FanDuel Best NBA DFS Picks: Hawks vs. Rockets 3/25/25
Breaking down the best FanDuel picks for this evening's Hawks vs. Rockets matchup.
Atlanta Hawks vs. Houston Rockets
March 25, 2025 8:00 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents FanDuel basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Atlanta Hawks and the Houston Rockets. Let’s take a look at this game from a FanDuel perspective.
Before we dive into the Atlanta Hawks vs. Houston Rockets 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 Atlanta Hawks vs. Houston Rockets matchup.
FanDuel NBA DFS Picks
MVP-Trae Young, Point Guard, Atlanta Hawks $14,500
Atlanta point guard Trae Young has been the floor general that the Atlanta Hawks have needed to win games this season. With that said, let’s review the veteran point guard’s relevant player data from this season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 66 games that point guard Trae Young has played for the Atlanta Hawks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Young has averaged 24.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, 11.4 assists, and 1.2 steals a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 66 games that Trae Young has played for the Hawks this season, Young has compiled a 41% field goal percentage, a 33.2% three-point percentage and an 87.4% free throw percentage.
Earlier this month, in the Atlanta Hawks convincing 123-110 win over the Charlotte Hornets, Young amassed a rather impressive 35 points, seven rebounds, 12 assists and one steal. It should also be mentioned that in the Hawks win over the Hornets, Young tallied a robust 44.2 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.
Earlier this morning, the Atlanta Hawks announced that point guard Trae Young is officially questionable for this evening’s game. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this one game DFS slate.
Star-Dyson Daniels, Guard, Atlanta Hawks $12,500
Atlanta guard Dyson Daniels has been a standout performer for the Atlanta Hawks this season. Having stated that, how has Daniels played from a statistical perspective? Let’s examine Daniels game data from this season to answer that question.
In the 66 games that guard Dyson Daniels has played for the Atlanta Hawks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Daniels has averaged 13.9 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 3.1 steals and 0.7 blocks a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in tonight’s game (FanDuel price noted): Alperen Sengun, Center (Houston Rockets) $14,000: Jalen Green, Guard (Houston Rockets) $12,000.
