rate, PPG = points per game, APG = assists per game, PAPG = potential assists per game, RPG = rebounds per game, DK/M = DraftKings points per minute, FD/M = FanDuel points per minute.

Center (Projected Starters)

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- PAPG RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
BOS 125.0 $8,100 PF/C $9,200 PF/C 30.8 2.6 37.9 9.3 24% 3% 20.6 7.1 1.7 0.0 3.0 7.3 1.7 1.23 0.18 1.25 0.18 at IND 7:00
IND 120.0 $6,600 C $7,500 C 27.6 1.2 34.2 -0.9 23% -2% 17.5 2.5 1.2 -0.2 1.5 7.3 -1.0 1.24 -0.08 1.27 -0.12 vs BOS 7:00
NYK 122.8 $5,800 C $7,700 PF/C 23.3 10.0 21.8 11.1 10% -3% 6.3 0.2 1.7 1.6 2.9 7.3 3.0 0.94 0.05 1.00 0.09 at WAS 7:00
WAS 115.3 $6,000 C $6,500 C 25.5 -1.7 28.6 -3.3 14% -1% 10.9 -1.4 1.6 -1.1 2.2 7.6 -0.8 1.12 -0.06 1.21 -0.02 vs NYK 7:00
UTA 112.3 $4,800 PF/C $5,300 PF/C 28.7 -6.6 27.8 -4.0 19% 3% 13.7 -1.2 0.8 0.2 2.4 7.8 -1.0 0.97 0.11 0.95 0.10 at PHI 7:30
PHI 124.8 $11,500 C $12,600 C 34.1 -2.6 65.5 8.8 38% 3% 34.8 -3.8 6.2 3.8 9.8 11.8 3.2 1.92 0.44 1.90 0.32 vs UTA 7:30
MIL 122.8 $6,400 C $7,000 C 31.0 0.8 29.2 0.2 16% 1% 12.9 -0.9 1.4 0.1 1.9 5.1 1.4 0.94 -0.02 1.02 -0.02 at HOU 8:00
HOU 116.8 $8,600 C $9,000 C 32.0 -1.0 44.1 3.3 27% 2% 21.5 5.5 5.2 0.3 8.1 9.0 -3.0 1.38 0.15 1.38 0.20 vs MIL 8:00

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the season and the last 4 games. MIN = minutes per game, FP/G = fantasy points per game, USG = usage rate, PPG = points per game, APG = assists per game, PAPG = potential assists per game, RPG = rebounds per game, DK/M = DraftKings points per minute, FD/M = FanDuel points per minute.

