The 2020-21 NBA season continues on Tuesday night with seven games on the schedule. None are likely to be more intriguing to NBA daily Fantasy players than Trail Blazers vs. Pelicans. That game has the highest total of the night with William Hill Sportsbook listing it at 240 (no other game is higher than 228) and Portland is only favored by 1.5, so a tight game should mitigate concerns of starters being pulled. CJ McCollum (foot) is scheduled to return to action after missing two months, but should you be rushing him back into your NBA DFS lineups?
Meanwhile, Damian Lillard has put up incredible numbers as a solo act and Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram of the Pelicans should be popular options in the NBA DFS player pool as well. So who should you be targeting in Blazers vs. Pelicans, and what other matchups can you exploit for a profit on Tuesday night? Before locking in any NBA DFS picks for Tuesday’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.
Now, McClure has turned his attention to the Tuesday, March 16 NBA DFS slate and locked in his top daily Fantasy basketball picks. You can only see them by heading to SportsLine.
Top NBA DFS picks for Tuesday, March 16
One of McClure’s top NBA DFS picks for his Tuesday NBA daily Fantasy lineups is 76ers guard Ben Simmons at $9,000 on DraftKings and $8,200 on FanDuel. The 24-year-old is averaging 16.0 points, 7.8 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game this season and he was only needed for 26 minutes on Sunday as Philadelphia blew out San Antonio.
But without Joel Embiid (knee) in the lineup, Simmons will have to take on a larger scoring load in more competitive games. In the one game this season where he took more than 20 shots, Simmons finished with 42 points on 15-of-26 shooting and added 12 assists and nine rebounds. Embiid wasn’t in the lineup that night, so it will be interesting to see how assertive Simmons will be against the Knicks on Tuesday.
Part of McClure’s optimal NBA DFS strategy includes stacking Simmons with forward Tobias Harris at $8,500 on DraftKings and $7,800 on FanDuel. The 28-year-old veteran is having a sensational year, averaging 20.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.
Harris is also having his most efficient shooting season ever as he flirts with the vaunted 50-40-90 slash line. Now in his 10th season, Harris is shooting 51.7 percent from the floor, 40.2 percent from the 3-point line and 88.8 percent from the free-throw line, all of which are career-highs. Without Embiid in the lineup, there should be more shots to go around against the Knicks on Tuesday and Harris should benefit.
How to set NBA DFS lineups for Tuesday, March 16
McClure is also targeting a player who could go off for massive numbers on Tuesday 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 Tuesday? 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.