NBA DFS: Top DraftKings, FanDuel daily Fantasy basketball picks for February 8 include Domantas Sabonis

All eyes will be on the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Clippers game on Wednesday night as Kyrie Irving is expected to make his debut for the Mavs. However, it won’t be alongside Luka Doncic, who will miss at least one more game as he recovers from a heel injury. In the meantime, Irving could make an immediate impact in NBA DFS lineups by playing in Doncic’s typical role for at least one game.

Doncic has scored the most points per game on isolation plays this season (8.7), while Irving is fourth (6.2). Otherwise, a superstar NBA DFS stack of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George could be a more productive direction to take your NBA DFS lineups on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel. That duo has averaged a combined 51.2 points and hit nearly 43% of their 3-point attempts over their last 10 starts. 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 Nuggets center Nikola Jokic as one of his top NBA DFS picks on DraftKings and FanDuel. The result: Jokic put up his league-leading 19th triple-double of the season against Minnesota with 20 points, 16 assists and 12 rebounds to return 67 points on DraftKings and 63.4 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 8

One of McClure’s top NBA DFS picks for Wednesday is Kings center Domantas Sabonis, who is listed at $10,300 on DraftKings and $9,500 on FanDuel. Sabonis scored 17 points and dished out 10 assists in his last start on Monday against Houston. With that performance, he extended his current double-double streak to six games, and he’s averaged 19.7 points, 11.3 rebounds and 4.8 assists during that run.

The Kings take on the Rockets once again on Wednesday, and Sabonis should be expected to produce against the team with worst record in the NBA. Over their last 10 games, the Rockets have allowed opposing centers to make 68.9% of their shots within five feet of the basket (third highest rate in NBA) and 35.3% of their 3-point attempts. On Monday, five of Sabonis’ 10 total attempts were within five feet of the hoop, and he made one of his two shots from downtown.

Another part of McClure’s optimal NBA DFS strategy includes rostering Warriors guard Jordan Poole ($7,100 on DraftKings, $7,600 on FanDuel). Poole bounced back from an ugly night against Dallas on Saturday to put up 21 points and 12 assists in Golden State’s win against Oklahoma City on Monday. Even including his 1-for-6 shooting night against the Mavs, Poole has averaged 15.8 points, 5.4 assists and hit 40.6% of his 3-point attempts over his last five games.

Poole’s big night distributing the ball on Monday came in Golden State’s first game without Stephen Curry since he hurt his knee in the win over Dallas. Golden State wraps up the NBA schedule on Wednesday against a Portland side it has already defeated once this season and has allowed opponents to rack up 28.7 assists per game over its last three. Poole finished with six assists against the Trail Blazers in that previous meeting, but more importantly he scored 41 points in a six-point Warriors win.

How to set your NBA DFS lineups for Wednesday, February 8

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.