FanDuel Best NBA DFS Picks: Bucks vs. Cavaliers 12/20/24

Later today, the NBA presents FanDuel basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Cleveland Cavaliers and Milwaukee Bucks. Let’s take a look at this game from a FanDuel perspective.

Before we dive into the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Milwaukee Bucks 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 Milwaukee Bucks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers matchup.

FanDuel NBA DFS Picks

MVP-Donovan Mitchell, Guard, Cleveland Cavaliers $13,000

How important has guard Donovan Mitchell been to the Cleveland Cavaliers success on the offensive side of the basketball this season? Let’s take a look at Mitchell’s recent game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 26 games that Donovan Mitchell played for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Brown has averaged a whopping 39.4 FanDuel points a game.

More recently, in the Cleveland Cavaliers dominating 115-105 victory over the Washington Wizards seven days ago, Donovan Mitchell certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. In the Cavaliers win over the Bulls just mentioned, Mitchell compiled 20 points, six rebounds, and one steal.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Cavaliers win over the Wizards, Mitchell tallied 38.2 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.

In summary, I think Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell is the most likely player to post the most FanDuel points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Donovan Mitchell at the MVP position for this one game FanDuel NBA DFS Showdown contest.

Star-Giannis Antetokounmpo, Forward, Milwaukee Bucks $17,500

Forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has been the driving force behind the Milwaukee Bucks success on the offensive side of the basketball this season. Let’s review Antetokounmpo’s recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 23 games that Antetokounmpo has played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Antetokounmpo is averaging a robust 32.7 points, 11.5 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.5 blocks, and 0.5 steals a game.

Last month, in the Milwaukee Bucks 129-117 win over the Indiana Pacers, Giannis Antetokounmpo played exceptionally well. Antetokounmpo compiled 37 points, ten rebounds, 11 assists, two steals, and one block in the Bucks victory over the Indiana Pacers.

In conclusion, I fully expect Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo to continue his outstanding play in tonight’s NBA regular season game.

Additional flex plays I like to play well this evening (FanDuel price noted): Jarrett Allen, Guard (Cleveland Cavaliers) $12,000: Bobby Ports, Forward (Milwaukee Bucks) $11,500.