With all the preseason hype surrounding the Lakers and Clippers, it’s actually the Utah Jazz and Phoenix Suns who own the best records, not only in the Western Conference but in the entire NBA. Utah and Phoenix will meet on Wednesday night in what could be a Western Conference Finals preview. Both teams are led by their All-Star backcourts as Chris Paul, Devin Booker, Mike Conley and Donovan Mitchell have been among the best NBA DFS picks all season long.
The Suns vs. Jazz spread is just two-points at William Hill Sportsbook, which is the smallest of Wednesday’s nine-game NBA slate. Should you slot one of those All-Star guards into your NBA DFS lineups in what should be a competitive game? Or should you target a player from one of the many expected blowout games? Before locking in any NBA DFS picks for Wednesday’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.
And on Tuesday, McClure included Hawks guard Trae Young in his core lineup picks. The result: Young went off for 30 points and 12 assists, returning over 52 points 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 Wednesday, April 7 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 Wednesday, April 7
One of McClure’s top NBA DFS picks for his Wednesday NBA daily Fantasy lineups is Trae Young at $8,800 on DraftKings and $8,200 on FanDuel. Young is averaging 25.3 points per game to go along with a career-high 9.5 assists per game. He and the Hawks will face a Memphis Grizzlies team on Wednesday that Young torched for 36 points and nine assists when the teams last played in December.
The Hawks have been decimated by injuries recently and they are down three starters heading into Wednesday’s game. That will force more reliance on Young to be both a scorer and a playmaker as evident by his Tuesday performance against the Pelicans. Speaking of injuries, the Grizzlies’ Ja Morant needed assistance leaving the court in Tuesday’s game due to back pain and could be limited on Wednesday, thus allowing Young to focus even more so on the offensive end of the court.
Part of McClure’s optimal NBA DFS strategy on Wednesday includes rostering Pelicans guard Eric Bledsoe for $6,200 on DraftKings and $5,800 on FanDuel. After initially struggling as he adjusted to a new team and new position, Bledsoe has recently looked like the player that New Orleans thought it was getting when it traded for him. Over his last eight games, the 11-year veteran is averaging 14.4 points, 4.7 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game.
More playing time is a big reason for Bledsoe’s increase in production as recent injuries have forced Stan Van Gundy to rely more on the Kentucky product. Along those lines, Brandon Ingram (foot) has missed the past four games and is questionable Wednesday vs. the Nets. An injury for Brooklyn should also make Bledsoe’s job easier as James Harden (hamstring) will not play which means less work on the defensive end for Bledsoe and more energy for him on the offensive end of the court. Various circumstances are falling in favor of Bledsoe on Wednesday which is why McClure is all over him as one of the top NBA DFS picks.
How to set NBA DFS lineups for Wednesday, April 7
McClure is also targeting a player who could go off for massive numbers on Wednesday 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 Wednesday? 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.