NBA DFS, 2025: Top FanDuel, DraftKings picks, lineups, advice for Thursday, October 23 from a daily Fantasy pro

After a heavy slate on Wednesday, only four teams will take the court on Thursday. The Denver Nuggets take on the Golden State Warriors at 10 p.m. ET, while the Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Indiana Pacers at 7:30 p.m. ET. The NBA DFS player pool will be loaded with players like Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Stephen Curry, and Pascal Siakam all set to be in action. Who should you construct your NBA DFS strategy around for Thursday? Potential NBA DFS sleeper picks to consider for Thursday include Bennedict Mathurin, Alex Caruso, Christian Braun and Al Horford.

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Before making your NBA DFS picks on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel for Thursday, Oct. 23, 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, McClure identified Mavericks PF/C Anthony Davis as one of his top NBA DFS picks on both sites. The result: Davis had 22 points, 13 rebounds, and two steals, returning 48.25 points on DraftKings and 48.1 points on FanDuel. Anybody who included him in their lineups could have been well on the way to a profitable day.

For Thursday, one of McClure's top NBA DFS picks is Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who is listed at $10,500 on DraftKings and $11,300 on FanDuel. Another part of McClure's optimal NBA DFS strategy includes stacking SGA with OKC center Chet Holmgren ($7,500 on DraftKings and $7,400 on FanDuel). 

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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