
Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Bucks vs. Pelicans 1/22/25
Draftkings picks for tomorrow night's Milwaukee Bucks vs. New Orleans Pelicans matchup.
Milwaukee Bucks vs. New Orleans Pelicans
January 22, 2025 8:00 pm EDT
Tomorrow night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the New Orleans Pelicans and the Milwaukee Bucks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New Orleans Pelicans 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 tomorrow evening’s Milwaukee Bucks vs. New Orleans Pelicans matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Giannis Antetokounmpo, Forward, Milwaukee Bucks $12,800
Talented forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has been a solid performer for the Milwaukee Bucks this season. Having stated that, how has Antetokounmpo played from a statistical perspective this season? Let’s take a look at Antetokounmpo’s relevant game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 35 games that Antetokounmpo has played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Antetokounmpo is averaging a massive 60.3 Draftkings points a game.
Two days ago, in the Milwaukee Bucks 123-109 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, forward Giannis Antetokounmpo played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Antetokounmpo amassed 34 points, 15 rebounds, six assists, one block and one steal in the Bucks victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Examining the data just presented more closely, Giannis Antetokounmpo accumulated 63.3 DraftKings points in the Milwaukee Bucks win over the Philadelphia 76ers.
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, Giannis Antetokounmpo is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. With that said, I am rolling with Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA DFS Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Damian Lillard, Point Guard, Milwaukee Bucks $9,400
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.
More recently, in the Milwaukee Bucks convincing 114-109 win over the Orlando Magic last month, 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): Trey Murphy III, Forward (New Orleans Pelicans) $8,800: CJ McCollum, Point Guard (New Orleans Pelicans) $8,000.