NBA DFS, 2024: Top FanDuel, DraftKings tournament picks, advice for Thursday, Jan. 18 from a daily Fantasy pro

The 2023-24 NBA season continues with a five-game slate taking place on Thursday. Before setting your NBA DFS lineups on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel for Thursday, January 18, 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 Tuesday, McClure highlighted Clippers guard James Harden as one of his top picks in his NBA DFS player pool on both sites. The result: Harden had 16 points, five rebounds, eight assists and a block, returning 37.75 points on DraftKings and 36 points on FanDuel. Anybody who 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 Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson, who is listed at $8,500 on DraftKings and $8,900 FanDuel. Another part of McClure's optimal NBA DFS strategy includes Raptors guard/forward RJ Barrett ($6,600 on DraftKings and $6,800 on FanDuel). Barrett had 26 points and eight rebounds in a 121-97 win over the Heat on Wednesday. The 23-year-old is averaging 20.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game over nine contests since being acquired from the Knicks.

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.

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