FanDuel Best NBA DFS Picks: Clippers vs. Hawks 3/14/25

The NBA presents FanDuel basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Los Angeles Clippers and the Atlanta Hawks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Los Angels Clippers vs. Atlanta Hawks 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. Atlanta Hawks matchup.

FanDuel NBA DFS Picks

MVP-James Harden, Point Guard, Los Angeles Clippers $15,500

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 63 games that James Harden has played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Harden is averaging an impressive 44.2 FanDuel points a game.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 63 games that James Harden has played this season, Harden has compiled a 39.2% field goal percentage, a 34.1% three-point percentage and an 87.1% free throw percentage.

More recently, in the Los Angeles Clippers thrilling 111-110 win over the Sacramento Kings five days ago, Los Angeles point guard James Harden played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. James Harden tallied 29 points, nine rebounds, 11 assists and one steal in the Los Angeles Clippers victory over the Kings.

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, James Harden is the most likely player to post the most FanDuel points in this NBA regular season game. With that said, I am rolling with Los Angeles Clippers point guard James Harden at the MVP position for this one game FanDuel NBA Showdown contest.

Star-Ivica Zubac, Center, Los Angeles Clippers $13,500

In addition to point guard James Harden, center Ivica Zubac been a key contributor to the Los Angeles Clippers success on the offensive side of the basketball this season.

In the last 64 games that center Ivica Zubac played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Zubac is averaging 16.2 points, 12.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.2 blocks, and 0.8 steals a game.

Additional flex plays I like to play well (FanDuel price noted): Trae Young, Point Guard (Atlanta Hawks) $15,500: Dyson Daniels, Guard (Atlanta Hawks) $13,000.