Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Timberwolves vs. Heat 3/7/25
Draftkings picks for this evening's Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Miami Heat matchup.
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Miami Heat
March 7, 2025 8:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Miami Heat. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Miami Heat 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 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Miami Heat matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Anthony Edwards, Guard, Minnesota Timberwolves $10,000
How significant has talented guard Anthony Edwards been to the Minnesota Timberwolves team this season? Let’s analyze Edwards recent game data from 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 61 games that guard Anthony Edwards has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2024 NBA regular season, Edwards is averaging a rather impressive 45.8 Draftkings points a game.
Two days ago, in the Minnesota Timberwolves dominant 125-110 victory over the Charlotte Hornets, Minnesota guard Anthony Edwards compiled a massive 29 points, three rebounds, six assists, two steals and one block in the Timberwolves victory over the Charlotte Hornets.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Minnesota Timberwolves win over the Charlotte Hornets, Minnesota guard Anthony Edwards amassed 45.8 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.
In my view, Anthony Edwards is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tonight’s NBA regular season game. With that said, I am backing Minnesota Timberwolves at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Tyler Herro, Point Guard, Miami Heat $9,400
In the 58 games that point guard Tyler Herro has played for the Miami Heat in the 2024 NBA regular season, Herro has averaged 41.8 Draftkings points a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 58 games that point guard Tyler Herro has played for the Miami Heat this season, Herro has compiled a 45.9% field goal percentage, a 37.1% three-point percentage and an 86.5% free throw percentage.
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Miami Heat point guard Tyler Herro can post a high number of DFS points on any given night.
Earlier this morning, the Miami Heat officially listed Tyler Herro as questionable for this evening’s NBA regular season game, Keep that in mind as you construct as you construct your lineups for this one game DFS slate.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Bam Adebayo, Center (Miami Heat) $9,800: Naz Reid, Forward (Minnesota Timberwolves) $8,200.
