The 2021 NBA trade deadline has come and gone and several players are expected to make their debuts with new teams on Saturday night. Bulls center Nikola Vucevic, Celtics guard Evan Fournier and Clippers guard Rajon Rondo are all expected to be in their teams’ lineups, but does that mean that you should be considering them for your NBA DFS lineups?
There are nine games making up the NBA DFS player pool on Saturday night, but with no totals listed above 229.5 at William Hill Sportsbook, it will be all about individual matchups. Which players should you target on Saturday in the NBA DFS player pool? Before locking in any NBA DFS picks for Saturday’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 Friday, McClure included Nets guard James Harden in his core lineup picks. The result: Harden went off for 44 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists to return 7.2 DFS points per thousand on 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 Saturday, March 27 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 Saturday, March 27
One of McClure’s top NBA DFS picks for his Saturday NBA Daily Fantasy lineups is Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo at $10,800 on DraftKings and $11,100 on FanDuel. After putting up at least 20 points in 21 consecutive games, Antetokounmpo has only averaged 14.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists in his last two games, but that is largely a product of him averaging just 30 minutes per game and shooting just 23 times in that span.
Antetokounmpo has averaged 28.3 points, 11.5 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game this season while playing 34.0 minutes per contest and taking 18.4 shots on average. Against a Knicks squad that he has already posted two triple-doubles against in two games this season, expect the Greek Freak to be back to his normal self on Saturday night.
Part of McClure’s NBA DFS strategy includes rostering Mavericks forward Maxi Kleber at $4,500 on DraftKings and $3,800 on FanDuel. With Luka Doncic (back) and Kristaps Porzingis (rest) both questionable for Saturday’s game against the Pelicans, the Mavericks will need scoring from somewhere and Kleber’s ability to stretch the floor should be a critical element.
Kleber is shooting 46.4 percent from the 3-point line this season and is averaging 7.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per game. He’s played at least 30 minutes in six of his last seven games and he could be in line for closer to 40 minutes given the current injury situation in Dallas. So with the potential for double-digit shot attempts and the ability to make an impact on the boards and as a shot blocker, Kleber is a high-floor play for Saturday night.
How to set NBA DFS lineups for Saturday, March 27
McClure is also targeting a player who could go off for massive numbers on Saturday 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 Saturday? 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.