Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Celtics vs. Heat 3/14/25
Draftkings picks this evening's Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat matchup.
Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat
March 14, 2025 7:00 pm EDT
On Friday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics game let’s review the rules for 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. Boston Celtics matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Tyler Herro, Point Guard, Miami Heat $9,400
Miami Heat point guard Tyler Herro has been a standout performer for the Miami Heat this season. Having stated that, how has the veteran guard performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s examine Herro’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 62 games that Tyler Herro has played for the Miami Heat in the 2024 NBA regular season, Herro has averaged 23.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocks a game.
More recently, in the Los Angeles Clippers 119-104 win over the Miami Heat two days ago, Heat point guard Tyler Herro certainly played at a high level. Herro amassed 31 points, six rebounds, seven assists and two steals in the Clippers victory over the Miami Heat.
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Tyler Herro can post a high number of DFS points on any given night. I fully expect that trend to continue in the Miami Heat’s matchup with the Boston Celtics later today.
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings NBA showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest. 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. With that said, I am rolling with Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA DFS Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Jaylen Brown, Forward, Boston Celtics $9,200
Forward Jaylen Brown has undoubtedly been an essential part of the Boston Celtics starting lineup this season.
In 55 games that forward Jaylen Brown has played for the Boston Celtics in the 2024 NBA regular season, Brown is averaging a robust 23.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.2 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 55 games that Jaylen Brown played for the Boston Celtics this season, Brown has compiled a 46.1% field goal percentage, a 31.6 three-point percentage, and a 75.8% free throw percentage.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Bam Adebayo, Center (Miami Heat) $9,600: Jayson Tatum, Forward (Boston Celtics) $11,400: Derrick White, Point Guard (Boston Celtics) $7,600.
