Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Heat vs. Bucks 1/23/25
Draftkings picks for this evening's Miami Heat vs. Milwaukee Bucks matchup.
Miami Heat vs. Milwaukee Bucks
January 23, 2025 7:30 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Miami Heat and the Milwaukee Bucks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Miami Heat vs. Milwaukee Bucks 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. Milwaukee Bucks matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Giannis Antetokounmpo, Forward, Milwaukee Bucks $12,800
Talented forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has been a solid performer for the Milwaukee Bucks this season. Having stated that, how has Antetokounmpo played from a statistical perspective? Let’s take a look at Antetokounmpo’s relevant game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 35 games that Antetokounmpo has played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Antetokounmpo is averaging a massive 60.3 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Milwaukee Bucks 123-109 win over the Philadelphia 76ers four days ago, forward Giannis Antetokounmpo played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Antetokounmpo amassed 34 points, 15 rebounds, six assists, one block and one steal in the Bucks victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Examining the data just presented more closely, Giannis Antetokounmpo accumulated 63.3 DraftKings points in the Milwaukee Bucks win over the Philadelphia 76ers.
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, Giannis Antetokounmpo is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. With that said, I am rolling with Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA DFS Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Tyler Herro, Point Guard, Miami Heat $9,400
Miami Heat point guard Tyler Herro has certainly played a pivotal role in the team’s offensive achievements this season. Let’s examine Herro’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 36 games that Tyler Herro has played for the Miami Heat in the 2024 NBA regular season, Herro has averaged a whopping 41.3 Draftkings points a game.
Earlier this month, in the Miami Heat’s 87-82 victory over the Utah Jazz, Tyler Herro played exceptionally well. In the Heat’s win over the Jazz, Herro accumulated 23 points, seven rebounds, five assists, one steal and one block.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Bam Adebayo, Center (Miami Heat) $8,800: Damian Lillard, Point Guard (Milwaukee Bucks) $9,600: Jaime Jaquez Jr., Forward (Miami Heat) $5,000.
