With several star-studded showdowns filling Sunday's NBA DFS slate, daily Fantasy basketball owners have a wealth of potential NBA DFS superstars from which to pick. Among the potential NBA DFS picks to consider is Mavericks guard Luka Doncic, who is averaging 28.5 points, 8.2 rebounds and 8.7 assists heading into a matchup against DeMar DeRozan and the San Antonio Spurs at 8 p.m. ET. Another star to watch is Portland's Damian Lillard, who is third in the NBA with 29.0 points per game heading into Sunday's showdown against Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat at 10 p.m. ET.
Are you wise to roster Doncic, DeRozan, Lillard or Butler as part of your Sunday NBA DFS strategy? And what more-affordable options are out there to roster in NBA DFS tournaments, 50-50s and cash games on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel? Before locking in any NBA DFS lineups for Sunday's action, be sure to see the NBA DFS advice, player rankings and top daily Fantasy basketball lineups 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 Saturday, McClure included Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell in his core lineup picks. The result: Mitchell exploded for 42 points, three rebounds, four assists, a block and a steal to produce over 57 points on FanDuel and DraftKings. Anybody who had him in their lineup was well on the way to a profitable day.
Now, McClure has turned his attention to the Sunday, April 11 NBA DFS slate and locked in his top daily Fantasy basketball picks. You can only see them by heading to SportsLine.
One of McClure's top NBA DFS picks for his Sunday NBA daily Fantasy lineups is Pelicans forward Zion Williamson at $9,400 on DraftKings and $9,700 on FanDuel. Williamson is delivering 26.5 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game in his second season. That includes a 37-point, 15-rebound, eight-assist night on Friday against the Sixers.
Williamson has pumped in at least 30 points in 14 games already this season, becoming the Pelicans' most reliable scoring asset. The former Duke superstar has scored at least 25 points in 10 of his last 11 appearances. Williamson and the Pelicans get the struggling Cavaliers on Sunday, a team he dropped 23 points and six rebounds against earlier this season.
Part of McClure's optimal NBA DFS strategy also includes rostering rostering Bucks forward Khris Middleton at $8,000 on DraftKings and $7,800 on FanDuel. Middleton is in his ninth NBA season, averaging 20.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game in 2020-21. Middleton's last outing offered 14 points, eight rebounds and three assists on Thursday against Dallas.
Middleton has delivered 42 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in his last two games -- good for an average of over 36 points on DraftKings in that span. Across his past 10 games, Middleton is averaging 20.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.1 steals in 34.2 minutes. That has also been worth an average of over 36 points per game on DraftKings, and McClure sees no reason why the lowly Magic will stand in Middleton's way on Sunday.
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.
So 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 almost $2 million in career winnings, and find out.