Two of the most exciting point guards in the NBA go head to head on Thursday when Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks take on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder. They are the league’s top two scorers with Doncic averaging 34.3 points per game, followed by Gilgeous-Alexander at 31.1 ppg. These two highlight a limited NBA DFS player pool, so should you find ways to fit them into NBA DFS lineups on sites like FanDuel and DraftKings? The opportunity to go against another great often brings the best out of elite players, so how should you factor that into forming an NBA DFS strategy?
In order to include either or both in NBA DFS picks, daily Fantasy basketball players will need to find some cheaper values in Thursday’s NBA DFS player pool. The Mavericks vs. Thunder has the highest total at 235.5 points, so can a deeper look into this contest also provide values for NBA DFS lineups? Cason Wallace, the No. 10 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, had 11 points on Tuesday after scoring a career-high 22 points against the Grizzlies on Sunday, so should you consider him at a lower price tag? Before making your NBA DFS picks, be sure to check out the NBA DFS advice, player rankings, stacks, and top daily Fantasy basketball picks from SportsLine’s Mike McClure.
McClure is a DFS professional with more than $2 million in career winnings. He’s also a predictive data engineer at SportsLine who uses a powerful prediction model that simulates every minute of every game 10,000 times, taking factors like matchups, statistical trends and injuries into account.
This allows him to find the best NBA DFS values and create optimal lineups that he shares only over at SportsLine. They’re a must-see for any NBA DFS player.
On Tuesday, McClure highlighted Wizards forward/center Kyle Kuzma as one of his top picks in his NBA DFS player pool on both sites. The result: Kuzma had 24 points, seven rebounds and five assists, returning 40.75 points on DraftKings and 38.9 points on FanDuel. Anybody who included him in their lineups was well on the…
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