Before setting your NBA DFS lineups on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel for Thursday, January 5, 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 Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson in his NBA DFS player pool for DraftKings and FanDuel. The result: Brunson scored 38 points to go with seven rebounds and six assists to return 55.25 points on DraftKings and 51.4 points on FanDuel. Anybody that included him in their lineups was well on the way to a profitable day.

For Thursday, one of McClure's top NBA DFS picks is Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, who is listed at $11,800 on DraftKings and $11,500 on FanDuel. Another part of McClure's optimal NBA DFS strategy includes rostering Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson ($7,300 on DraftKings and $6,800 FanDuel). Clarkson scored 24 points and made 5-of-10 3-point attempts in his last start on Tuesday against Sacramento. He has been remarkably consistent over his last 10 games and scored at least 21 points in nine of them.

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!