FanDuel Best NBA DFS Picks: Clippers vs. Bucks 2/20/25
Breaking down the best FanDuel picks for this evening's Clippers vs. Bucks matchup.
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Milwaukee Bucks
February 20, 2025 8:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents FanDuel basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Los Angeles Clippers and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Los Angels Clippers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves 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 Los Angeles Clippers vs. Milwaukee Bucks matchup.
FanDuel NBA DFS Picks
MVP-James Harden, Point Guard, Los Angeles Clippers $14,500
Veteran point guard James Harden has established himself as one of the best guards in the National Basketball Association today. Having stated that, how has Harden performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s take a look at Harden’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 50 games that James Harden has played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Harden is averaging an impressive 45.4 FanDuel points a game.
More recently, in the Los Angeles Clippers 130-110 win over the Utah Jazz two weeks ago, Los Angeles point guard James Harden played exceptionally well. More specifically, James Harden amassed 23 points, two rebounds, 17 assists and two steals in the Los Angeles Clippers convincing victory over the Utah Jazz.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Los Angeles Clippers win over the Jazz just mentioned, James Harden tallied 51.9 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, Anthony Edwards is the most likely player to post the most FanDuel points in this NBA regular season game. With that said, I am rolling with Minnesota Timberwolves at the MVP position for this one game FanDuel NBA Showdown contest.
Star-Brook Lopez, Center, Milwaukee Bucks $9,500
Veteran center Brook Lopez has undoubtedly been a key contributor to the Milwaukee Bucks overall team achievements this season.
In the 52 games that Brook Lopez has played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Portis is averaging a respectable 12.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 2.2 blocks and 1.8 steals a game.
One week ago, in the Milwaukee Bucks 103-101 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves, Milwaukee center Brook Lopez compiled 11 points, seven rebounds, two assists and one block.
Additional flex plays I like to play well (FanDuel price noted): Damian Lilllard, Point Guard (Milwaukee Bucks) $14,000: Ivica Zubac, Center (Los Angeles Clippers) $13,000.
