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Utah's Rudy Gobert is putting together yet another prolific season rebounding the basketball. His 175 total rebounds leads the league, primarily on the strength of his 138 defensive boards. Gobert is nine offensive rebounds off the lead held by the Lakers' Anthony Davis. The Jazz host the Pacers on Thursday night, who are playing the second of a back-to-back at altitude after losing in Denver on Wednesday night.

In two games on no rest this season, the Pacers have snagged just 47.5 rebounds while allowing opponents to pull down 51.5 boards. Should you consider leading your NBA DFS lineups on Thursday with Gobert, who throughout his career following a day off, has averaged 12.6 points and 11.9 rebounds? In two games against the Pacers last season, Gobert averaged 14.5 points and 19.5 total rebounds. Before locking in 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 nearly $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 Wednesday, McClure listed Cavaliers guard Ricky Rubio as a must-play on FanDuel and DraftKings. The result: Rubio scored 20 points and had five rebounds, five assists with two steals to return 36.75 points on DraftKings and 36.5 points on FanDuel. Anybody that included him in their lineups was well on the way to a profitable day.

Now, McClure has turned his attention to the Thursday, November 11 NBA DFS slate and locked in his top daily Fantasy basketball picks. You can only see them by heading to SportsLine.

Top NBA DFS picks for Thursday, November 11

One of McClure's top NBA DFS picks for Thursday is Clippers superstar Paul George ($10,300 on FanDuel, $10,200 on DraftKings). George has been on fire over his last six games, highlighted by a huge game on November 1 against the Thunder, where he dropped 32 points with nine rebounds, seven assists and three steals.

George is playing at his highest level since 2018-19, when he averaged 28 points, two steals and 8.2 rebounds per game. This season, he's averaging 26.7 points, 2.5 steals and 8.2 rebounds. His three-point percentage is down a bit from that season, but his overall field goal percentage is higher, up from 43.8 percent to 45.8 percent in 2021.

Another key in McClure's optimal NBA DFS strategy for Thursday includes rostering Toronto center Precious Achiuwa ($4,200 on DraftKings, $4,900 on FanDuel). Pascal Siakam has been dealing with a shoulder injury and was confirmed as a scratch for today's game against Philadelphia. That means more opportunity for Achiuwa, who is coming off two productive Fantasy showings.

Against Brooklyn on November 7, he had 13 points and eight rebounds. On Wednesday night against Boston, he only scored three points, but he had nine rebounds, three blocks and three assists to give a decent return to Fantasy owners. He started the season hot, with three consecutive double-doubles from November 22-25. So, he's proven he can make an impact, and Achiuwa has another chance to do so on Thursday.

How to set NBA DFS lineups for Thursday, November 11

McClure is also targeting a player who could go off for massive numbers on Thursday because of a dream matchup. 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 is DFS pro Mike McClure putting in his optimal NBA DFS lineups for Thursday ? Visit SportsLine now to see optimal NBA DFS picks, rankings, advice, and stacks, all from a professional DFS player who has almost $2 million in career winnings, and find out.