The 2023-24 NBA season continues on Sunday with five games scattered throughout the day and NBA daily Fantasy players will likely be paying close attention to Mavericks vs. Hornets at 7:30 p.m. ET. The over/under for total points in that game is currently 234 and the next highest total on Sunday's NBA schedule is 221.5 (Suns vs. Pistons and Raptors vs. Spurs). Should you be stacking Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, LaMelo Ball, and Gordon Hayward in your NBA DFS lineups?
Winning big in NBA DFS tournaments, cash games and 50-50s on FanDuel and DraftKings is all about striking a balance. Who in the NBA DFS player pool should you be targeting on Sunday and how much exposure should you have to stars like Doncic, Ball, Victor Wembanyama and Kevin Durant? 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 Saturday, McClure highlighted Pacers center Myles Turner as one of his top picks in his NBA DFS player pool on both sites. The result: Turner had 27 points, nine rebounds, two blocks and two steals, returning 46.75 points on DraftKings and 46.8 points on FanDuel. Anybody who included him in their lineups was well on the way to a profitable day.
McClure has turned his attention to NBA action on Sunday and locked in his top daily Fantasy basketball picks. You can only see them by heading to SportsLine.
Top NBA DFS picks for Sunday, November 5
For Sunday, one of McClure's top NBA DFS picks is Trail Blazers guard Malcolm Brogdon, who is listed at $6,700 on DraftKings and $7,600 on FanDuel. Brogdon averaged 14.9 points per game while shooting a career-best 44.4% from the 3-point line coming off the bench for the Celtics last season. He began the 2023 season coming off the bench as a second-unit scorer for Portland.
However, he's moved into the starting lineup already and he's coming off his best game of the season, scoring 24 points, dishing out 10 assists, grabbing seven rebounds and collecting three steals in a 115-113 victory over the Grizzlies on Friday. He's now averaging 19.3 points, 5.3 assists and 5.0 rebounds for the season and he could be the primary scorer on Sunday with Scoot Henderson (ankle) and Anfernee Simons (thumb) ruled out.
Another part of McClure's optimal NBA DFS strategy includes rostering Grizzlies PF/C Jaren Jackson Jr. ($8,400 on DraftKings and $8,700 on FanDuel). Jackson is coming off a 30-point, 10-rebound performance against the Trail Blazers on Friday and is averaging 20.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.5 blocks per game this season.
Jackson has been the NBA's leader in shots blocked per game each of the last two seasons and that ability to impact a game defensively helps raise his floor as an NBA daily Fantasy option. However, he also continues to evolve as a scorer and passer, and he's taking on a bigger role at that end of the floor with Ja Morant serving a 25-game suspension to start the year. See McClure's other NBA DFS picks right here.
How to set your NBA DFS lineups for Sunday, November 5
McClure is also targeting a player who could go off for massive numbers on Sunday 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.
Who is DFS pro Mike McClure putting in his optimal NBA DFS lineups for Sunday? Visit SportsLine now to see optimal NBA DFS picks, rankings, advice, and stacks, all from a professional DFS player who has over $2 million in career winnings, and find out.
