NBA DFS, 2023: Top FanDuel, DraftKings tournament picks, advice for February 16 from a daily Fantasy pro

Before setting your NBA DFS lineups on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel for Thursday, February 16, 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, he highlighted Hornets guard LaMelo Ball as one of his top NBA DFS picks on DraftKings and FanDuel. The result: Ball put up a triple-double with 28 points, 12 rebounds and ten assists in Charlotte's win over San Antonio to return 65 points on DraftKings and 56.4 points on FanDuel. Anybody that included him in their lineups was well on the way to a profitable day.

One of McClure's top NBA DFS picks for Thursday is Bulls G/F Zach LaVine, who is listed at $8,700 on DraftKings and $8,200 on FanDuel. Another part of McClure's optimal NBA DFS strategy includes rostering Suns point guard Chris Paul ($8,000 on DraftKings and $8,500 on FanDuel). Paul scored 17 points and had 19 assists with two steals in his last start on Tuesday against Sacramento. Even though Kevin Durant has yet to play for Phoenix, Paul has been rejuvenated since the team traded for him, and he's averaged 17 points, 12 assists and four rebounds over his last three starts.

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.

What are the top NBA DFS picks for Thursday? 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!