FanDuel Best NBA DFS Picks: Pacers vs. Hawks 3/6/25
Breaking down the best FanDuel picks for tonight's Pacers vs. Hawks matchup.
Indiana Pacers vs. Atlanta Hawks
March 6, 2025 7:30 pm EDT
The NBA presents FanDuel basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Indiana Pacers and Atlanta Hawks. Let’s take a look at this game from a FanDuel perspective.
Before we dive into the Indiana Pacers 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 this evening’s Indiana Pacers vs. Atlanta Hawks matchup.
FanDuel NBA DFS Picks
MVP-Pascal Siakam, Forward, Indiana Pacers $14,000
How important has forward Pascal Siakam been to the Indiana Pacers this season? Let’s examine Siakam’s relevant player data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 60 games that power forward Pascal Siakam has played for the Indiana Pacers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Siakam has averaged 20.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 60 games that Pascal Siakam has played for the Indiana Pacers this season, Siakam has compiled a 52.1% field goal percentage, a 40.2% three-point percentage and a 74.3% free throw percentage.
One week ago, Pascal Siakam delivered a standout performance in a matchup with the Miami Heat. More specifically, in the Miami Heat’s 125-120 victory over the Indiana Pacers, Siakam tallied a rather impressive 36 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals. It should also be noted that Siakam hit a career-high eight three-pointers in the game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Miami Heat’s victory over the Indiana Pacers, Pascal Siakam amassed a massive 51.2 FanDuel points.
In my opinion, Pascal Siakam 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 Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam at the captain for this single game FanDuel NBA Showdown contest.
Star-Trae Young, Point Guard, Atlanta Hawks $15,500
Atlanta point guard Trae Young has been the floor general that the Atlanta Hawks have needed to win games this season. Having stated that, let’s review the veteran point guard’s relevant player data from this season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 58 games that point guard Trae Young has played for the Atlanta Hawks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Young has averaged 23.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, 11.5 assists, and 1.2 steals a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (FanDuel price noted): Dyson Daniels, Guard (Atlanta Hawks) $13,500: Myles Turner, Center (Indiana Pacers) $12,000.
