The 2025 NBA Playoffs continue on Friday with Game 3 matchups featuring the Cavaliers vs. Pacers at 7:30 p.m. ET, followed by Nuggets vs. Thunder at 10 p.m. ET. With numerous injured players in the NBA DFS player pool, will Cleveland role players like Sam Merrill or Ty Jerome rise to the occasion and help out Donovan Mitchell? As for the second matchup, MVP finalists Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic will battle for control of their series. With the series shifting to Denver, and with role players performing better at home, should you form an NBA DFS stack between Jokic and the likes of Michael Porter Jr. or Peyton Watson, as neither would set back your NBA DFS salary cup too much?

Before setting your NBA DFS strategy on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel for Friday, May 9, 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 at SportsLine. They're a must-see for any NBA DFS player. 

On Wednesday (when he last made picks), McClure identified Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as one of his core NBA DFS picks on both sites. The result: Gilgeous-Alexander had 34 points, eight assists and four rebounds, returning 50.5 points on DraftKings and 48.8 points on FanDuel to provide strong value for NBA DFS lineups. Anybody who included him in their lineups could have been well on the way to a profitable day!

For Friday, one of McClure's top NBA DFS picks is Cavaliers shooting guard Donovan Mitchell, who is listed at $9,500 on DraftKings and $9,600 on FanDuel. Another part of McClure's optimal NBA DFS strategy includes Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray ($6,800 on DraftKings and $7,600 on FanDuel). Murray will relish in returning home for Game 3 as he's averaging 25.8 points at Ball Arena during the 2025 NBA playoffs, compared to 18.4 points on the road.

McClure is also targeting a player who could go off for massive numbers on Friday! 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 Friday? 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!