Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Heat vs. Cavaliers 3/5/25
Draftkings picks for tonight's Miami Heat vs. Cleveland Cavaliers matchup.
Miami Heat vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
March 5, 2025 7:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Miami Heat. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Miami Heat 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 this evening’s Miami Heat vs. Cleveland Cavaliers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Tyler Herro, Point Guard, Miami Heat $9,600
How important has point guard Tyler Herro been to the Miami Heat’s success this season. Let’s review the veteran point guard’s relevant player data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 58 games that point guard Tyler Herro has played for the Miami Heat in the 2024 NBA regular season, Herro has averaged 41.8 Draftkings points a game.
These two teams met earlier this season. How did Herro perform in the contest? In the Cleveland Cavaliers 126-120 victory over the Miami Heat in January, Heat point guard Tyler Herro played rather well. More specifically, Tyler Herro compiled 22 points, four rebounds, seven assists and one steal in the Cavaliers win over the Miami Heat.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Cleveland Cavaliers win over the Heat just mentioned, Tyler Herro compiled a massive 42.3 Draftkings points.
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.
It is noteworthy that the Miami Heat have officially listed Tyler Herro as questionable for this evening’s game. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this one game DFS slate.
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 guard Tyler Herro at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA DFS Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Bam Adebayo, Center, Miami Heat $10,000
In addition to point guard Tyler Herro, center Bam Adebayo has certainly been a key contributor for the Miami Heat this season.
In the 58 games that center Bam Adebayo has played for the Miami Heat in the 2024 NBA regular season, Adebayo is averaging a rather impressive 17.2 points, 9.9 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.7 blocks a game.
In conclusion, I fully expect Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo to continue his outstanding play in this evening’s NBA regular season game.
Additional flex plays I like in this matchup (Draftkings price noted): Evan Mobley, Forward (Cleveland Cavaliers) $9,200: Donovan Mitchell, Guard (Cleveland Cavaliers) $9,800: Ty Jerome, Point Guard (Cleveland Cavaliers) $6,600.