Notable Bench Players

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G +/- FP/G +/- USG% +/- PPG +/- APG +/- PAPG RPG +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- Matcup Time (ET)
BOS 125.0 $6,500 PF/C $5,800 C 26.4 -0.9 24.1 -0.1 11% -3% 7.5 -0.2 2.9 0.4 4.3 6.9 -2.2 0.91 0.03 0.93 0.09 at IND 7:00
BOS 125.0 $4,300 PG/SG $4,600 PG 20.7 2.6 17.6 4.3 15% 2% 7.4 0.6 3.1 1.7 5.8 3.2 0.6 0.85 0.09 0.82 0.10 at IND 7:00
BOS 125.0 $4,000 SF/PF $4,400 SF 22.3 -1.7 16.9 -1.1 13% -1% 8.5 -0.7 1.0 -0.2 1.7 3.5 0.8 0.76 0.01 0.73 -0.01 at IND 7:00
IND 120.0 $5,900 SG/SF $5,400 SG/SF 25.3 2.8 23.1 4.4 22% -1% 14.1 4.9 1.9 -0.9 2.9 3.8 1.0 0.91 0.07 0.88 0.03 vs BOS 7:00
IND 120.0 $5,300 SG/SF $5,900 SG/SF 25.9 -4.7 24.0 -7.8 19% -2% 12.7 -3.9 2.5 -1.7 4.1 3.3 -0.5 0.93 -0.16 0.90 -0.15 vs BOS 7:00
Andrew Nembhard IND 120.0 $5,100 PG/SG $5,200 SG/PG 20.0 1.8 17.4 -0.3 18% 4% 7.7 0.3 4.0 -1.0 6.7 1.8 0.9 0.87 -0.09 0.85 -0.09 vs BOS 7:00
NYK 122.8 $4,500 SF/PF $5,500 SG/SF 28.3 2.3 21.5 -2.4 12% -1% 7.4 -0.9 2.8 -1.3 4.9 6.1 1.4 0.76 -0.13 0.76 -0.18 at WAS 7:00
NYK 122.8 $3,200 SG/SF $3,900 SG/SF 20.4 -3.7 11.5 0.7 13% 2% 6.3 0.7 1.0 -0.7 1.6 1.5 0.5 0.56 0.17 0.54 0.18 at WAS 7:00
NYK 122.8 $3,900 PF/C $4,600 PF/C 16.9 -9.5 18.5 -12.8 20% -10% 7.3 -6.0 1.7 -1.4 2.3 5.3 -2.6 1.09 -0.32 1.11 -0.29 at WAS 7:00
WAS 115.3 $4,600 SG/SF $4,900 SF 26.3 -2.8 19.3 -2.6 14% 1% 8.4 -3.1 1.8 0.2 2.7 4.1 0.7 0.73 -0.02 0.74 -0.01 vs NYK 7:00
WAS 115.3 $4,100 SF/PF $4,500 SF 22.4 -3.7 18.3 -0.2 19% 6% 11.7 2.1 1.5 0.0 2.3 2.1 -1.3 0.82 0.15 0.78 0.15 vs NYK 7:00
WAS 115.3 $3,500 PG $4,700 PG 17.3 0.3 16.3 -4.9 12% -2% 4.5 -2.2 3.7 -1.0 5.7 2.4 -0.7 0.94 -0.29 1.00 -0.31 vs NYK 7:00
UTA 112.3 $6,300 SG $7,300 PG/SG 30.3 -1.6 31.6 3.3 27% 2% 17.8 1.0 5.2 0.6 9.4 3.7 1.3 1.04 0.17 0.98 0.11 at PHI 7:30
UTA 112.3 $5,400 C $6,800 C 25.1 1.9 26.9 1.2 14% -4% 9.0 1.0 0.8 -0.5 2.0 8.1 -0.6 1.07 -0.03 1.17 -0.01 at PHI 7:30
UTA 112.3 $5,000 PG $5,900 PG/SG 25.6 -0.4 22.7 -1.7 21% -3% 10.9 0.1 4.7 -1.7 8.3 3.0 0.5 0.89 -0.05 0.84 -0.06 at PHI 7:30
PHI 124.8 $4,300 PF $4,000 SF/PF 23.6 -2.8 16.1 -0.4 8% 5% 5.8 1.7 2.1 -0.1 3.3 3.6 -0.6 0.68 0.08 0.69 0.02 vs UTA 7:30
PHI 124.8 $3,900 PG $4,200 PG 17.3 1.4 13.5 2.3 12% 0% 5.0 1.5 2.3 0.2 4.5 2.8 -0.3 0.78 0.07 0.79 0.09 vs UTA 7:30
PHI 124.8 $5,700 C $5,600 C 15.1 8.9 15.3 10.7 15% 1% 5.4 3.4 1.2 1.3 1.4 4.5 1.3 1.01 0.07 1.07 0.10 vs UTA 7:30
MIL 122.8 $5,900 PF/C $5,500 PF/C 24.0 -0.9 25.5 -2.9 20% -1% 12.5 -2.5 1.1 0.4 2.0 6.8 -1.3 1.06 -0.09 1.07 -0.05 at HOU 8:00
MIL 122.8 $4,200 SF/PF $4,100 SF/SG 21.8 -2.1 14.3 -5.2 10% -3% 5.3 -2.3 1.9 -0.1 3.3 3.6 -2.1 0.66 -0.19 0.65 -0.19 at HOU 8:00
MIL 122.8 $3,400 SG/SF $3,800 SF 15.3 2.2 10.0 5.6 13% 3% 5.1 4.2 0.7 0.3 1.5 2.4 0.6 0.65 0.24 0.63 0.23 at HOU 8:00
HOU 116.8 $6,100 SF/PF $6,500 SF 21.8 3.6 25.1 5.1 19% 0% 9.8 1.2 1.2 0.5 2.0 7.0 -1.0 1.15 0.04 1.21 0.10 vs MIL 8:00
HOU 116.8 $4,000 PG/SG $4,500 PG/SG 15.7 2.8 13.7 3.7 17% -3% 5.5 0.8 1.7 1.1 3.5 3.5 0.8 0.87 0.07 0.88 0.06 vs MIL 8:00
HOU 116.8 $3,500 PF/C $3,900 SF 15.6 0.9 11.4 -0.7 15% 0% 6.5 -0.7 0.7 0.1 1.4 2.1 -0.3 0.73 -0.08 0.74 -0.08 vs MIL 8:00

Note: The +/- columns show the difference between the season and the last 4 games. MIN = minutes per game, FP/G = fantasy points per game, USG = usage rate, PPG = points per game, APG = assists per game, PAPG = potential assists per game, RPG = rebounds per game, DK/M = DraftKings points per minute, FD/M = FanDuel points per minute.

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