Fantasy Basketball: NBA Implied Totals for Jan. 4th
Updated: Sunday, January 4 at 10:01 AM ET.
While nobody is right 100% of the time, the Vegas sportsbooks are right more often than they are wrong.
A helpful tool to determine which players to roster in daily fantasy basketball contents is NBA implied totals (projected point totals for each team based on NBA odds).
Looking at the over-under alone is not enough. Although it's an obvious statement, the more points a team scores (or is expected to score), the more likely that fantasy points will follow.
NBA implied totals listed in the table below are calculated using NBA odds from FanDuel Sportsbook for January 4th games of the 2025-26 NBA season and sorted from most to least projected points.
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| Rank | Team | Implied Total | Spread | O/U | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami Heat | 125.5 | -7.5 | 243.5 | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 2 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 123.25 | -10 | 236.5 | Washington Wizards |
| 3 | Los Angeles Lakers | 122.75 | -6 | 239.5 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 4 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 120.5 | -4.5 | 236.5 | Detroit Pistons |
| 5 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 119.25 | -9 | 229.5 | Phoenix Suns |
| 6 | New Orleans Pelicans | 118 | +7.5 | 243.5 | Miami Heat |
| 7 | Orlando Magic | 117.5 | -6.5 | 228.5 | Indiana Pacers |
| 7 | Milwaukee Bucks | 117.5 | -6.5 | 228.5 | Sacramento Kings |
| 9 | Memphis Grizzlies | 116.75 | +6 | 239.5 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 10 | Detroit Pistons | 116 | +4.5 | 236.5 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 11 | Denver Nuggets | 113.5 | -2.5 | 224.5 | Brooklyn Nets |
| 12 | Washington Wizards | 113.25 | +10 | 236.5 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 13 | Indiana Pacers | 111 | +6.5 | 228.5 | Orlando Magic |
| 13 | Brooklyn Nets | 111 | +2.5 | 224.5 | Denver Nuggets |
| 13 | Sacramento Kings | 111 | +6.5 | 228.5 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 16 | Phoenix Suns | 110.25 | +9 | 229.5 | Oklahoma City Thunder |