NBA DFS: Top DraftKings, FanDuel daily Fantasy basketball picks for Wednesday, Dec. 27 include Pascal Siakam

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been on the verge of superstardom for a couple of years, and NBA daily Fantasy players are certainly well aware of his abilities. Now that the Thunder have arrived as serious contenders in the West, Gilgeous-Alexander finds himself in the thick of the NBA MVP conversation, and he’s reached the stage where he’s worthy of some level of exposure in NBA DFS lineups every time he suits up. Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 31.0 points, 6.4 assists, 5.8 rebounds and 2.8 steals per game, and he’s shooting a career-best 54.2% from the floor heading into a matchup with the Knicks on Wednesday.

However, with his pricing up to $10,500 on DraftKings and $11,500 on FanDuel, affording him means that you’ll need to identify a value play or two in the NBA DFS player pool. So who can you trust for production at an affordable rate, and what other NBA superstars should you be targeting with six games on the Wednesday NBA schedule? Before making your 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 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, McClure highlighted Bulls center Andre Drummond as one of his top picks in his NBA DFS player pool on both sites. The result: Drummond stepped into the starting lineup to replace Nikola Vucevic and finished with 24 points, 25 rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots, returning 67.25 points on DraftKings and 68.5 points on FanDuel. Anybody who included him in their lineups was well on the way to a profitable day.  

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, December 27

For Wednesday, one of McClure’s top NBA DFS picks is 76ers G/F Kelly Oubre Jr., who is listed at $5,700 on DraftKings and $5,900 FanDuel. Oubre is a proven scorer that averaged 20.3 points per game for the Hornets last season, but he joined the Sixers this offseason on a one-year deal worth only $2.9 million to show that he can help a contender as a role player.

Through 18 games in 2023-24, he’s shooting 48.4% from the floor and 37.6% from the 3-point line (both career bests) while averaging 13.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.2 steals over 26.6 minutes per game. With Joel Embiid (ankle) out of the lineup on Christmas Day against the Heat, Oubre took on a more prominent scoring role and went 9-for-16 to score 25 points while also contributing seven rebounds, three assists, a steal and a block. With Embiid out again on Wednesday, he should play a prominent role once again as the 76ers take on the Magic.

Another part of McClure’s optimal NBA DFS strategy includes rostering Raptors forward Pascal Siakam ($8,000 on DraftKings and $8,600 on FanDuel). The two-time NBA All-Star is averaging 21.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game while shooting 50.4% from the floor this season. 

Now Siakam gets a juicy matchup against the league’s worst defense. The Wizards rank 30th in the NBA in points allowed per game (126.6) and 30th in defensive rating (121.7). They also rank first in the league in pace (104.0), which could mean even more opportunities to get shots up for Siakam against their abysmal defensive unit. See McClure’s other NBA DFS picks right here.

How to set your NBA DFS lineups for Wednesday, December 27

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.