5 Stats to Know: NBA DFS December 8

NBA is here, and that means we have tons of new stats, tools and information to dive into. This article will present you with five actionable stats in order to help you with the night’s NBA DFS slate of games. 

Let’s get into some actionable stats for Thursday’s slate of games that will help you build your best lineups

1. Both Miami and the Los Angeles Clippers rank top 8 in defense this season

This could lead to an ugly scoring environment, only further proven by the low 215.5-point total. However, will likely be quite overlooked by the field. 

2. Both Sacramento and Houston rank in the bottom 3 of defense this season

Contrary to the Heat/Clippers contest, this game looks appealing from fantasy purposes. With a 232.5 game total, there are some strong values, but also some chalky plays in this one. 

3. The Nuggets and Blazers both rank bottom 3 in pace this season

However, they are also both bottom-10 in defense, so there can still be some appealing spots in this one. 

4. Keldon Johnson has a 32% usage rate with Devin Vassell off the floor this year

He also gets a nice boost in the rebounding category with Jakob Poeltl off the floor, both Poeltl and Vassell will miss this game. 

5. Jerami Grant is averaging over 28 PPG in his last 5 games

Two of those were with Damian Lillard back in the lineup. Grant has been red hot and now gets a matchup against a team that has been bottom five in defense this season.