Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Heat vs. Raptors 2/21/25
Draftkings picks for tomorrow night's Miami Heat vs. Toronto Raptors matchup.
Miami Heat vs. Toronto Raptors
February 21, 2025 7:30 pm EDT
This Friday, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Miami Heat and the Toronto Raptors. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Miami Heat vs. Toronto Raptors 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 tomorrow evening’s Miami Heat vs. Toronto Raptors matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Tyler Herro, Point Guard, Miami Heat $9,600
Miami Heat point guard Tyler Herro has been a standout performer for the Miami Heat this season. That being said, how has Herro performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s examine Herro’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 51 games that point guard Tyler Herro has played for the Miami Heat in the 2024 NBA regular season, Herro has averaged a massive 41.2 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Miami Heat’s impressive 108-101 win over the Philadelphia 76ers earlier this month, Tyler Herro compiled a whopping 52.3 Draftkings points. It has to be said, those are the type of DFS numbers I need to see from a player that I select
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 for this one game DFS slate.
In my opinion, point guard 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
Bam Adebayo, Center, Mami Heat $9,200
In addition to point guard Tyler Herro, center Bam Adebayo has been a key contributor for the Miami Heat this season.
In the 51 games that Bam Adebayo has played for the Miami Heat in the 2024 NBA regular season, Adebayo has averaged 40.3 Draftkings points a game.
Last week, in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 115-101 victory over the Miami Heat, Bam Adebayo played exceptionally well. More specifically, in the Thunder’s win over the Miami Heat, Adebayo accumulated a massive 27 points, 15 rebounds, four assists, one steal and one block.
In conclusion, I fully expect Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo to continue his quality play in Toronto tomorrow night.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Scottie Barnes, Guard (Toronto Raptors) $10,200: RJ Barrett, Guard (Toronto Raptors) $8,200: Jaime Jaquez Jr., Small Forward (Miami Heat) $6,400.
