Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Bucks vs. Pacers 4/29/25
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Indiana Pacers
April 29, 2025 6:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a playoff matchup featuring the Milwaukee Bucks and the Indiana Pacers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Milwaukee Bucks and the Indiana Pacers 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 tomorrow night’s Milwaukee vs. Indiana matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Pascal Siakam, Forward, Indiana Pacers $9,200
Talented power forward Pascal Siakam has been a key contributor for the Indiana Pacers this season. Let’s dive into Siakam’s game data from this season to better shed light on his contributions to his team.
In the 82 games that power forward Pascal Siakam has played for the Indiana Pacers in the 2024 NBA season (including playoff games), Siakam has averaged 20.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 82 games that Pascal Siakam has played for the Pacers this season, Siakam is averaging a robust 37.2 Draftkings points a contest.
It is noteworthy that these two teams have met multiple times this season. How has Siakam performed in the matchups with the Bucks? In the Indiana Pacers 123-115 win over the Milwaukee Bucks five days ago, Indiana power forward played exceptionally well. More specifically, the talented power forward tallied 24 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and three steals in the Pacers defeat of the Bucks.
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 the reasons just outlined above, I am backing Pascal Siakam at the captain position for this one game NBA DFS slate.
Flex Plays
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Forward, Milwaukee Bucks $13,600
In the 71 games that Antetokounmpo played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2024 NBA season (including playoff games), Antetokounmpo is averaging a whopping 30.4 points, 11.9 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.2 blocks and 0.9 steals a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 71 games that Antetokounmpo has played this season, Antetokounmpo has compiled a 60.1% field goal percentage, a 22.2% three-point percentage and a 61.7% free throw percentage.
In conclusion, I fully expect Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo to continue his outstanding play in tomorrow night’s NBA playoff game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this Eastern Conference playoff game (Draftkings price noted): Tyrese Haliburton, Point Guard (Indiana Pacers) $10,400: Myles Turner, Center (Indiana Pacers) $8,200: Kevin Porter Jr., Point Guard (Milwaukee Bucks) $7,000: Gary Trent Jr., Guard (Milwaukee Bucks) $6,000.
