Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Bucks vs. Warriors 3/18/25
Breaking down the best Draftkings picks for tonight's Bucks vs. Warriors matchup.
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Indiana Pacers
March 18, 2025 10:00 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Golden State Warriors and the Milwaukee Bucks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Golden State Warriors 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 this evening’s Milwaukee Bucks vs. Golden State Warriors matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Damian Lillard, Guard, Milwaukee Bucks $10,000
Point guard Damian Lillard has been the floor general that the Milwaukee Bucks have needed to win games this season. Let’s dive into Lillard’s relevant player data to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 57 games that point guard Damian Lillard has played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Lillard is averaging 25.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 1.2 steals a game.
Upon closer examination of the data just presented, in the 57 games that point guard Damian Lillard has played for the Milwaukee Bucks this season, Lillard has compiled a 45% field goal percentage, a 37.9% three-point percentage and a 92.5% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Milwaukee Bucks 126-119 win over the Indiana Pacers three days ago, Milwaukee point guard Damian Lillard played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. In the Bucks victory over the Indiana Pacers just noted, Damian Lillard amassed a whopping 53.1 Draftkings points. It has to be said, those are the type of DFS numbers I need to see from a player that I select at the captain position.
It is noteworthy that talented Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is questionable for today’s game due to injury. I think the potential absence of Antetokounmpo could open up more offensive opportunities for Damian Lillard in this contest.
In my opinion, Milwaukee Bucks point guard Damian Lillard is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Damian Lillard at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA DFS Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Stephen Curry, Point Guard, Golden State Warriors $10,600
How important has point guard Stephen Curry been to the Golden State Warriors success this season? Let’s take a look at the veteran point guard’s relevant player data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 59 games that point guard Stephen Curry has played for the Golden State Warriors in the 2024 NBA regular season, Curry is averaging 24.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.4 steals a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Jimmy Butler, Small Forward (Golden State Warriors) $9,600: Kyle Kuzma, Forward (Milwaukee Bucks) $6,600.
