Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Heat vs. Cavaliers 4/20/25
Miami Heat vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
April 20, 2025 7:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a playoff matchup featuring the Miami Heat and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Miami Heat vs. Cleveland Cavaliers game let’s review the rules for the Draftkings single game showdown contest.
Draftkings Single Game Showdown Contest Rules
You have $50,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team captain. The captain accumulates 1.5 times the standard fantasy points. Additionally, the captain is 1.5 times the standard cost of the flex position.
The remaining four players in your lineup will receive the standard fantasy points. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your captain position if you hope to win a large field DFS GPP (guaranteed prize pool) showdown contest.
If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game showdown contest, I recommend that you check out the Draftkings website for more details.
*I recommend that all readers review the starting lineups for both teams prior to setting your DFS lineup for this one game slate.
Here are my Draftkings picks for tonight’s Miami Heat vs. Cleveland Cavaliers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Bam Adebayo, Power Forward, Miami Heat $10,400
Veteran power forward Bam Adebayo has certainly been an essential part of the Miami Heat starting lineup this season. Let’s review Adebayo’s relevant game data from this season to better shed light on the veteran center’s overall contributions to his team.
In 79 games that power forward Bam Adebayo has played for the Miami Heat in the 2024 NBA season, Adebayo is averaging a robust 18.1 points, 9.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.7 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 79 games that Bam Adebayo has played for the Heat this season, Adebayo compiled a 48.5% field goal percentage, a 35.7% three-point percentage and a 76.5% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Miami Heat’s 123-114 win over the Atlanta Hawks two days ago, Miami power forward Bam Adebayo played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Heat power forward Bam Adebayo accumulated 17 points, 11 rebounds, five assists, five blocks and two steals in the Miami Heat’s victory over the Atlanta Hawks.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Heat’s win over the Hawks, power forward Bam Adebayo amassed a massive 53.3 Draftkings points. Clearly, Abebayo can post a high number of DFS points on any given night. I fully expect that trend to continue in tonight’s matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
In my view, Bam Adebayo is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA playoff game. For that specific reason, I am backing Miami Heat power forward Bam Adebayo at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA DFS Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Tyler Herro, Point Guard, Miami Heat $10,000
In addition to power forward Bam Adebayo, point guard Tyler Herro has been a standout performer for the Miami Heat this season. With that said, how has the Herro performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review the veteran point guard’s game data from the 2024 NBA season to answer that question.
In the 79 games that point guard Tyler Herro has played for the Miami Heat in the 2024 NBA season, Herro has averaged 24.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 0.9 steals a contest.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 79 games that Tyler Herro played for the Heat this season, Hero is averaging 41.6 Draftkings points a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Donovan Mitchell, Guard (Cleveland Cavaliers) $10,200: Evan Mobley, Power Forward (Cleveland Cavaliers) $9,600: Kel’el Ware, Center (Miami Heat) $6,000.
