NBA DFS Defensive Efficiency Matchups

Welcome to the NBA DFS Defensive Efficiency Matchups (DEM) research sheets! This is a sheet created by Paydirt to help people find the best spots to attack on each team in the NBA. The purpose here is to isolate weak points on teams based on how much better or worse they are than league average. This is done by normalizing the stat based on the accumulation based on minutes and comparing it against the league average. You can use these models for things like DFS and sports betting or just because you like to know this kind of stuff.

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Slate Specific DEM Sheets
Team (Receiving Boost)Opp (Giving Boost)PG BoostSG BoostSF BoostPF BoostC BoostOverall Boost
DenverMiami-5.08%5.75%15.62%-9.00%-13.66%-1.27%
MiamiDenver-15.59%-9.10%-2.56%10.29%-5.01%-4.39%
Overall DEM sheet
Pts% BoostReb% BoostAst% Boost3p% BoostStl Boost%Blk Boost%TOV Boost%FPPMFPPM BoostTeam (Giving Boost)
4.79%15.01%12.62%8.41%11.62%18.07%9.63%1.059.53%Portland
8.25%6.69%12.90%14.75%1.89%37.87%-6.75%1.059.33%Washington
7.51%-0.86%11.65%-3.21%14.30%66.07%-5.25%1.059.18%Houston
10.55%-3.33%2.72%-2.72%33.47%23.28%-5.18%1.069.10%Indiana
8.14%17.33%5.79%11.36%-7.06%24.73%10.32%1.058.48%San Antonio
5.87%-0.90%14.61%-5.99%-1.88%1.57%-25.40%1.026.46%Utah
4.65%2.38%7.04%3.41%15.64%11.50%-22.27%1.026.12%Detroit
4.14%5.59%0.80%0.32%-13.74%17.32%16.08%1.014.65%Oklahoma City
2.67%4.48%-3.43%-1.99%24.59%14.87%-18.92%1.003.95%Charlotte
1.66%-1.76%1.58%-3.98%-2.38%16.08%-2.10%0.981.39%Memphis
1.54%8.47%-4.46%-2.42%3.50%-40.32%-13.96%0.971.29%Dallas
1.73%0.09%7.64%3.72%-19.95%12.30%-0.13%0.971.17%Sacramento
1.59%-3.60%-2.96%1.62%13.63%-15.49%-5.62%0.96-0.35%Golden State
1.03%0.01%-2.52%1.45%-7.62%-26.03%-15.76%0.96-0.68%Milwaukee
-0.28%0.58%2.46%0.90%11.63%3.35%6.23%0.96-0.73%L.A.Clippers
3.18%-12.99%-4.57%-4.68%8.22%2.03%-7.35%0.95-1.23%Atlanta
-2.16%-5.04%11.90%14.91%-13.77%-31.63%2.34%0.94-1.27%Miami
-1.37%-1.96%-12.12%-0.57%19.35%-7.58%0.36%0.95-1.65%Minnesota
-1.54%-6.28%0.77%12.65%5.57%-4.42%-3.56%0.94-2.79%L.A.Lakers
-0.53%-14.94%6.50%14.00%-6.90%-14.57%7.31%0.93-3.34%New York
-4.33%-3.10%-14.44%-2.99%-8.40%12.43%12.90%0.92-3.88%Orlando
-7.56%0.73%-0.87%3.54%-3.41%-12.31%25.45%0.92-4.28%Chicago
-5.80%0.75%-8.73%-17.53%21.36%-29.80%-1.28%0.92-4.39%Denver
-5.31%-2.53%6.15%-7.29%-16.74%-1.62%-8.30%0.92-4.52%Philadelphia
-4.84%-1.68%-3.58%-8.21%-13.42%-17.70%-6.70%0.91-4.83%Brooklyn
-4.70%3.12%-11.52%-6.31%-8.97%-20.75%0.30%0.91-6.09%Phoenix
-6.97%5.76%-7.22%-11.07%-12.66%-3.34%2.53%0.91-6.15%Boston
-6.83%1.16%-16.94%3.38%-17.96%-17.57%18.90%0.90-7.11%Cleveland
-8.35%-3.86%-5.97%-2.21%-30.88%6.17%30.18%0.88-8.39%Toronto
