Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: 76ers vs. Hornets 12/16/24

On Monday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Philadelphia 76ers and the Charlotte Hornets. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Philadelphia 76ers vs. Charlotte Hornets 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 Philadelphia 76ers vs. Charlotte Hornets matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Brandon Miller, Guard, Charlotte Hornets $10,000

Charlotte Hornets guard Brandon Miller has been instrumental to the team’s offensive success this season. To illustrate this point, let’s examine Miller’s recent game statistics from the 2024 NBA regular season.

In the last 15 games that Brandon Miller has played for the Charlotte Hornets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Miller is averaging an impressive 22.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.8 blocks a game.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the last 15 games that Brandon Miller has played for the Charlotte Hornets this season, Miller is averaging a robust 38.1 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.

More recently, in the Atlanta Hawks 107-104 victory over the Charlotte Hornets two weeks ago, Brandon Miller delivered an exceptional performance. Let me be more specific. Miller amassed 32 points, eight rebounds, four assists, two blocks, and one steal, in the Atlanta Hawks win over the Hornets.

It is noteworthy that the Charlotte Hornets have announced that Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball has been ruled out of this evening’s game due to injury. In my opinion, the absence of Ball should open up more offensive opportunities for Brandon Miller.

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 view, Charlotte Hornets guard Brandon Miller is the top candidate to score the highest DraftKings points in tonight’s NBA regular season game. Consequently, I am selecting Brandon Miller for the captain spot in tonight’s one game DraftKings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Tyrese Maxey, Point Guard, Philadelphia 76ers $9,800

In the last 15 games that Tyrese Maxey has played for the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Maxey has averaged 24.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 2.1 steals a game.

Eight days ago, in the Philadelphia 76ers 108-100 win over the Chicago Bulls, Tyrese Maxey certainly played at a high level. Maxey compiled 25 points, 11 rebounds, 14 assists, and one steal in the 76ers victory over the Chicago Bulls.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Paul George, Forward (Philadelphia 76ers) $9,400: Miles Bridges, Forward (Charlotte Hornets) $7,600.