FanDuel Best NBA DFS Picks: Mavericks vs. Lakers 2/25/25
Breaking down the best FanDuel picks for this evening's Mavericks vs. Lakers matchup.
Dallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Lakers
February 25, 2025 10:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents FanDuel basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers. Let’s take a look at this game from a FanDuel perspective.
Before we dive into the Dallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Lakers 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 Dallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Lakers matchup.
FanDuel NBA DFS Picks
MVP-LeBron James, Forward, Los Angeles Lakers $15,500
Los Angeles forward LeBron James has been the leader in the paint that the Los Angeles Lakers have needed to win games this season. Having stated that, how has James performed a statistical perspective in 2024? Let’s examine LeBron James game statistics from the 2024 NBA regular season answer this question.
In the 51 games that LeBron James has played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024 NBA regular season, James is averaging 24.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, 8.8 assists, 0.6 blocks and 0.8 steals a game.
Upon closer examination of the data just presented, in the 51 games that forward LeBron James has played this season, Davis is averaging a massive 47.81 FanDuel points a contest.
It is noteworthy that these two teams met earlier this season. How did LeBron James perform in the game? In the Dallas Mavericks 118-97 win over the Los Angeles Lakers last month, Lakers forward LeBron James compiled 18 points, ten rebounds, eight assists and one steal in the Mavericks victory over the Lakers.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Dallas Mavericks win over the Lakers just mentioned, forward LeBron James accumulated an impressive 43 FanDuel points.
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain 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 FanDuel DFS contest.
In my opinion, LeBron James is the player most likely to score the highest number of FanDuel points in tonight’s NBA regular season game. With that said, I am backing Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James at the captain for this single game FanDuel NBA Showdown contest.
Star-Luka Doncic, Guard, Los Angeles Lakers $16,500
Unless you have been living under a rock the last few months you are aware that talented guard Luka Doncic was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. Well, tonight Luka gets a shot at the team that got rid of him. With that said, how has Luka Doncic played recently?
In the Los Angeles Lakers dominant 123-100 win over the Denver Nuggets three days ago, Lakers guard Luka Doncic played exceptionally well. More specifically, Luka Doncic tallied a massive 32 points, ten rebounds, seven assists, one block and four steals in the Los Angeles Lakers victory over the Nuggets.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (FanDuel price noted): Austin Reaves, Guard (Los Angeles Lakers) $13,500: Kyrie Irving, Guard (Dallas Mavericks) $14,500.
