Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Pistons vs. Heat 3/19/25
Draftkings picks for tonight's Detroit Pistons vs. Miami Heat matchup.
Detroit Pistons vs. Miami Heat
March 19, 2025 7:30 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Detroit Pistons and the Miami Heat. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Detroit Pistons 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 tomorrow evening’s Detroit Pistons vs. Miami Heat matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Tyler Herro, Point Guard, Miami Heat $10,400
Miami Heat point guard Tyler Herro has been a standout performer for the Miami Heat this season. With that said, how has the veteran guard performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s examine Herro’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 65 games that point guard Tyler Herro has played for the Miami Heat in the 2024 NBA regular season, Herro has averaged a massive 41.5 Draftkings points a game.
These two teams have met multiple times this season. In the two teams most recent matchup in December, the Detroit Pistons defeated the Miami Heat 125-124. In the game just noted, Heat point guard Tyler Herro certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Tyler Herro compiled 23 points, four rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block in the Detroit Pistons victory over the Heat.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Detroit Pistons win over the Miami Heat just mentioned, Tyler Herro tallied a rather impressive 51.1 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.
In my view, Tyler Herro is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA DFS Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Cade Cunningham, Point Guard, Detroit Pistons $12,000
Detroit point guard Cade Cunningham is an exceptional young talent that is quickly establishing himself as one of the best guards in the National Basketball Association. Let’s dive into Cunningham’s relevant player data from this season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 64 games that Cade Cunningham has played for the Detroit Pistons in the 2024 NBA regular season, Cunningham has averaged 25.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, 9.3 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.8 blocks a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Bam Adebayo, Center (Miami Heat) $10,600: Tobias Harris, Power Forward (Detroit Pistons) $7,600.
