NBA DFS, 2026: Top FanDuel, DraftKings picks, lineups, advice for Thursday, May 7, from a daily Fantasy pro

Two Game 2 matchups highlight Thursday's NBA playoff schedule. They include Cavaliers vs. Pistons at 7 p.m. ET and Lakers vs. Thunder at 9:30 p.m. ET. The NBA DFS player pool includes the likes of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Cade Cunningham, Donovan Mitchell, James Harden, Austin Reaves, Ausar Thompson, LeBron James, Tobias Harris, Evan Mobley, Chet Holmgren, Jalen Duren, Jarrett Allen and Isaiah Hartenstein, leaving for high-quality options to be available. Luka Doncic (hamstring) and Jalen Williams (hamstring) are both 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 Pistons guard Daniss Jenkins ($3,900 on DraftKings, $4,400 on FanDuel). He's also building around Pistons point guard Cade Cunningham ($11,000 on DraftKings, $10,700 on FanDuel). Cunningham has been a key component to the Detroit offense. He poured in 32 points with 12 assists and two blocks in a 116-94 win over Orlando in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference first-round matchup. In Tuesday's 111-101 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the second round, he poured in 23 points with seven 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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