-9.02%-8.34%-5.92%-13.23%1.83%-14.20%8.59%0.88-8.96%New Orleans
Point guard DEM Sheet
Team (Giving Boost)Pts% BoostReb% BoostAst% Boost3p% BoostStl Boost%Blk Boost%TOV Boost%FPPMFPPM Boost
Indiana32.04%-8.69%9.07%16.72%47.02%39.57%-2.34%1.2721.37%
Houston7.24%7.76%15.27%20.99%2.61%137.44%-27.44%1.1913.73%
Oklahoma City9.00%18.53%10.68%16.72%-19.25%72.47%24.57%1.1510.37%
New York13.37%0.19%3.07%32.66%12.79%-28.62%-12.99%1.149.28%
Charlotte-3.92%28.02%10.52%-14.59%49.49%36.24%7.63%1.138.38%
Washington6.78%2.11%12.62%8.75%2.18%27.31%1.81%1.127.70%
San Antonio15.42%9.89%-8.67%6.76%-9.22%-13.82%-6.63%1.116.21%
Utah6.85%-9.43%4.39%0.21%-0.33%16.89%-48.74%1.105.70%
Memphis7.55%30.49%-8.28%15.30%-4.89%1.57%16.16%1.105.46%
Boston7.16%17.19%-10.50%-9.47%-17.33%99.21%1.37%1.094.15%
Minnesota2.83%-18.49%6.35%-12.89%47.19%-27.10%-7.85%1.072.22%
Portland-10.66%14.05%8.09%-0.93%42.34%23.38%-4.52%1.062.06%
Phoenix14.63%9.52%-13.85%-6.34%-24.95%-17.79%0.94%1.061.92%
L.A.Clippers8.87%9.03%-22.03%-18.01%40.49%45.50%8.37%1.061.90%
Milwaukee-13.44%5.63%28.88%-8.05%16.93%-25.99%16.93%1.061.75%
New Orleans7.74%1.89%-1.28%5.33%-15.10%-48.19%24.74%1.061.64%
L.A.Lakers10.02%-5.81%-18.40%13.30%0.26%33.25%-17.51%1.050.85%
Golden State1.22%-16.71%4.22%15.87%-15.00%-62.76%10.96%1.02-2.54%
Sacramento-8.35%25.66%0.35%-1.21%-38.99%-30.50%-30.98%1.02-2.70%
Cleveland-0.80%-22.52%14.13%15.87%-28.53%-49.11%10.27%1.00-3.68%
Dallas-10.09%-3.29%15.26%-31.39%-20.70%-83.87%-33.00%1.00-4.38%
Miami-3.97%4.59%-5.47%0.21%4.14%-65.11%22.86%0.99-5.08%
Detroit-0.54%-18.15%-10.37%13.87%-24.49%-10.40%6.79%0.97-6.86%
Chicago-24.98%8.34%16.21%-21.71%33.26%-45.78%30.53%0.97-7.14%
Toronto-17.41%-6.84%10.33%-10.89%10.49%22.37%42.05%0.97-7.48%
Orlando-13.83%-9.43%5.39%-25.70%-17.92%-16.51%-9.55%0.95-8.50%
Philadelphia-12.20%9.45%-23.34%3.91%-15.61%3.00%5.39%0.91-12.46%
Atlanta-5.79%-36.44%-13.50%-14.31%-29.64%0.19%-18.59%0.90-14.06%
Brooklyn-10.41%-23.32%-19.69%-0.65%-1.59%22.62%-1.94%0.89-14.25%
Denver-12.08%-20.91%-17.18%-10.32%-16.62%-32.15%-1.99%0.88-15.59%
Shooting Guard DEM Sheet
Team (Giving Boost)Pts% BoostReb% BoostAst% Boost3p% BoostStl Boost%Blk Boost%TOV Boost%FPPMFPPM Boost
Portland16.15%20.08%18.57%44.26%7.17%72.95%-21.58%1.1120.23%
Atlanta26.47%0.24%3.83%2.70%2.87%47.57%8.73%1.0816.84%
Utah15.69%7.34%9.37%-9.21%42.22%-22.28%-20.71%1.0614.70%
San Antonio2.20%30.37%-1.89%-5.77%36.27%24.40%-31.51%1.0210.31%
Oklahoma City14.71%-9.11%36.26%2.17%-11.06%-31.96%54.27%1.019.91%
Houston8.73%-6.10%21.58%17.26%-3.64%20.96%-9.89%1.019.56%
Indiana7.85%-4.65%-1.49%-10.80%99.02%-46.47%-2.91%1.008.66%
Orlando17.43%-3.91%16.98%-6.56%-24.67%-1.76%51.46%1.008.38%
Miami8.60%-9.83%27.37%8.52%-5.36%-81.90%19.02%0.985.75%
