Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Bucks vs. Heat 11/26/24

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

Before we dive into the Miami Heat and the Milwaukee Bucks Game let’s review the rules for Draftkings single Game showdown contest.

Draftkings Single Game Showdown Contest Rules

You have $50,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team captain. The captain accumulates 1.5 times the standard fantasy points. Additionally, the captain is 1.5 times the standard cost of the flex position.

The remaining four players in your lineup will receive the standard fantasy points. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your captain position if you hope to win a large field DFS GPP (guaranteed prize pool) showdown contest.

If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game showdown contest, I recommend that you check out the Draftkings 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 Draftkings picks for this evening’s Milwaukee Bucks vs. Miami Heat matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Giannis Antetokounmpo, Forward, Milwaukee Bucks $13,000

How important has forward Giannis Antetokounmpo been to the Milwaukee Bucks success this season? Let’s take a look at Antetokounmpo’s Game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 15 games that Antetokounmpo has played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Antetokounmpo is averaging a massive 61.1 Draftkings points a game.

More recently, in the Milwaukee Bucks dominating 129-117 win over the Indiana Pacers four days ago, Giannis Antetokounmpo certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Antetokounmpo compiled a whopping 37 points, ten rebounds, 11 assists, two steals, and one block  in the Bucks victory over the Indiana Pacers.

Examining the data just presented more closely, Giannis Antetokounmpo compiled a massive 73.5 DraftKings points in the Milwaukee Bucks win over the Indiana Pacers.

As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings NBA showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest.

In my opinion, Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season Game. For that specific reason, I am backing Antetokounmpo at the captain position for this one Game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Tyler Hero, Guard, Miami Heat $8,800

Talented 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 16 games that Tyler Hero has played for the Miami Heat in the 2024 NBA regular season, Hero is averaging 23.8 points. 5.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 0.6 steals a game.

Two weeks ago, in the Detroit Pistons 123-121 victory over the Miami Heat, Tyler Hero played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. In the Pistons win over the Heat just noted, Hero amassed a whopping 70.8 Draftkings points.

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): Damian Lillard, Point Guard (Milwaukee Bucks) $9,800: Bam Adebayo, Center (Miami Heat) $9,400: Jimmy Butler, Forward (Miami Heat) $8,600.