Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Heat vs. Kings 1/6/25
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Heat vs. Kings matchup.
Miami Heat vs. Sacramento Kings
January 6, 2025 10:00 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Miami Heat and the Sacramento Kings. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Miami Heat vs. Sacramento Kings 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. Sacramento Kings matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Domantas Sabonis, Power Forward, Sacramento Kings $11,400
Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis has certainly played a pivotal role in the team’s offensive achievements this season. Having stated that how has Sabonis played from a statistical perspective in 2024? Let’s examine Sabonis’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 33 games that Domantas Sabonis has played for the Sacramento Kings in the 2024 NBA regular season, Sabonis has averaged a whopping 50.1 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Sacramento Kings thrilling 113-107 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on New Year’s Day, Domantas Sabonis played exceptionally well. More specifically, in the Kings win over the Philadelphia 76ers, Sabonis accumulated 17 points, 21 rebounds, seven assists and one block.
Looking closer at the data just presented more closely, in the Kings victory over the Philadelphia 76ers just mentioned, Sabonis tallied 51.8 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, Domantas Sabonis is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. With that said, I am backing Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Tyler Herro, Point Guard, Miami Heat $11,000
Point guard Tyler Herro has certainly been a key contributor to the Miami Heat’s offense this season. Let’s review Herro’s recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 33 games that point guard Tyler Herro has played for the Miami Heat in the 2024 NBA regular season, Herro is averaging an impressive 23.8 points. 5.5 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 0.8 steals a game.
In conclusion, I fully expect Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro to continue his outstanding play in this evening’s NBA regular season game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well (Draftkings price noted): DeMar DeRozan, Small Forward (Sacramento Kings) $8,800: Bam Adebayo, Center (Miami Heat) $10,200: Jaime Jaquez Jr., Forward (Miami Heat) $6,400.
