Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: 76ers vs. Celtics 12/25/24

Tomorrow afternoon, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Philadelphia 76ers vs. Boston Celtics game let’s review the rules for the 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 tomorrow afternoon’s Philadelphia 76ers vs. Boston Celtics matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Jayson Tatum, Forward, Boston Celtics $10,800

Forward Jayson Tatum been instrumental to the Boston Celtics offensive success this season Considering this, what do the statistics indicate regarding Tatum’s performance in 2024? To explore this, we will analyze Tatum’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season.

In the last 26 games that Jayson Tatum has played for the Boston Celtics in the 2024 NBA regular season, Tatum is averaging a robust 28.8 points, 9.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.

Looking the data just presented more closely, in the 36 games that Jayson Tatum has played for the Boston Celtics this season, Tatum is averaging a robust 53.7 Draftkings points a game. 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 Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum 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 Jayson Tatum at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA single game contest.

Flex Plays

Tyrese Maxey, Point Guard, Philadelphia 76ers $9,400

In the last 21 games that point guard Tyrese Maxey has played for the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Maxey has averaged 25.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 2.1 steals a game.

More recently, in the Philadelphia 76ers 108-100 win over the Chicago Bulls last month, Tyrese Maxey played exceptionally well. More specifically, Maxey compiled 25 points, 11 rebounds, 14 assists, and one steal in the 76ers victory over the Chicago Bulls.

In conclusion, I fully expect Tyrese Maxey to continue his quality play in tomorrow afternoon’s matchup with the Boston Celtics.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Paul George, Forward (Philadelphia 76ers) $9,000: Jaylen Brown, Forward (Boston Celtics) $8,800: Andre Drummond, Center (Philadelphia 76ers) $7,000.