
FanDuel Best NBA DFS Picks: Celtics vs. Clippers 1/22/25
Breaking down the best FanDuel picks for this evening's Celtics vs. Clippers matchup.
Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Clippers
January 22, 2025 10:30 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents FanDuel basketball fans with a regular season matchup between the Los Angeles Clippers and Boston Celtics. Let’s take a look at this game from a FanDuel perspective.
Before we dive into the Los Angeles Clippers vs. Boston Celtics 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 tonight’s Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Clippers matchup.
FanDuel NBA DFS Picks
MVP-Jaylen Brown, Forward, Boston Celtics $13,500
Forward Jaylen Brown has undoubtedly been an essential part of the Boston Celtics starting lineup this season. Having stated that, how has the talented forward performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s take a look at Brown’s statistical data from the 2024 NBA regular season
In 36 games that forward Jaylen Brown has played for the Boston Celtics in the 2024 NBA regular season, Brown is averaging 23.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.4 blocks a game.
Four days ago, in the Atlanta Hawks 119-115 upset victory over the Boston Celtics, Jaylen Brown played at a high level. More specifically, Brown accumulated 24 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists, two steals and one block in the Atlanta Hawks win over the Boston Celtics.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Atlanta Hawks win over the Boston Celtics just mentioned, Celtics forward Jaylen Brown tallied a massive 51.2 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. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this one game DFS contest.
In my view, Jaylen Brown is the most likely player to post the most FanDuel points in this NBA regular season game. With that said, I am rolling with Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown at the MVP position for this one game FanDuel NBA Showdown contest.
Star-Jayson Tatum, Forward, Boston Celtics $15,500
In 40 games that Jayson Tatum has played for the Boston Celtics in the 2024 NBA regular season, Tatum is averaging 27.5 points, 9.3 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 40 games that Jayson Tatum has played for the Boston Celtics this season, Tatum is averaging 49.4 FanDuel points a game.
More recently, in the Boston Celtics 120-119 win over the New Orleans Pelicans earlier this month, Jayson Tatum played exceptionally well. Tatum tallied 38 points, 11 rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in the Celtics victory over the New Orleans Pelicans.
Additional flex plays I like to play well (FanDuel price noted): James Harden, Point Guard (Los Angeles Clippers) $14,000: Mo Bamba, Center (Los Angeles Clippers) $7,000.