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Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Bucks vs. Knicks 1/12/25

Breaking down the best Draftkings picks for this afternoon's Bucks vs. Knicks matchup.

Milwaukee Bucks vs. New York Knicks
January 12, 2025 3:00 pm EDT

Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the New York Knicks and the Milwaukee Bucks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the New York Knicks and the Milwaukee Bucks 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 afternoon’s Milwaukee Bucks vs. New York Knicks matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Giannis Antetokounmpo, Forward, Milwaukee Bucks $11,600

How important has forward Giannis Antetokounmpo been to the Milwaukee Bucks success this season? Let’s take a look at Antetokounmpo’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 30 games that Antetokounmpo has played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Antetokounmpo is averaging a massive 60.8 Draftkings points a game.

More recently, in the Milwaukee Bucks 109-106 win over the Orlando Magic two days ago, Giannis Antetokounmpo certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Antetokounmpo accumulated a whopping 41 points, 14 rebounds, four assists, two blocks, and three steals in the Bucks victory over the Orlando Magic.

Examining the data just presented more closely, Giannis Antetokounmpo compiled 74.5 DraftKings points in the Milwaukee Bucks victory over the Detroit Pistons.

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, 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 $9,800

In the last 29 games that Lillard has played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Lillard is averaging 24.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 7.4 assists, and 1.2 steals a game.

Last month, in the Milwaukee Bucks convincing 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 afternoon’s NBA regular season game.

Additional flex plays I like to play well this afternoon (Draftkings price noted): Karl Anthony Towns, Center (New York Knicks) $11,400: Brook Lopez, Center (Milwaukee Bucks) $5,800: Jalen Brunson, Point Guard (New York Knicks) $10,200.

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Hans Geevers

I have been an avid fan of sports since I was a kid. Additionally, I have been betting on sports for the better part of the last two decades! I have been married to my wife Dawn for over 21 years. I am also the proud father of Hannah! These ladies provide me the inspiration to live each day to it's fullest.

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