NBA DFS: Top DraftKings, FanDuel daily Fantasy basketball picks for February 15 include LaMelo Ball

The Memphis Grizzlies have held steady as the second seed in the Western Conference for weeks now but have had some defensive questions in their frontcourt following a knee injury to Steven Adams in late January. Jaren Jackson Jr. and Brandon Clarke have been decent offensive performers, but the Grizzlies have had to rely on the likes of Xavier Tillman and Santi Aldama for their defense. On Wednesday, Memphis takes on the Utah Jazz, but should you consider any of the Grizzlies’ bigs in your NBA DFS lineups?

One of the players that Memphis will have to contend with on Wednesday is rookie center Walker Kessler, who could be a decent under-the-radar option in the NBA DFS player pool. Kessler has scored just 10 points over his last two starts, but he also collected 20 total rebounds, and he averaged 17.3 points, nine boards and two blocks in the three games before that. Before you make your NBA DFS picks for Wednesday, be sure to check out the NBA DFS advice, player rankings, stacks and top daily Fantasy basketball picks from SportsLine’s Mike McClure.

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 over at SportsLine. They’re a must-see for any NBA DFS player.

On Tuesday, he highlighted Celtics guard Derrick White as one of his top NBA DFS picks on DraftKings and FanDuel. The result: White scored 27 points, had 12 assists and three steals to return 55 points on DraftKings and 53.4 points on FanDuel. Anybody that included him in their lineups was well on the way to a profitable day.

Now, McClure has turned his attention to NBA action on Wednesday and locked in his top daily Fantasy basketball picks. You can only see them by heading to SportsLine.

Top NBA DFS picks for Wednesday, February 15

One of McClure’s top NBA DFS picks for Wednesday is Hornets guard LaMelo Ball, who is listed at $10,400 on DraftKings and $9,900 on FanDuel. Ball scored 30 points and added 15 assists and six rebounds in his last start on Monday against the Hawks. Over his last five starts, he has averaged 24.2 points, 9.4 assists and hit 44.7% of his 3-point attempts.

On Wednesday, the Hornets take on the hapless Spurs, who Ball missed Charlotte’s first game against when he started the season on the injury list. Ball only played one game against the Spurs last year as well, but he scored 24 points and had eight rebounds and seven assists in that start. Over his last 10 starts, Ball has averaged 1.8 steals, and this season the Spurs have allowed opposing point guards to make the seventh-most steals per game (1.94).

Another part of McClure’s optimal NBA DFS strategy includes rostering Pistons center Jalen Duren ($5,400 on DraftKings, $5,700 on FanDuel). Duren had a quiet night in his last start at Toronto on Sunday but scored a season-high 30 points and grabbed 17 rebounds against the Spurs in the game before that. Over his last three starts, the rookie has averaged 16.7 points, 10 rebounds, and shot 63.6% from the field.

On Wednesday, the Pistons take on a beat-up Boston team that was without four starters on Tuesday night and will be playing in the second game of a back-to-back after a loss to Milwaukee. One of those starters was center Al Horford, who has missed three of his last four games, while Robert Williams III (ankle) is questionable tonight. Over their last four contests, the Celtics have allowed opposing centers to take 9.9 shots in the paint per game and hit 58.5% of them.

How to set your NBA DFS lineups for Wednesday, February 15

McClure is also targeting a player who could go off for massive numbers on Wednesday 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.

Who is DFS pro Mike McClure putting in his optimal NBA DFS lineups for Wednesday? Visit SportsLine now to see optimal NBA DFS picks, rankings, advice, and stacks, all from a professional DFS player who has over $2 million in career winnings, and find out.