The 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament concludes with a pair of win-or-go-home games in the Heat vs. Hawks (-1) and Mavericks vs. Grizzlies (-6). With expensive options in the NBA DFS player pool such as Anthony Davis, Trae Young, Tyler Herro and Bam Adabayo available for NBA DFS lineups, as well as more affordable options in the NBA DFS player pool like Spencer Dinwiddie and Caris LeVert, how should daily Fantasy basketball players craft their NBA DFS lineups?

Before setting your NBA DFS strategy on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel for Friday, April 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 at SportsLine. They're a must-see for any NBA DFS player. 

On Wednesday, McClure identified Bulls guard Josh Giddey as one of his top NBA DFS picks on both sites. The result: Giddey had 25 points, 10 rebounds and four assists, returning 46.5 points on DraftKings and 43 points on FanDuel. Anybody who included him in their lineups could have been well on the way to a profitable day!

For Thursday, one of McClure's top NBA DFS picks is Mavericks power forward/center Anthony Davis, who is listed at $10,000 on DraftKings and $10,700 on FanDuel. Another part of McClure's optimal NBA DFS strategy includes Grizzlies center Zach Edey ($6,200 on DraftKings and $6,500 on FanDuel). Edey had 14 points and 17 rebounds against the Warriors on Tuesday, and he's had at least 13 rebounds in six of his last seven games. 

McClure is also targeting a player who could go off for massive numbers on Friday! 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.

What are the top NBA DFS picks for Friday? And which player is a must-roster? ... Join SportsLine now to see DFS pro Mike McClure's top picks, stacks, and player pools for FanDuel and DraftKings, and cash in BIG on NBA DFS!