Before setting your NBA DFS lineups on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel for the 2022 NBA Playoffs on Thursday, April 28 you NEED to see what Mike McClure has to say. 

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 Nuggets center Nikola Jokic as one of his core NBA DFS picks on both DraftKings and FanDuel. The result: Jokic finished as the top-scoring Fantasy player, even as Denver was eliminated by Golden State. His 30 points, 19 rebounds, eight assists and two blocks returned 70.25 points on DraftKings and 67.8 points on FanDuel. Anybody that included him in their lineups was well on the way to a profitable day.

For Thursday, one of McClure's top NBA DFS picks is 76ers center Joel Embiid ($10,400 on DraftKings and $10,000 on FanDuel). Another part of McClure's optimal NBA DFS strategy includes rostering Raptors forward Scottie Barnes ($6,200 on DraftKings and $6,500 on FanDuel). The rookie missed Games 2 and 3 against Philadelphia with a left ankle sprain and returned in Game 4 with a modest six-point showing. He played 40 minutes in Toronto's Game 5 win on Monday, and finished with 12 points, eight rebounds and four assists.

McClure is also targeting a player who could go off for MASSIVE numbers on Thursday! This pick could be the difference between winning your tournaments and cash games or going home with nothing! You ABSOLUTELY need to see who it is before locking in any lineups.

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