Brooklyn13.63%-18.46%-0.67%10.91%-15.51%-30.74%-17.57%0.952.80%
Philadelphia1.81%-1.21%5.36%0.85%-6.41%34.26%-16.29%0.952.50%
Milwaukee5.07%20.34%-18.32%5.88%-14.24%-17.98%-21.90%0.942.23%
Charlotte-10.00%5.34%12.88%11.43%32.80%60.43%-22.71%0.942.17%
Sacramento0.54%-1.23%15.98%13.02%-39.98%91.32%17.12%0.941.68%
Cleveland14.13%8.19%-35.35%6.41%-36.39%-33.64%-5.96%0.92-0.05%
L.A.Lakers-5.93%10.42%14.62%-10.80%-4.94%-3.74%12.76%0.92-0.37%
Memphis-2.92%-14.72%14.41%-11.86%-12.93%34.51%-25.94%0.91-1.44%
Washington-17.65%13.77%3.35%18.32%22.60%134.50%-20.25%0.91-1.64%
Chicago2.57%-11.53%12.67%11.17%-49.77%-19.93%37.96%0.90-2.39%
Minnesota0.79%0.78%-21.61%2.17%-1.49%-29.35%8.13%0.88-4.59%
Phoenix-6.55%1.56%11.11%-6.30%-20.50%-61.98%-13.81%0.88-4.64%
New Orleans-5.36%-1.42%-23.98%-17.95%46.87%22.90%15.44%0.88-4.79%
Golden State-12.24%11.67%-13.33%2.70%33.96%-3.92%5.29%0.87-5.46%
New York4.27%-35.18%-3.68%-3.12%-25.83%-22.62%5.26%0.86-7.14%
Dallas-6.41%15.37%-28.96%-6.30%-5.82%-22.80%9.40%0.85-7.53%
Detroit-9.92%-16.90%-4.58%-20.06%25.41%-28.04%-22.50%0.85-8.07%
Denver-12.22%5.58%-14.51%-15.83%11.41%-24.79%10.84%0.84-9.10%
Toronto-14.33%-20.49%-10.78%0.32%-31.31%-10.42%17.80%0.77-16.10%
L.A.Clippers-20.47%-3.87%-20.15%-10.53%-31.02%7.94%6.05%0.75-18.66%
Boston-33.49%3.70%-19.25%-22.98%-15.35%-47.96%-29.20%0.70-23.77%
Small Forward DEM Sheet
Team (Giving Boost)Pts% BoostReb% BoostAst% Boost3p% BoostStl Boost%Blk Boost%TOV Boost%FPPMFPPM Boost
Detroit9.31%22.93%21.53%7.78%20.99%108.60%-61.16%1.0219.90%
Portland20.64%9.05%27.54%-2.38%3.01%21.79%27.87%1.0017.91%
Washington25.47%10.88%0.44%14.74%-27.68%10.83%-7.14%0.9916.54%
Miami16.27%2.96%34.06%14.74%10.40%1.52%18.14%0.9815.62%
New York16.62%-5.87%1.96%35.33%12.86%-8.43%23.62%0.928.81%
Oklahoma City4.22%0.33%11.66%15.81%38.14%-14.04%30.71%0.906.41%
San Antonio-1.15%29.72%-8.75%-9.87%-5.10%15.08%3.12%0.894.63%
Memphis16.34%-36.05%2.83%-3.45%15.17%27.65%-35.30%0.894.28%
L.A.Clippers2.77%-4.32%6.48%1.63%24.81%-4.36%-10.96%0.883.75%
Houston-7.28%1.42%14.44%-3.72%41.58%46.83%0.47%0.873.01%
Golden State0.62%-3.22%-7.13%-10.94%30.02%28.10%-53.04%0.872.27%
Chicago-10.44%12.45%12.95%-1.85%28.01%-10.98%16.03%0.850.08%
Dallas-0.22%-0.51%21.93%-2.11%-7.54%-71.97%-13.24%0.85-0.17%
Charlotte-1.06%-0.71%-17.24%15.27%31.31%6.54%9.11%0.84-0.57%
Brooklyn-4.77%12.50%0.02%-2.92%12.02%-44.82%-1.10%0.84-0.63%
Sacramento17.83%-21.55%-28.45%15.81%-42.76%-15.41%-3.53%0.84-0.74%
Utah-2.68%-4.97%27.50%-15.75%-34.43%14.85%12.26%0.84-0.90%
L.A.Lakers3.24%-8.37%13.52%0.83%-20.54%-21.71%32.65%0.84-1.17%
New Orleans-0.37%10.27%-16.66%-28.86%0.00%-1.48%12.36%0.83-1.75%
Milwaukee8.01%-11.58%-31.39%25.70%-16.47%-17.71%-35.64%0.83-2.48%
