Joel Embiid and Tobias Harris are both among the most expensive players in the NBA DFS player pool as the 2020 NBA Playoffs roll on Wednesday with four games on the schedule. They’re proven daily Fantasy basketball studs, but they’ll run up against a Boston Celtics team that ranked No. 2 in the league in scoring defense (107.3 ppg) during the regular season. Are Embiid and Harris strong NBA DFS picks for contests such as the $600K Playoff Shootaround on DraftKings or the $500K NBA Clutch Shot on FanDuel?
Or should you avoid them and build NBA DFS lineups around other big names like Luka Doncic, Kawhi Leonard or Donovan Mitchell, who exploded for 57 points, nine rebounds and seven assists against the Jazz in Game 1? Before finalizing your NBA DFS strategy for Wednesday, be sure to see what Mike McClure has to say. He’s won almost $2 million in his career as a daily Fantasy pro, and his NBA DFS advice, player pool and best stacks can give you a huge edge on Wednesday.
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 Tuesday, McClure was all over Rockets guard James Harden as one of his top picks. The result: Harden scored 37 points and grabbed 11 rebounds — returning nearly 60 points on DraftKings. Anybody who built lineups around him was well on the way to a strong return.
Now, he’s turned his attention to Wednesday’s NBA DFS slate. Head to SportsLine to see his optimal NBA DFS picks.
McClure’s top NBA DFS picks for Aug. 19
For Wednesday’s NBA Playoff slate, McClure is high on Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson at $4,700 on DraftKings and $5,100 on FanDuel.
Despite the tough matchup on paper, McClure loves Clarkson’s upside against the Nuggets because he’s had tremendous success against Denver this season. In fact, Clarkson enters Wednesday’s matchup averaging 24 points in his last three outings against the Nuggets. He’s also accounted for more than 20 points on DraftKings in five of his last six games, and you can look for that type of production on Wednesday again.
McClure’s NBA DFS strategy also includes rostering Nuggets center Nikola Jokic at $9,300 on FanDuel and $9,700 on DraftKings. Jokic put the Nuggets on his back in Denver’s overtime victory over Utah in Game 1. Denver’s big man finished with 29 points, 10 rebounds and three assists. In his last three games against Utah, Jokic is averaging 29.7 points, 14 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game. Despite the fact he’s one of the more expensive options in the NBA DFS player pool for Wednesday, Jokic is still a great choice for NBA DFS lineups.
How to set your NBA DFS lineups for Aug. 19
McClure is also targeting another player who has a dream individual matchup on Wednesday. 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 Wednesday? 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.
