FanDuel Best NBA DFS Picks: Cavaliers vs. Nets 12/16/24
Breaking down the best FanDuel picks for tonight's Cavaliers vs. Nets matchup.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Brooklyn Nets
December 16, 2024 7:30 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents FanDuel basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Cleveland Cavaliers and Brooklyn Nets. Let’s take a look at this game from a FanDuel perspective.
Before we dive into the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Brooklyn Nets game let’s review the rules for the FanDuel single game showdown contest.
FanDuel Single Game Contest Rules
Here are the single game contest rules. You have $60,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team MVP. The MVP accumulates 2x times the standard FanDuel fantasy points value.
The remaining four players in your lineup will be the star, pro, and flex plays. The star player will receive 1.5x the standard fantasy points value. The pro player will accumulate 1.2x the standard fantasy points value.
The final two flex positions will receive the standard points value. Having stated that, it is important for you to identify the correct player for your MVP position if you hope to win a FanDuel single game contest.
If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game contest, I highly recommend that you check out the FanDuel 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 FanDuel picks for this evening’s Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Brooklyn Nets matchup.
FanDuel NBA DFS Picks
MVP-Donovan Mitchell, Guard, Cleveland Cavaliers $16,500
How important has guard Donovan Mitchell been to the Cleveland Cavaliers success on the offensive side of the basketball this season? Let’s take a look at Mitchell’s recent game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the last 15 games that Donovan Mitchell played for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Brown has averaged a whopping 39.3 FanDuel points a game.
More recently, in the Cleveland Cavaliers dominating 115-105 victory over the Washington Wizards three days ago, Donovan Mitchell certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. In the Cavaliers win over the Bulls just mentioned, Mitchell compiled 28 points, eight assists, seven rebounds, one assist, and one block.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Cavaliers win over the Wizards, Mitchell tallied 38.2 FanDuel points.
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the MVP position for a FanDuel NBA showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest.
In summary, I think Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell is the most likely player to post the most FanDuel points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Bam Adebayo at the MVP position for this one game FanDuel NBA DFS Showdown contest.
Star-Darius Garland, Guard, Cleveland Cavaliers $12,000
In addition to Donovan Mitchell, guard Darius Garland has certainly been a key contributor to the Cleveland Cavaliers offense this season. Let’s review Garland’s recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the last 15 games that Darius Garland has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Garland is averaging 20.6 points. 2.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, and 1.1 steals a game.
In conclusion, I fully expect Darius Garland to continue his outstanding play in this evening’s NBA regular season game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well this evening (FanDuel price noted): Cameron Johnson, Forward (Brooklyn Nets) $12,500: Jarrett Allen, Guard (Cleveland Cavaliers) $14,000: Nic Claxton, Center (Brooklyn Nets) $11,500.
