NBA DFS, 2026: Top FanDuel, DraftKings picks, lineups, advice for Friday, April 24 from a daily Fantasy pro

Friday's 2026 NBA playoff action features three Game 3 matchups. They include Celtics vs. 76ers at 7 p.m. ET, Lakers vs. Rockets at 8 p.m. ET and Spurs vs. Trail Blazers at 10:30 p.m. ET. The NBA DFS player pool includes the likes of Tyrese Maxey, De'Aaron Fox, Derrick White, Jrue Holiday, V.J. Edgecombe, Jaylen Brown, Stephon Castle, Jayson Tatum, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Deni Avdija, Alperen Sengun and Joel Embiid, leaving for high-quality options to be available. Victor Wembanyama (concussion) is questionable.

Before making any NBA DFS picks on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel for this slate, 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.

For Friday, one of McClure's top NBA DFS picks is Celtics forward Jayson Tatum ($9,700 on DraftKings, $10,200 on FanDuel). He's also building around 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey ($9,000 on DraftKings, $9,400 on FanDuel). Maxey is coming off a near double-double in Tuesday's 111-97 win at Boston. In that game, he scored 29 points, dished out nine assists and grabbed four rebounds.

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.

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