NBA DFS, 2025: FanDuel, DraftKings tournament picks, advice for Wednesday, April 30 from a daily Fantasy pro

The 2025 NBA Playoffs continue on Wednesday with a pair of Game 5 matchups. Thus, the NBA DFS player pool is a bit limited, but what it lacks in quantity, it makes up for with quality. Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler, Alperen Sengun, Anthony Edwards and Luka Doncic are the top-flight options available as NBA DFS picks. With the hefty price tags they have, however, that means you'll have to find some inexperience players to pair them with in daily Fantasy basketball lineups. Will the likes of Brandin Podziemski or Jaden McDaniels continue their hot play?

Before setting your NBA DFS strategy on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel for Wednesday, April 30, 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 Tuesday, McClure identified Pacers center Myles Turner as one of his top NBA DFS picks on both sites. The result: Turner had 21 points and nine rebounds, returning 33.2 points on DraftKings and 30.8 points on FanDuel. Anybody who included him in their lineups could have been well on the way to a profitable day!

For Wednesday, one of McClure's top NBA DFS picks is Lakers SF/PF LeBron James, who is listed at $9,000 on DraftKings and $9,600 on FanDuel. Another part of McClure's optimal NBA DFS strategy includes Warriors SG/SF Buddy Hield ($4,000 on DraftKings and $4,700 on FanDuel). Hield came alive over the last two playoff games, scoring 15-plus points in each, while also averaging 3.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 steals. Earlier this season he had 27 points and seven rebounds versus Houston, which was his second-most points all year and his third-most rebounds.

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