Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Bucks vs. Pistons 4/11/25

This Friday night, NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Milwaukee Bucks and the Detroit Pistons. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Milwaukee Bucks and the Detroit Pistons 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 this evening’s Milwaukee Bucks vs. Detroit Pistons matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

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

Talented forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has certainly been the driving force behind the Milwaukee Bucks success this season. Having stated that, how has the veteran forward played from a statistical perspective? Let’s take a look at Antetokounmpo’s relevant game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 66 games that Antetokounmpo has played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Antetokounmpo is averaging a massive 30.4 points, 11.9 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 1.2 blocks and 0.9 steals a game.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 66 games that Antetokounmpo has played this season, Antetokounmpo has compiled a 60.3% field goal percentage, a 23% three-point percentage and a 61.2% free throw percentage.

More recently, in the Milwaukee Bucks convincing 136-111 victory over the Detroit Pistons last night, Milwaukee forward Giannis Antetokounmpo played exceptionally well. Antetokounmpo amassed 28 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and one block in the Milwaukee Bucks win over the Pistons. It should also be mentioned, that in the Bucks victory over the Pistons, Antetokounmpo tallied 53.3 Draftkings points in only 26 minutes of play.

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. Remember to keep that in mind as you determine which player to select for this coveted position in your lineup.

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. With that said, I am rolling with Giannis Antetokounmpo at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Kyle Kuzma, Forward, Milwaukee Bucks $7,800

In addition to forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, forward Kyle Kuzma has been a key contributor to the Milwaukee Bucks this season. Let’s examine Kuzma’s player data from this season to better shed light on his overall contributions to his team.

In the 31 games that forward Kyle Kuzma has played in the 2024 NBA regular season, Kuzma is averaging 14.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Jalen Duren, Center (Detroit Pistons) $8,800: Ausar Thompson, Forward (Detroit Pistons) $8,000.