FanDuel Best NBA DFS Picks: Suns vs. Heat 12/7/24
Breaking down the best FanDuel picks for tonight's Suns vs. Heat matchup.
Phoenix Suns vs. Miami Heat
December 7, 2024 8:00 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents FanDuel basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Phoenix Suns and Miami Heat. Let’s take a look at this game from a FanDuel perspective.
Before we dive into the Phoenix Suns 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 Phoenix Suns vs. Miami Heat matchup.
FanDuel NBA DFS Picks
MVP-Devin Booker, Guard, Phoenix Suns $16,000
Guard Devin Booker has been the leader in the backcourt that the Phoenix Suns have needed to win games this season. Having stated that, how has Booker played from a statistical perspective? Let’s take a look at Booker’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the last 15 games that Devin Booker has played for the Phoenix Suns in the 2024 NBA regular season, Booker has averaged 24.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the last 15 games that Devin Booker has played for the Phoenix Suns this season, Booker has averaged 41.3 FanDuel points a game.
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 DFS lineups for this Saturday night’s NBA regular season game.
It should be noted that Suns forward Kevin Durant has been officially ruled out of tonight’s game due to injury. In my opinion, the absence of Durant in the Suns lineup should open up more offensive opportunities for Devin Booker.
In my view, Devin Booker is the player most likely to score the highest FanDuel points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker at the MVP position for this one game FanDuel NBA DFS Showdown contest.
Star-Tyler Hero, Point Guard, Miami Heat $14,000
Talented point 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 24.1 points. 5.2 rebounds, 4.9 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): Bam Adebayo, Center (Miami Heat) $15,000: Pelle Larsson, Forward (Miami Heat) $6,500.