Denver-6.18%3.32%-7.98%-2.38%48.35%-53.84%-9.76%0.83-2.56%
Philadelphia-3.68%-9.28%21.64%-8.80%-14.85%-54.24%-15.51%0.82-3.02%
Indiana-10.75%0.59%-4.98%0.29%33.03%38.77%20.58%0.82-3.38%
Toronto-2.48%2.21%2.07%14.20%-38.21%6.54%53.74%0.82-3.61%
Minnesota-13.31%6.59%2.07%-9.07%-7.31%36.98%-5.77%0.80-5.95%
Orlando3.02%-17.82%-28.74%7.52%-21.61%12.34%28.12%0.79-6.80%
Boston-19.51%-3.96%-16.83%-8.80%-1.21%-2.67%-27.51%0.74-12.99%
Phoenix-18.34%22.46%-48.59%-21.64%-42.42%13.46%-39.92%0.73-13.84%
Atlanta-23.07%-31.67%18.11%-21.10%-7.71%-69.69%-6.18%0.67-20.61%
Cleveland-26.08%15.39%-33.65%-16.02%-73.46%4.59%36.32%0.66-22.03%
Power Forward DEM Sheet
Team (Giving Boost)Pts% BoostReb% BoostAst% Boost3p% BoostStl Boost%Blk Boost%TOV Boost%FPPMFPPM Boost
Detroit22.73%30.22%22.46%0.51%-3.34%-36.21%0.29%1.1120.99%
Washington31.21%11.06%14.12%33.55%-21.93%-8.40%8.01%1.1019.18%
Dallas9.50%21.10%-13.01%16.89%66.28%27.06%-31.90%1.0615.41%
Utah24.71%-5.08%-2.25%23.28%-2.14%18.40%-45.00%1.0514.79%
Houston17.74%-5.97%12.12%-6.15%-20.10%89.82%7.77%1.0211.20%
Indiana22.21%-10.19%10.51%16.06%-29.67%27.63%-31.59%1.0210.95%
Portland8.61%17.88%-2.45%2.73%30.21%7.41%26.66%1.0210.74%
Denver12.34%10.87%4.22%-20.59%44.30%-10.37%14.49%1.0110.29%
San Antonio9.29%11.79%16.82%-8.93%-34.76%82.98%48.08%1.0110.07%
Sacramento0.21%5.18%56.19%-13.93%27.58%-15.81%32.38%1.008.83%
Minnesota18.45%8.03%-16.56%18.56%25.30%-63.25%1.12%0.998.16%
Atlanta15.10%8.38%-26.50%18.28%17.32%10.61%-13.05%0.998.14%
Memphis-0.19%7.46%6.89%3.56%-16.90%-12.26%20.71%0.931.50%
Oklahoma City-0.45%-1.75%-0.44%-2.55%-30.14%61.36%-22.99%0.931.31%
Charlotte13.41%-13.76%-16.12%-8.93%8.56%-48.83%-67.82%0.930.71%
Golden State5.32%-12.22%-31.40%13.28%17.32%10.61%8.69%0.89-2.89%
L.A.Clippers2.87%-10.70%12.15%9.67%-23.27%-32.49%14.99%0.89-3.57%
Brooklyn-20.19%22.24%20.25%-22.26%-38.74%3.96%4.43%0.88-4.20%
Philadelphia-12.01%-3.31%19.46%-22.81%-13.06%37.70%17.27%0.88-4.47%
L.A.Lakers-3.76%-21.00%12.19%2.45%-13.85%13.70%-22.81%0.87-5.31%
Boston-13.69%11.27%-1.46%-17.82%6.44%-53.17%28.84%0.85-7.25%
Orlando-22.70%12.36%-20.17%-16.98%24.12%31.06%-9.85%0.84-8.22%
Miami-12.50%-20.67%32.54%-11.43%-46.66%-6.13%-26.21%0.84-9.00%
New York-21.43%-10.41%17.26%-4.21%27.62%8.28%4.04%0.83-9.39%
Chicago-15.54%0.49%-27.72%11.89%-2.87%4.89%9.94%0.82-11.01%
Phoenix-12.40%-9.46%-10.45%-3.93%22.53%-30.69%27.13%0.81-11.32%
Toronto-22.31%9.54%-18.31%-9.21%-47.61%49.83%26.85%0.80-12.90%
Milwaukee-13.03%-13.32%-22.59%2.45%7.57%-56.31%-27.02%0.79-14.27%
Cleveland-24.17%-10.18%-20.76%-7.54%27.05%-66.46%14.25%0.74-19.66%
New Orleans-28.42%-37.82%-22.92%4.12%-14.70%-28.36%-11.49%0.65-28.80%
Center DEM Sheet
