Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Bucks vs. Cavaliers 11/4/24

The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Milwaukee Bucks and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Milwaukee Bucks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers 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 Milwaukee Bucks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Giannis Antetokounmpo, Forward, Milwaukee Bucks $12,000

How important was forward Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Milwaukee Bucks success on the offensive side of the basketball last season? Let’s take a look at Giannis Antetokounmpo game data from the 2023 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 73 games that Giannis Antetokounmpo played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2023 NBA regular season, Antetokounmpo averaged a robust 30.4 points, 11.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.2 steals, and 1.1 blocks a game.

Now that we have determined how Antetokounmpo played in 2023, let’s shift our focus to this season. In the six games that Antetokounmpo has played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Antetokounmpo is averaging a whopping 57.9 Draftkings points a game.

More recently, in the Memphis Grizzlies 122-99 win over the Milwaukee Bucks five days ago, Giannis Antetokounmpo certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Antetokounmpo accumulated 37 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, one steal, and one block in the Grizzlies victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.

It is noteworthy that the Milwaukee Bucks have announced that Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has been officially listed as questionable for tonight’s game. I recommend that all readers check the starting lineups for both teams prior to setting your lineups for this Draftkings NBA DFS contest.

In my opinion, 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 Antetokounmpo at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Damian Lillard, Point Guard, Milwaukee Bucks $8,800

How important has point guard Damian Lillard been to the Milwaukee Bucks success on the offensive side of the basketball this season?

In the six games that Damian Lillard has played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Lillard averaged an impressive 26.2 points, 5.1 rebounds, 6.7 assists, and 0.5 steals a game.

In summary, I fully expect Milwaukee Bucks point guard Damian Lillard to continue his outstanding play in tonight’s NBA regular season matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Additional flex plays I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): Darius Garland, Point Guard (Cleveland Cavaliers) $8,200: Donovan Mitchell, Guard (Cleveland Cavaliers) $9,200: Ty Jerome, Point Guard (Cleveland Cavaliers) $4,000.