On Monday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with an NBA regular season matchup featuring the New York Knicks and the Miami Heat. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat 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 Knicks vs. Heat matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Karl-Anthony Towns, Center, New York Knicks $10,400
Talented center Karl-Anthony Towns has been the leader in the paint that the New York Knicks have needed to win games this season. With that said, how has Towns performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review the veteran center’s relevant game data from the 2025 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 12 games that center Karl-Anthony Towns has played for the New York Knicks in the 2025 NBA season, Towns is averaging 21.8 points, 12.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.9 blocks a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 12 games that Karl-Anthony Towns has played for the New York Knicks this season, Towns has compiled a 43.9% field goal percentage, a 34.8% three-point percentage and an 89.9% free throw percentage.
These two teams met earlier this season. Who prevailed? How did Karl-Anthony Towns perform in the game? In the New York Knicks 140-132 victory over the Miami Heat three days ago, Karl-Anthony Towns tallied 39 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and one steal in 38 minutes of play.
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.
In my view, Karl-Anthony Towns is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns at the captain position for this one game NBA DFS Showdown slate.
Flex Plays
Miles McBride, Guard, New York Knicks $3,600
In addition to center Karl-Anthony Towns, guard Miles McBride has been a key contributor for the New York Knicks in 2025.
In the ten games that Miles McBride has played for the New York Knicks in the 2025 NBA regular season, McBride has averaged 8.5 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.2 blocks a contest.
It is noteworthy that the New York Knicks will be without talented point guard Jalen Brunson tonight due to an ankle injury. The absence of Brunson should open up more offensive opportunities for Miles McBride in this evening’s game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Andrew Wiggins, Forward (Miami Heat) $8,000: Jaime Jaquez, Forward (Miami Heat) $7,600: Mikal Bridges, Forward (New York Knicks) $8,200.