Team (Giving Boost)Pts% BoostReb% BoostAst% Boost3p% BoostStl Boost%Blk Boost%TOV Boost%FPPMFPPM Boost
L.A.Clippers4.57%12.74%35.87%21.74%47.12%0.14%12.68%1.2212.92%
San Antonio14.92%4.87%31.45%74.63%-22.47%14.99%38.55%1.2011.16%
Cleveland2.75%14.93%-9.08%18.19%21.54%56.76%39.64%1.199.85%
Milwaukee18.54%-1.02%30.80%-18.74%-31.91%-12.18%-11.15%1.189.36%
Boston24.70%0.60%11.94%3.71%-35.87%-12.11%39.17%1.189.09%
Charlotte14.92%3.49%-7.21%-13.13%0.78%19.99%-20.83%1.189.07%
Houston11.14%-1.42%-5.14%-44.45%51.05%35.29%2.84%1.178.38%
Indiana1.40%6.31%0.51%-35.88%17.97%56.92%-9.64%1.177.89%
Golden State13.02%2.48%32.82%-12.83%1.83%-49.48%-0.01%1.166.88%
Washington-4.55%-4.38%33.95%-1.61%34.30%25.10%-16.19%1.134.87%
Detroit1.68%-6.22%6.16%14.94%59.65%23.55%-34.78%1.134.66%
Atlanta3.20%-5.44%-4.80%-8.99%58.25%21.49%-7.65%1.123.56%
Dallas14.92%9.70%-17.52%10.80%-14.72%-50.00%-1.04%1.123.12%
Chicago10.58%-6.08%-18.46%18.19%-25.68%10.23%32.81%1.07-0.92%
Sacramento-1.58%-7.59%-5.85%4.90%-5.61%31.89%-15.65%1.07-1.21%
Toronto14.80%-3.72%-13.18%-5.45%-47.77%-37.45%10.48%1.06-1.86%
Utah-15.23%7.63%34.03%-28.49%-14.72%-20.01%-24.79%1.06-1.97%
Phoenix-0.84%-8.48%4.17%6.67%20.51%-6.74%27.16%1.05-2.55%
Memphis-12.46%4.02%-7.97%-23.47%7.65%28.93%13.86%1.05-2.86%
Portland-10.81%14.01%11.35%-1.61%-24.64%-35.20%19.71%1.05-3.31%
Orlando-5.57%3.29%-45.65%26.76%-1.92%37.04%4.33%1.04-4.27%
Oklahoma City-6.77%19.95%-54.17%-30.56%-46.39%-1.23%-6.15%1.03-4.76%
Denver-10.85%4.91%-8.22%-38.54%19.38%-27.83%-20.00%1.03-5.01%
Philadelphia-0.46%-8.31%7.65%-9.58%-33.77%-28.81%-32.36%1.03-5.14%
Brooklyn-2.47%-1.38%-17.81%-26.13%-23.28%-39.53%-17.30%1.00-7.89%
L.A.Lakers-11.29%-6.62%-18.07%57.49%66.93%-43.61%-22.88%1.00-7.97%
Minnesota-15.62%-6.73%-30.87%-1.61%33.08%44.82%6.17%0.99-8.09%
New Orleans-18.69%-14.63%35.22%-28.79%-7.92%-15.87%1.88%0.96-11.10%
Miami-19.18%-2.25%-29.00%62.51%-31.36%-6.55%-22.11%0.93-13.66%
New York-15.49%-23.45%13.88%9.33%-61.94%-21.46%16.60%0.88-18.26%

Legend

  1. Pts Boost% – Percentage above league average in points allowed to the position given by the team
  2. Reb Boost% – Percentage above league average in rebounds allowed to the position given by the team
  3. Ast Boost% – Percentage above league average in assists allowed to the position given by the team
  4. 2p Boost% – Percentage above league average in field goal percentage on two point shots to the position given by the team
  5. 3p Boost% – Percentage above league average in field goal percentage on three point shots to the position given by the team
  6. FPPM – The Fantasy points per minute to the position given by the team
  7. FPPM Boost% – Percentage above league average in fantasy points per minute to the position given by the team