NBA DFS: Deandre Ayton highlights top plays in Thursday's two-game slate

Two teams will face elimination in Thursday's two-game slate. The Philadelphia 76ers hope to keep their title dreams alive by holding off the Miami Heat at the Wells Fargo Center after the first matchup of the night. Then the Phoenix Suns will look to close out the Dallas Mavericks in the final game in the slate. Need help setting your lineups? We've identified some of the best stud and plays on DraftKings at each position ahead of lock.

Ameer Tyree got his start in NBA DFS over four years ago. The former DraftKings Nation betting and fantasy writer spent over a year and a half breaking down basketball slates to build optimal lineups there. Ameer identified Steven Adams as his favorite value play on Wednesday, the the Grizzlies big man returned 8X value. Now he's turned his attention to Thursday's two-game slate.

One play Ameer loves: Deandre Ayton at $7,000. "Joel Embiid is still struggling to live up to his price tag while managing limiting Bam Adebayo as a scorer and rebounder. Ayton fell one rebound short of his third consecutive double-double on Tuesday, though. He'll return to a venue where's he's been very effective on Thursday." Ameer says about the matchup.

Keep reading to find out who makes the cut on Thursday, including two interesting value plays under $5K!

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