Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Heat vs. Bulls 4/16/25
Draftkings picks for tonight's Miami Heat vs. Chicago Bulls matchup.
Miami Heat vs. Chicago Bulls
April 16, 2025 7:30 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a matchup featuring the Miami Heat and the Chicago Bulls. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Miami Heat vs. Chicago Bulls 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 Miami Heat vs. Chicago Bulls matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Tyler Herro, Point Guard, Miami Heat $10,000
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 77 games that point guard Tyler Herro has played for the Miami Heat in the 2024 NBA regular season, Herro has averaged 41.4 Draftkings points a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 77 games that Tyler Herro played for the Heat this season, Hero compiled a 47.2% field goal percentage, a 37.5% three-point percentage and an 87.8% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Miami Heat’s 124-103 win over the Boston Celtics earlier this month, Miami point guard Tyler Herro certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Tyler Herro amassed 25 points, six rebounds, nine assists and two steals in the Miami Heat’s win over the Celtics.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Heat’s win over the Boston Celtics, point guard Tyler Herro accumulated a rather impressive 51.1 Draftkings points.
In my view, Tyler Herro is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA 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 $10,800
In addition to Tyler Herro, center Bam Adebayo has certainly been an essential part of the Miami Heat starting lineup this season. Let’s review Adebayo’s game data from this season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In 78 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.
In conclusion, I fully expect Miami Heat forward Bam Adebayo to continue his outstanding play in tonight’s matchup with the Chicago Bulls.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Josh Giddey, Point Guard (Chicago Bulls) $10,400: Nikola Vucevic, Center (Chicago Bulls) $9,600.
