FanDuel Best NBA DFS Picks: Raptors vs. Heat 12/12/24
Breaking down the best FanDuel picks for tonight's Raptors vs. Heat matchup.
Toronto Raptors vs. Miami Heat
December 12, 2024 7:30 pm EDT
On Thursday night, the NBA presents FanDuel basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat. Let’s take a look at this game from a FanDuel perspective.
Before we dive into the Toronto Raptors vs. Miami Heat 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 Toronto Raptors vs. Miami Heat matchup.
FanDuel NBA DFS Picks
MVP-Bam Adebayo, Center, Miami Heat $15,000
Talented center Bam Adebayo been the driving force behind the Miami Heat’s success on the offensive side of the basketball in 2024. Having stated that, how has Adebayo performed from a statistical perspective this season? Let’s review Adebayo’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the last 15 games that center Bam Adebayo played for the Miami Heat in the 2024 NBA regular season, Adebayo averaged a robust 16.1 points, 10.1 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.5 steals, and 0.8 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the last 15 games that center Bam Adebayo has played for the Miami Heat in the 2024 NBA regular season, Adebayo is averaging an impressive 40.9 FanDuel points a game.
More recently, in the Miami Heat’s dominating 121-111 win over the Phoenix Suns five days ago, Bam Adebayo certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Adebayo compiled a whopping 25 points, 12 rebounds, eight assists, one steal and one block in the Miami Heat’s victory over the Phoenix Suns.
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.
In summary, I think Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo is the most likely player to post the most FanDuel points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Bam Adebayo at the MVP position for this one game FanDuel NBA DFS Showdown contest.
Star-Tyler Hero, Guard, Miami Heat $14,500
In addition to center Bam Adebayo, guard Tyler Hero has certainly been a key contributor to the Miami Heat’s offense this season. Let’s review Hero’s recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the last 15 games that Tyler Hero has played for the Miami Heat in the 2024 NBA regular season, Hero is averaging 24.2 points. 5.4 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 0.8 steals a game.
In conclusion, I fully expect Tyler Hero to continue his outstanding play in this evening’s NBA regular season game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): RJ Barrett, Forward (Toronto Raptors) $16,000: Gradey Dick, Guard (Toronto Raptors) $11,000.
