Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Wizards vs. Heat 3/3/25
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Washington Wizards vs. Miami Heat matchup.
Washington Wizards vs. Miami Heat
March 3, 2025 7:30 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Washington Wizards and the Miami Heat. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Washington Wizards 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 Washington Wizards vs. Miami Heat matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Tyler Herro, Point Guard, Miami Heat $10,800
Miami Heat point guard Tyler Herro has been a standout performer for the Miami Heat this season. Let’s review the veteran point guard’s relevant player data from the 2024 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 57 games that point guard Tyler Herro has played for the Miami Heat in the 2024 NBA regular season, Herro has averaged a massive 42.1 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Miami Heat’s 125-120 win over the Indiana Pacers four days ago, Miami point guard Tyler Herro played rather well. More specifically, Tyler Herro compiled 29 points, three rebounds, seven assists and one block in the Miami Heat’s victory over the Pacers.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Miami Heat’s win over the Indiana Pacers just mentioned, Tyler Herro compiled 46.3 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, 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 backing Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA DFS Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Bam Adebayo, Center, Miami Heat $10,400
In addition to point guard Tyler Herro, center Bam Adebayo has certainly been a key contributor for the Miami Heat this season.
In the 57 games that center Bam Adebayo has played for the Miami Heat in the 2024 NBA regular season, Adebayo is averaging a rather impressive 17.2 points, 9.9 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.7 blocks a game. It has to be said, those are the type of DFS numbers that I need to see from a player that I select at the flex position.
In conclusion, I fully expect Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo to continue his outstanding play in this evening’s NBA regular season game.
Additional flex plays I like in this matchup (Draftkings price noted): Bilal Coulibaly, Guard (Washington Wizards) $7,800: Alexandre Sarr, Center (Washington Wizards) $6,600: Kel’el Ware, Center (Miami Heat) $7,400.
