Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Knicks vs. Heat 10/30/24

The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the New York Knicks and the Miami Heat. Let’s take a look at this Game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat 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 New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Jalen Brunson, Point Guard, New York Knicks $10,000

New York point guard Jalen Brunson was the leader in the backcourt that the New York Knicks needed to advance to the NBA playoffs last season. Let’s take a look at Brunson’s game data from the 2023 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 77 Games that Jalen Brunson played for the New York Knicks in the 2023 NBA regular season, Brunson averaged a massive 28.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, 6.7 assists, and 0.9 steals a Game.

Now that we have determined how Brunson played in 2023, let’s shift our focus to this season. In the four games that Jalen Brunson has played for the New York Knicks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Jalen Brunson is averaging a robust 33.4 Draftkings points a game.

More recently, in the New York Knicks 123-98 win over the Indiana Pacers five days ago, Jalen Brunson certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Brunson tallied 26 points, five rebounds, five assists, and one steal in the Knicks victory over the Pacers. It has to be said, those are the type of DFS numbers I need to see from a player that I select at the captain position for a Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

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 summary, I think New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Jalen Brunson at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Karl Anthony Towns, Center, Minnesota Timberwolves $9,600

How important has center Karl Anthony Towns been to the Minnesota Timberwolves success on the offensive side of the basketball this season? Let’s review Towns recent game data to answer that question.

In the three games that center Karl Anthony Towns played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2024 NBA regular season, Anthony Towns averaged an impressive 15.3 points, 10.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.7 steals, and 0.7 blocks a game.

Additional flex plays I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): Jimmy Butler, Small Forward (Miami Heat) $9,000: Josh Hart, Small Forward (New York Knicks) $7,200.