NBA DFS, 2026: Top FanDuel, DraftKings picks, lineups, advice for Friday, May 1 from a daily Fantasy pro

Three Game 6 matchups highlight Friday's 2026 NBA playoff slate. They include Pistons vs. Magic at 7 p.m. ET, Cavaliers vs. Raptors at 7:30 p.m. ET and Lakers vs. Rockets at 9:30 p.m. ET. The NBA DFS player pool includes the likes of Cade Cunningham, James Harden, Amen Thompson, Reed Sheppard, Jalen Suggs, Austin Reaves, Donovan Mitchell, Desmond Bane, R.J. Barrett, Scottie Barnes, LaBron James, Paolo Banchero, Evan Mobley, Alperen Sengun, Jalen Duren and Jabari Smith, leaving for high-quality options to be available. Franz Wagner (calf), Luka Doncic (hamstring) and Immanuel Quickley (hamstring) are out.

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 Rockets point guard Amen Thompson ($8,300 on DraftKings, $8,600 on FanDuel). He's also building around Rockets center Alperen Sengun ($9,000 on DraftKings, $9,600 on FanDuel). Sengun has been a key component to the Houston offense. He poured in 33 points with 16 rebounds and six assists in a 112-108 overtime loss to the Lakers in Game 3. In Wednesday's 99-93 Game 5 win, he nearly registered a triple-double, scoring 14 points, while adding nine rebounds and eight assists.

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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