FanDuel Best NBA DFS Picks: Cavaliers vs. Warriors 12/30/24

This Monday night, the NBA presents FanDuel basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Let’s take a look at this game from a FanDuel perspective.

Before we dive into the Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers 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 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Golden State Warriors matchup.

FanDuel NBA DFS Picks

MVP-Stephen Curry, Point Guard, Golden State Warriors $15,000

Golden State guard Stephen Curry has emerged as the leader in the backcourt that the Golden State Warriors have needed to win games this season. With that said, how has Curry performed from a statistical perspective in 2024? Let’s take a look at Curry’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 25 games that point guard Stephen Curry has played for the Golden State Warriors in the 2024 NBA regular season, Curry is averaging 22.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.5 steals a game.

More recently, in the Golden State Warriors 113-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves nine days ago, Stephen Curry certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Curry accumulated 31 points, three rebounds, ten assists and one steal in the Golden State Warriors victory over the Timberwolves.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Golden State Warriors win over the Minnesota Timberwolves just noted, Stephen Curry compiled a robust 51.6 FanDuel points.

In summary, I think Stephen Curry is the most likely player to post the most FanDuel points in this evening’s NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry at the MVP position for this one game FanDuel NBA DFS contest.

Star-Donovan Mitchell, Guard, Cleveland Cavaliers $15,500

In the 30 games that Donovan Mitchell played for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Mitchell has averaged a whopping 39.7 FanDuel points a game.

Earlier this month, in the Cleveland Cavaliers dominating 115-105 victory over the Washington Wizards, 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.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (FanDuel price noted): Evan Mobley, Power Forward (Cleveland Cavaliers) $14,500: Jonathan Kuminga, Forward (Golden State Warriors) $11,500.