NBA DFS, 2026: Top FanDuel, DraftKings picks, lineups, advice for Thursday, April 30 from a daily Fantasy pro

Thursday's 2026 NBA playoff action features three Game 6 matchups. They include Knicks vs. Hawks at 7 p.m. ET, Celtics vs. 76ers at 8 p.m. ET and Nuggets vs. Timberwolves at 9:30 p.m. ET. The NBA DFS player pool includes the likes of Tyrese Maxey, Jamal Murray, Jalen Brunson, Ayo Dosunmu, Jayson Tatum, Jalen Johnson, Jaylen Brown, OG Anunoby, Paul George, Julius Randle, Karl-Anthony Towns, Onyeka Okongwu, Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid and Rudy Gobert, leaving for high-quality options to be available. Peyton Watson (hamstring) and Jock Landale (ankle) 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 Thursday, one of McClure's top NBA DFS picks is Celtics forward Jayson Tatum ($9,500 on DraftKings, $10,000 on FanDuel). He's also building around Timberwolves guard Ayo Dosunmu ($6,600 on DraftKings, $7,200 on FanDuel). Dosunmu has been red hot. He poured in 43 points with four rebounds in a 112-96 win over the Nuggets on Saturday. In Monday's 125-113 loss at Denver, he scored 18 points, while adding four assists and three rebounds.

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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