NBA DFS, 2026: Top FanDuel, DraftKings picks, lineups, advice for Friday, Feb. 20, from a daily Fantasy pro

Friday's NBA schedule contains nine games with the action beginning at 7 p.m. ET with the last tip set for 10 p.m. ET. Among the top options in the NBA DFS player pool include James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Kevin Porter, Anthony Edwards, Jalen Johnson, Lauri Markkanen, Trey Murphy III, Brandon Miller and Julius Randle. Among those ruled out for tonight include Pascal Siakam (personal), Santi Aldama (knee), Ivica Zubac (ankle), Jalen Williams (hamstring), Cooper Flagg (foot) and Dejounte Murray (Achilles). 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 Memphis Grizzlies point guard Javon Small ($4,100 FanDuel). He's also building around Grizzlies shooting guard Cam Spencer ($5,300 FanDuel), who has averaged 15.5 points over two games against Utah this season. In 51 games, including 14 starts, he is averaging 11.6 points, 5.6 assists and 2.7 rebounds in 24.1 minutes.

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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