FanDuel Best NBA DFS Picks: Heat vs. Nuggets 11/8/24

The NBA presents a regular season matchup between the Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets. Let’s take a look at this game from a FanDuel perspective.

Before we dive into the Miami Heat vs. Denver Nuggets 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 Miami Heat vs. Denver Nuggets matchup.

FanDuel NBA DFS Picks

MVP-Nikola Jokic, Center, Denver Nuggets $17,500

Denver center Nikola Jokic was the leader in the paint that the Denver Nuggets needed to advance to the 2023 NBA playoffs. Let’s take a look at Jokic’s game data from the 2023 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 79 games that Nikola Jokic played for the Denver Nuggets in the 2023 NBA regular season, Jokic averaged a rather impressive 26.4 points, 12.4 rebounds, 9.1 assists, 1.4 steals, and 0.9 blocks a game.

Now that we have determined how Nikola Jokic played in 2023, let’s shift our focus to this season. In the eight games that Nikola Jokic has played for the Denver Nuggets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Jokic is averaging a massive 65.7 FanDuel points a game.

More recently, in the Denver Nuggets dominating 129-103 win over the Utah Jazz six days ago, Nikola Jokic played exceptionally well. Jokic accumulated 27 points, 16 rebounds, nine assists, and one steal in the Nuggets defeat of the Utah Jazz.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Nuggets victory over the Jazz just mentioned, Nikola Jokic accumulated a whopping 57.7 FanDuel points.

Earlier today, the Denver Nuggets officially announced that talented forward Aaron Gordon has been ruled out of today’s game. In my opinion, the absence of Gordon in the paint will allow Nikola Jokic to flourish from an offensive perspective.

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.

For the specific reasons just noted, I am backing Nikola Jokic at the MVP position for this one game FanDuel NBA DFS contest.

Star-Jimmy Butler, Forward, Miami Heat $14,500

In the seven games that forward Jimmy Butler has played for the Miami Heat in the 2024 NBA regular season, Butler averaged 18.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 1.7 steals a game.

In conclusion, I fully expect Jimmy Butler to continue his outstanding play versus the Denver Nuggets later today.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (FanDuel price noted): Bam Adebayo, Center (Miami Heat) $15,000: Michael Porter, Forward (Denver Nuggets) $12,000.