Wednesday's NBA daily fantasy sports slate features 12 games, offering a significantly larger player pool than the four-game schedule on Tuesday. All-Stars such as Giannis Antetokounmpo, LeBron James, Victor Wembanyama, Kevin Durant, and Nikola Jokic are expected to play, while rookies Caleb Wilson and Yaxel Lendeborg are also in the mix. However, several key players are sidelined, including Anthony Edwards and Kawhi Leonard, both with knee injuries.
DFS professional Mike McClure, who has accumulated more than $2 million in career winnings and works as a predictive data engineer at SportsLine, has released his optimal lineups for Wednesday. McClure's model simulates every minute of each game 10,000 times, incorporating matchups, statistical trends, and injuries to identify value plays on platforms like DraftKings and FanDuel.
One of McClure's top selections is Minnesota Timberwolves point guard LaMelo Ball, priced at $7,700 on DraftKings and $7,900 on FanDuel. Ball has averaged 14.8 points, 6.3 assists, and 2.0 rebounds early in his tenure with the Wolves. With Edwards out for multiple months, Ball assumes the primary scoring and playmaking role. He faces a favorable matchup against the Golden State Warriors, who have allowed the second-most fantasy points to opposing point guards on both major platforms this season.
McClure is also building around Atlanta Hawks guard CJ McCollum, listed at $5,300 on both sites. McCollum is coming off a 20-point performance and is shooting 53% from the field and 44% from three-point range this season. The Hawks meet the Miami Heat on Wednesday, and McCollum has scored 20 or more points in each of his last four games against Miami, averaging 3.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists in that span. The Heat are allowing 121.8 points per game, the seventh-highest mark in the league.
McClure's complete lineup includes an additional player he projects for a high-scoring output based on an optimal matchup. His full rankings, stacks, and advice are accessible through SportsLine.
