Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: 76ers vs. Heat 4/7/25
Draftkings picks for tonight's Philadelphia 76ers vs. Miami Heat matchup.
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Miami Heat
April 7, 2025 7:30 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Miami Heat and the Philadelphia 76ers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Miami Heat vs. Philadelphia 76ers 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 this evening’s Philadelphia 76ers vs. Miami Heat matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Tyler Herro, Point Guard, Miami Heat $10,400
Veteran point guard Tyler Herro has been the driving force behind the Miami Heat’s success on the basketball court this season. With that said, how has the talented point guard performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Herro’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 74 games that point guard Tyler Herro has played for the Miami Heat in the 2024 NBA regular season, Herro has averaged 41.6 Draftkings points a game.
Eight days ago, in the Miami Heat’s convincing 120-94 win over the Washington Wizards, Miami point guard Tyler Herro certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Tyler Herro amassed a robust 27 points, five rebounds, five assists, one block and three steals in the Miami Heat’s win over the Washington Wizards.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Miami Heat’s win over the Washington Wizards, point guard Tyler Herro accumulated a rather impressive 45.8 Draftkings points.
It should be noted that the Miami Heat have officially listed Tyler Herro as questionable for tonight’s game. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups.
In my view, Tyler Herro is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Miami Heat point guard Tyler Herro at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA DFS Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Bam Adebayo, Center, Miami Heat $10,200
In addition to Tyler Herro, center Bam Adebayo has undoubtedly been an essential part of the Miami Heat starting lineup this season.
In 76 games that forward Bam Adebayo has played for the Miami Heat in the 2024 NBA regular season, Adebayo is averaging 18.1 points, 9.6 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.7 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 76 games that Bam Adebayo has played for the Miami Heat this season, Adebayo has compiled a 48.4% field goal percentage, a 34.4 three-point percentage, and a 76.7% free throw percentage.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Jared Butler, Point Guard (Philadelphia 76ers) $6,600: Adem Bona, Center (Philadelphia 76ers) $5,600.
