Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Heat vs. Hawks 2/24/25
Draftkings picks for tonight's Miami Heat vs. Atlanta Hawks matchup.
Miami Heat vs. Atlanta Hawks
February 24, 2025 7:30 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Miami Heat and the Atlanta Hawks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Miami Heat vs. Atlanta Hawks 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 tonight’s Miami Heat vs. Atlanta Hawks 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 52 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.
It is noteworthy that these two teams met earlier this season. How did Herro perform in the game? Who prevailed? In the Atlanta Hawks 120-101 win over the Miami Heat in December, Tyler Herro played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Heat point guard Tyler Herro amassed 28 points, ten assists, seven rebounds and one steal in the Hawks victory over Heat.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Atlanta Hawks win over the Miami Heat just mentioned, Tyler Herro tallied a rather impressive 54.3 Draftkings points. It has to be said, those are the type of DFS numbers I need to see from a player that I select at the captain position.
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. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA DFS Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Trae Young, Point Guard, Atlanta Hawks $10,400
Atlanta point guard Trae Young has been the floor general that the Atlanta Hawks have needed to win games this season. Having stated that, let’s review the veteran point guard’s relevant player data from this season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 53 games that point guard Trae Young has played for the Atlanta Hawks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Young has averaged 24.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, 11.4 assists, and 1.2 steals a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): Dyson Daniels, Shooting Guard (Atlanta Hawks) $7,800: Bam Adebayo, Center (Miami Heat) $9,200: Kel’el Ware, Center (Miami Heat) $7,400.
