Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Heat vs. Trail Blazers 1/11/25

Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Miami Heat and the Portland Trail Blazers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Miami Heat vs. Portland Trail Blazers 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. Portland Trail Blazers matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Tyler Herro, Point Guard, Miami Heat $11,600

Miami Heat point guard Tyler Herro has certainly played a pivotal role in the team’s offensive achievements this season. Having stated that how has Herro played from a statistical perspective in 2024? Let’s examine Herro’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 36 games that Tyler Herro has played for the Miami Heat in the 2024 NBA regular season, Herro has averaged a whopping 40.8 Draftkings points a game.

More recently, in the Miami Heat’s 87-82 victory over the Utah Jazz two days ago, Tyler Herro played exceptionally well. More specifically, in the Heat’s win over the Jazz, Herro accumulated 23 points, seven rebounds, five assists, one steal and one block.

Looking closer at the data just presented more closely, in the Miami Heat’s victory over the Utah Jazz just mentioned, Herro tallied 44.8 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. 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. With that said, I am backing Miami Heat point guard Tyler Herro at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Deandre Ayton, Center, Portland Trail Blazers $8,800

Center Deandre Ayton been an essential part of the Portland Trail Blazers lineup this season. Let’s review Ayton’s recent statistical game data to better illustrate my previous statement.

In the 28 games that center Deandre Ayton played for the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Ayton is averaging an impressive 13.9 points, 10.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.1 blocks, and 0.9 steals a game.

In conclusion, I fully expect Trail Blazers forward Deandre Ayton to continue his outstanding play in tonight’s NBA regular season game.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Anfernee Simons, Point Guard (Portland Trail Blazers) $8,800: Bam Adebayo, Center (Miami Heat) $11,200: Jaime Jaquez Jr., Forward (Miami Heat) $8,600.