Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Bucks vs. Nets 12/8/24
Draftkings picks and predictions for this afternoon's Bucks vs. Nets matchup.
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Brooklyn Nets
December 8, 2024 3:30 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Brooklyn Nets and the Milwaukee Bucks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Brooklyn Nets 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. Brooklyn Nets matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Giannis Antetokounmpo, Forward, Milwaukee Bucks $12,800
Talented forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has been the driving force behind the Milwaukee Bucks success this season. Having stated that, how has Antetokounmpo performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s take a look at Antetokounmpo’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the last 15 games that Antetokounmpo has played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Antetokounmpo is averaging a massive 60.1 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Milwaukee Bucks dominating 124-114 win over the Washington Wizards, Giannis Antetokounmpo played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Antetokounmpo compiled a robust 42 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists, one steal, and one block in the Bucks victory over the Wizards.
Examining the data just presented more closely, Giannis Antetokounmpo compiled 78.1 DraftKings points in the Milwaukee Bucks win over the Washington Wizards.
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.
It should be noted that the Milwaukee Bucks have listed Giannis Antetokounmpo as questionable for this afternoon’s game. Consider this when building your lineups for today’s NBA DFS contest.
In my view, 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 $10,400
In addition to Giannis Antetokounmpo, point guard Damian Lillard has been a key contributor to the Milwaukee Bucks success on the offensive side of the basketball this season.
In the last 15 games that Damian Lillard has played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Lillard is averaging an impressive 26.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 7.3 assists, and 0.9 steals a game.
In summary, I fully expect Milwaukee Bucks point guard Damian Lillard to continue his outstanding play in this afternoon’s NBA regular season matchup with the Brooklyn Nets.
Additional flex plays I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): Dennis Schroder, Point Guard (Brooklyn Nets) $8,800: Cameron Johnson, Forward (Brooklyn Nets) $8,200.
