NBA DFS, Opening Night 2026: Top DraftKings, FanDuel daily Fantasy basketball lineup picks

SportsLine’s Mike McClure, a daily Fantasy pro with more than $2 million in winnings, gives optimal NBA DFS lineup advice for NBA Opening Night on Tuesday

DFS millionaire Mike McClure reveals his daily Fantasy basketball picks for FanDuel and DraftKings for Opening Night on Tuesday, Oct. 20 The NBA returns on Tuesday as 2026 Opening Night brings three highly-anticipated matchups. The action begins with a matinee matchup between the Celtics and Pistons at 3 p.m. ET, followed by 76ers vs. Knicks at 7 p.m. ET and Spurs vs. Thunder closing the action at 9:30 p.m. ET. Some of the most expensive players in the NBA DFS player pool include Cade Cunningham, Victor Wembanyama, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jayson Tatum. One of the big questions for NBA DFS lineups is how to utilize players from the Sixers and Celtics, given that those rosters saw some major changes over the offseason as Philadelphia welcomes newcomers LeBron James and Jaylen Brown, while the Celtics have added Paul George.

Before making any NBA DFS picks, 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 more than $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