5 Stats to Know: NBA DFS February 23

When it comes to NBA, we have tons of advanced 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 find top plays and/or games in order to build your best lineups.

1. 40.6

So far this season with Jusuf Nurkic and Anfernee Simons off the floor, Damian Lillard has a 40.6% usage rate, while also averaging 1.75 DK FPPM in the near 400-minute sample. 

2. 33.4

With Collin Sexton out, and Malik Beasley and Mike Conley traded away, a lot of usage is being vacated for this Utah Jazz team. In around 200 minutes with these guys off the floor so fart this season, Jordan Clarkson has a 33.4% usage rate. 

3. 29th

The Detroit Piston rank 29th in DEF so far this season, setting up a solid matchup for this Orland Magic team, with a few players at some very interesting price tags. 

4. 20th

Per our Advanced DvP tool, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is listed as a primary ball handler, and the Jazz rank 20th in the NBA against players with that trait. 

5. 30th

The Spurs rank ded last against primary ball handlers, while also ranking 26th against both crafty finishers and point forwards, setting up a good matchup for Luka Doncic (and even Kyrie Irving) as well. Although the large spread may scare some off them.