The 2018-19 NBA DFS schedule rolls on with nine games on Sunday, Dec. 23, with the first matchups tipping at 6 p.m. ET. Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook and LeBron James, all players who have averaged more than 50 points per game on FanDuel this season, are among the most expensive options this evening for tournaments such as the $150K NBA Shot on FanDuel or the $150K Pull Up Jumper on DraftKings. Players such as these have a great chance to return a ton of points, but are they they worth the price? Before making the call on those players or making any NBA DFS picks of your own, be sure to check out the top NBA DFS lineups and advice from Mike McClure, a DFS pro who has won almost $2 million in his career.
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 is off to a blistering start, cashing his first five lineups on DraftKings to open the season, as well as recommending multiple other optimal lineups that have led to huge returns for followers, including as much as 40x on FanDuel and 15x on DraftKings. And on Saturday, he was all over Tomas Satoransky's big night as he piled up 17 points and nine rebounds -- returning over 35 points on FanDuel and almost 8x value.
For Sunday's slate, McClure is banking on Kevin Durant at $9,700 on FanDuel and $9,300 on DraftKings. Durant comes at a more affordable price than some of the other top options, but he's still been scoring close to 30 points per game recently, and is also a threat to record double-digit rebounds on any given evening, like when he grabbed 12 in his last outing against Dallas. He has big upside this evening against the Clippers, a team ranked 25th in the NBA in scoring defense.
Another one of the NBA DFS picks he loves for Sunday: Cavs guard Jordan Clarkson ($5,400 on FanDuel, $5,900 on DraftKings), who has returned at least 5x on DraftKings in his last five games. He has a great chance to continue that streak against an 8-25 Chicago team that is giving up over 110 points per game.
McClure is also targeting a player capable of putting up big numbers who has a dream matchup Sunday. The stars are aligning for him to return 60, even 70 points on both sites, and this pick could be the difference between winning your tournaments and cash games or going home with nothing.
So who is DFS pro Mike McClure putting in his optimal NBA DFS lineup for Sunday? Visit SportsLine now to see the full NBA optimal tournament lineups from a professional DFS player who has almost $2 million in career winnings, and find out.
