Before setting your NBA DFS lineups for Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel for Thursday, May 18, you NEED to see what Mike McClure has to say. 

McClure is a DFS professional with over $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 highlighted Heat forward Jimmy Butler in his NBA DFS player pool. The result: Butler finished with 35 points, seven assists, five rebounds and six steals to return 63.25 points on DraftKings and 66.5 points on FanDuel. Anybody that included him in their lineups was well on the way to a profitable day.

One part of McClure's optimal NBA DFS strategy includes rostering Lakers guard Dennis Schroder. Another part of McClure's optimal NBA DFS strategy includes stacking Schroder with center Anthony Davis. The eight-time NBA all-star battled injuries throughout the season but still managed to average 25.9 points, a career-high 12.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.0 blocks per game during the regular season. And he's been even more imposing on the glass and in the paint during the 2023 NBA Playoffs, as he leads the NBA in postseason rebounds per game (13.8) and blocks per game (3.2) while also averaging 22.6 points, 2.7 assists and 1.5 steals.

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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