
Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: 76ers vs. Bucks 1/19/25
Breaking down the best Draftkings picks for this evening's 76ers vs. Bucks matchup.
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Milwaukee Bucks
January 19, 2025 7:00 pm EDT
This Sunday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Philadelphia 76ers and the Milwaukee Bucks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Philadelphia 76ers vs. Milwaukee Bucks 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 tonight’s Philadelphia 76ers vs. Milwaukee Bucks matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Giannis Antetokounmpo, Forward, Milwaukee Bucks $12,400
Milwaukee forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has certainly established himself as one of the best players in the National Basketball Association. With that said, how has Antetokounmpo played from a statistical perspective this season? Let’s take a look at Antetokounmpo’s relevant game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 34 games that Antetokounmpo has played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Antetokounmpo is averaging a whopping 60.2 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Milwaukee Bucks 130-115 win over the Sacramento Kings three days ago, forward Giannis Antetokounmpo certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Antetokounmpo compiled 33 points, 11 rebounds, 13 assists, two blocks and one steal in the Bucks victory over the Sacramento Kings.
Examining the data just presented more closely, Giannis Antetokounmpo tallied a massive 73.3 DraftKings points in the Milwaukee Bucks victory over the Sacramento Kings.
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. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this one game DFS slate.
In my view, 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 Giannis Antetokounmpo at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA DFS Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Tyrese Maxey, Point Guard, Philadelphia 76ers $11,000
Point guard Tyrese Maxey has been a key contributor to the Philadelphia 76ers offense this season. Let’s take a look at Maxey’s recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 33 games that point guard Tyrese Maxey has played for the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Maxey has averaged 26.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 2.1 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.
Upon closer examination of the data just presented, in the 33 games that point guard Tyrese Maxey has played for the Philadelphia 76ers this season, Maxey is averaging a robust 44.5 DraftKings points a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Brook Lopez, Center (Milwaukee Bucks) $6,000: Ricky Council IV, Small Forward (Philadelphia 76ers) $1,000.