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NBA DFS, 2025: FanDuel, DraftKings tournament picks, advice for Monday, May 12 from a daily Fantasy pro

DFS millionaire Mike McClure shares his top NBA DFS lineups for the 2025 NBA playoffs on Monday, May 12, 2025

By@Mike5754Updated: May 19, 2025 9:53PM UTC . 3 min read

The 2025 NBA Playoffs continue on Monday with Game 4 matchups featuring the Knicks vs. Celtics at 7:30 p.m. ET, followed by Warriors vs. Timberwolves at 10 p.m. ET. While Steph Curry (hamstring) is still sidelined, the NBA DFS player pool still contains lots of other elite options such as Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Karl-Anthony Towns, Julius Randle and Jimmy Butler. Randle became the fourth player this postseason to record a triple-double with his Game 3 performance, but what does he have in store for NBA DFS lineups tonight? Also, which low-cost but potentially high-reward daily Fantasy basketball picks are out there that won't set back your NBA DFS salary cap too much?

Before setting your NBA DFS strategy on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel for Monday, May 12, 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 Friday (when he last made picks), McClure identified Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell as one of his top NBA DFS picks on both sites. The result: Mitchell had 43 points, nine rebounds and five assists, returning 65.2 points on DraftKings and 62.3 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 Monday, one of McClure's top NBA DFS picks is Celtics small forward Jaylen Brown, who is listed at $9,700 on DraftKings and $7,600 on FanDuel. Another part of McClure's optimal NBA DFS strategy includes Warriors power forward Jonathan Kuminga ($5,200 on DraftKings and $5,100 on FanDuel). After receiving inconsistent playing time this postseason, Kuminga finally got an opportunity in Game 3 and did not disappoint. He scored 30 points off the bench -- which is a postseason career-high -- to go along with six rebounds, three assists and two blocks.

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