© Provided by CBS Sports At age 36, LeBron James has played exactly half his life in the NBA -- and remains both one of the most dominant players in the game as well as one of the stellar NBA DFS picks available. James is 12th in the NBA with 25.8 points per game this season along with averaging 8.0 rebounds and 7.8 assists -- the boards and dimes both above his career marks. The Los Angeles Lakers star is delivering an average of over 52 NBA DFS points per game on DraftKings in his last five outings heading into Friday's 10:30 p.m. ET matchup against the Indiana Pacers.
Are you wise to include King James in your Friday NBA DFS strategy? And what other players should you consider in tournaments, 50-50s and cash games on DraftKings and FanDuel? Before locking in any NBA daily Fantasy basketball lineups for Friday's NBA DFS action, be sure to see the NBA DFS advice, player rankings and top daily Fantasy basketball lineups from SportsLine's Mike McClure.
McClure is a DFS professional with nearly $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 over at SportsLine. They're a must-see for any NBA DFS player.
Now, McClure has turned his attention to the Friday, March 12 NBA DFS slate and locked in his top daily Fantasy basketball picks. You can only see them by heading to SportsLine.
Top NBA DFS picks for Friday, March 12
One of McClure's top NBA DFS picks for his Friday NBA daily Fantasy lineups is 76ers center Joel Embiid at $10,700 on DraftKings and $10,700 on FanDuel. Embiid is second in the NBA by scoring 30.2 points per game, and he adds 11.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists per outing. That includes a 40-point, 19-rebound, three-assist outburst March 3 against Utah.
Embiid is back in the starting lineup after missing several games -- including the All-Star game -- due to being exposed to a barber who tested positive for COVID-19. Embiid was on a tear before being forced out of action, as he delivered an average of almost 67 NBA DFS points per game in his last three games. Embiid and the Sixers get the Wizards on Friday, a team he has destroyed for 33.5 points, 11 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game in two appearances this season.
Part of McClure's optimal NBA DFS strategy includes banking on Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. at $3,200 on DraftKings and $4,900 on FanDuel. Porter dropped 13 points, five rebounds and 10 assists Thursday in his season debut. Porter averaged 10 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in his rookie season in Cleveland last year.
The 20-year-old Porter looked strong in G-League action prior to the All-Star break, and his performance against the Kings was a welcome sight to a Rockets squad that has lost 14 straight games. The 10 assists were a career high for Porter, and he also tied his career best with three steals en route to earning over 42 NBA DFS points on DraftKings. Porter and the Rockets get the red-hot Jazz on Friday, but McClure sees it as an opportunity for savvy NBA DFS owners to pick up some inexpensive points.
How to set NBA DFS lineups for Friday, March 12
McClure is also targeting a player who could go off for massive numbers on Friday because of a dream matchup. This pick could be the difference between winning your tournaments and cash games or going home with nothing. You can only see who it is here.
So who is DFS pro Mike McClure putting in his optimal NBA DFS lineups for Friday? Visit SportsLine now to see optimal NBA DFS picks, rankings, advice, and stacks, all from a professional DFS player who has almost $2 million in career winnings, and find out.