Motivation is an important factor to consider when setting your NBA DFS lineups on Friday. For example, the Grizzlies are fighting to make the postseason as they take on a Thunder squad that has already locked in a spot and is only playing for seeding. Does that make Memphis players like Ja Morant and Jonas Valanciunas NBA DFS picks you should target as they fight to stay alive?

Which other players and teams taking the floor during Friday’s NBA schedule should you target in NBA daily Fantasy? Before entering an NBA DFS tournament on Friday like the $450K NBA Clutch Shot on FanDuel or $500K Shootaround on DraftKings, be sure to see what Mike McClure has to say. He’s a DFS pro with almost $2 million in career winnings, and his NBA DFS advice, strategy and top stacks can help you crush your lineups on Friday.

McClure is 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.

McClure rolled through the 2018-19 NBA season, producing multiple lineups that led to huge returns for followers, including as much as 40x on FanDuel and 84x on DraftKings. He saw multiple huge cashes again early in the 2019-20 NBA season and got 2020 off to a blistering start with his optimal lineup returning at least 7x on DraftKings on three of the first five days of the new year. He’s returned 4x or more multiple times since that point. Anybody following him has seen huge returns. 

On Thursday, McClure was all over Michael Porter Jr. as one of his top picks. The result: The result: Porter went off for 27 points and 12 rebounds — returning over 50 points and almost 10x value on FanDuel. Anybody who built lineups around him was well on the way to a strong return. 

Now, he’s turned his attention to Friday’s NBA schedule. Head to SportsLine to see his optimal NBA DFS picks. 

McClure’s top NBA DFS picks for Friday

For Friday, McClure is high on Sixers guard Josh Richardson at $4,800 on FanDuel and $5,000 on DraftKings. Richardson is one of the players who should see an increase in minutes with Simmons on the shelf. He scored 15 points and dished out three assists on Wednesday, and he faces an Orlando team on Friday that he’s had plenty of success against.

Richardson has averaged 17 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists against the Magic this year in two matchups. He’s also one of the league’s better perimeter defenders, giving him upside in steals and blocks. There are at least 10 players more expensive than him at his position on both sites, so confidently lock him in as part of your NBA DFS lineups for Friday.  

McClure’s NBA DFS strategy includes rostering Sixers center Joel Embiid at $10,500 on DraftKings and $9,800 on FanDuel. He comes as Friday’s most expensive player since the 76ers are expected to lean on him with Ben Simmons (knee) out indefinitely. The seven-footer has already proven capable of putting up big numbers for NBA DFS players, including a whopping 81 points on DraftKings and over 8x value last week against Indiana when he scored 41 points and hauled in 21 rebounds. 

Orlando rates as one of the strongest defensive teams in the NBA but is dealing with key injuries to big men. Jonathan Isaac (ACL) is out for the season, while Aaron Gordon (hamstring) is doubtful for this matchup. Embiid scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in his only other matchup against the Magic this season, and McClure projects even bigger numbers on Friday, so confidently build your NBA DFS lineups around him.

How to set your NBA DFS lineups on Friday

McClure is also targeting another player who has a dream matchup on Friday. The stars are aligning for him to return 50, even 60 points on DraftKings and FanDuel. This pick could be the difference between winning your tournaments and cash games or going home with nothing. You can only see who it is here.

So who are DFS pro Mike McClure’s top picks for NBA DFS lineups on Friday? Visit SportsLine now to see the top NBA DFS picks and player pool from a professional DFS player who has almost $2 million in career winnings, and find out.