Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Bucks vs. Clippers 1/25/25
Draftkings picks for this evening's Milwaukee Bucks vs. Los Angeles Clippers matchup.
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Los Angeles Clippers
January 25, 2025 10:30 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Clippers. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Milwaukee Bucks vs. Los Angeles Clippers 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. Los Angeles Clippers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-James Harden, Point Guard, Los Angeles Clippers $11,200
Veteran point guard James Harden has been the driving force behind the Los Angeles Clippers success on the offensive side of the basketball this season. Having stated that, how has Harden performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s take a look at Harden’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 41 games that point guard James Harden has played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Harden is averaging a rather impressive 44.7 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Los Angeles Clippers 110-93 win over the Washington Wizards two days ago, James Harden certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Harden compiled 17 points, 12 rebounds, 13 assists, one steal and one block in the Clippers victory over the Washington Wizards.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Los Angeles Clippers victory over the Washington Wizards just mentioned, James Harden amassed a whopping 57.5 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.
In my opinion, Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden 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 rolling with James Harden at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Damian Lillard, Point Guard, Milwaukee Bucks $10,200
In the last 34 games that Lillard has played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Lillard is averaging 25.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, 7.1 assists, and 1.3 steals a game.
Last month, in the Milwaukee Bucks 114-109 win over the Orlando Magic, Damian Lillard played rather well. Lillard compiled 28 points, two rebounds, nine assists, one steal and one block in the Bucks victory over the Orlando Magic.
In conclusion, I fully expect Milwaukee Bucks point guard Damian Lillard to continue his outstanding play in this NBA regular season game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Giannis Antetokounmpo, Forward (Milwaukee Bucks) $13,800: Derrick Jones Jr., Power Forward (Los Angeles Clippers) $3,800.
