NBA DFS, 2026: Top FanDuel, DraftKings picks, lineups, advice for Monday, March 9 from a daily Fantasy pro

There are five games on the Monday NBA schedule with 76ers vs. Cavaliers tipping the action at 7 p.m. ET and Knicks vs. Clippers concluding the slate at 10 p.m. ET. Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Kawhi Leonard are some of the highest-priced options on the slate. 

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 Monday one of McClure's top NBA DFS picks is Jokic at $12,400 on DraftKings and $12,700 on FanDuel. He's also targeting Grizzlies guard Walter Clayton Jr. ($4,600 on DraftKings, $5,300 on FanDuel) who has seen an uptick in playing time since being traded to Memphis from Utah around the deadline. 

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