Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: 76ers vs. Bucks 2/9/25
Breaking down the best Draftkings picks for this afternoon's 76ers vs. Bucks matchup.
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Detroit Pistons
February 9, 2025 2:00 pm EDT
This Sunday, 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 this afternoon’s Philadelphia 76ers vs. Milwaukee Bucks matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Damian Lillard, Guard, Milwaukee Bucks $9,800
In the 42 games that point guard Damian Lillard has played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Lillard is averaging 25.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 1.2 steals a game.
More recently, in the Milwaukee Bucks 125-110 win over the Utah Jazz last month, Damian Lillard certainly played at a high level. Lillard tallied 35 points, five rebounds, eight assists and one block in the Bucks victory over the Utah Jazz.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Milwaukee Bucks win over the Utah Jazz just mentioned, Lillard compiled 45.5 Draftkings points.
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.
It is noteworthy that talented Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo will be inactive for today’s game. I think the absence of Antetokounmpo should open up more offensive opportunities for Damian Lillard in this afternoon’s game.
In my opinion, Milwaukee Bucks point guard Damian Lillard is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Damian Lillard at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA DFS Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Tyrese Maxey, Point Guard, Philadelphia 76ers $10,600
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 44 games that point guard Tyrese Maxey has played for the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Maxey has averaged 43.2 Draftkings points a game.
Upon closer examination of the data just presented, in the 44 games that point guard Tyrese Maxey has played for the Philadelphia 76ers this season, Maxey is averaging a robust 27.8 points and 6.2 assists a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this afternoon’s NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Bobby Portis, Forward (Milwaukee Bucks) $7,000: Kyle Kuzma, Forward (Milwaukee Bucks) $3,800.
