NBA DFS, 2026: Top FanDuel, DraftKings picks, lineups, advice for Thursday, Jan. 29, from a daily Fantasy pro

Thursday's NBA slate features eight games, which begins at 7 p.m. ET, and has the last tip at 9:30 p.m. ET. Among the top options in the NBA DFS player pool include Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Cade Cunningham, Anthony Edwards, Kevin Durant. Tyrese Maxey, Jalen Johnson and Joel Embiid. Among those who are out for tonight include Donte DiVincenzo (toe), Tari Eason (ankle) and Aaron Gordon (hamstring). Josh Giddey (hamstring) and Rudy Gobert (ankle) are listed as 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 Thursday, one of McClure's top NBA DFS picks is Bulls point guard Ayo Dosunmu at $5,500 on DraftKings and $5,200 on FanDuel. He's also building around Bulls power forward Matas Buzelis ($5,900 on DraftKings, $6,200 on FanDuel), who is coming off a 20-point, eight-rebound effort in a 113-110 loss at Indiana on Wednesday. He had 21 points, four assists, two blocks and two rebounds in a 138-110 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Jan. 20.

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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