Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Bulls vs. Bucks 11/20/24

On Wednesday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Chicago Bulls and the Houston Rockets. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Chicago Bulls and the Houston Rockets 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 evening’s Chicago Bulls vs. Milwaukee Bucks matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Giannis Antetokounmpo, Forward, Milwaukee Bucks $12,600

The significance of forward Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Milwaukee Bucks offense is evident when examining his game data from the 2024 NBA regular season.

In the 12 games that Antetokounmpo has played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Antetokounmpo is averaging a massive 61.1 Draftkings points a game.

More recently, in the Milwaukee Bucks 127-120 win over the Detroit Pistons seven days ago, Giannis Antetokounmpo played exceptionally well. More specifically, Antetokounmpo accumulated a whopping 59 points, 14 rebounds, seven assists, three blocks, and two steals in the Bucks victory over the Detroit Pistons.

Looking closer at the data just presented, Giannis Antetokounmpo compiled a massive 97.5 DraftKings points in the Milwaukee Bucks victory over the Detroit Pistons.

Earlier today, the Milwaukee Bucks listed Giannis Antetokounmpo as questionable for tonight’s game. Keep that in mind when you construct your lineups for this evening’s NBA matchup.

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.

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. For that specific reason, I am backing Antetokounmpo at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Nikola Vucevic, Center, Chicago Bulls $9,200

Talented center Nikola Vucevic has been the leader in the paint that the Chicago Bulls have needed to win games this season. Let’s review Vucevic’s recent game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 15 games that Nikola Vucevic has played for the Chicago Bulls in the 2024 NBA regular season, Vucevic has accumulated a robust 41.7 Draftkings points a game.

In the Chicago Bulls dominating 122-112 win over the Detroit Pistons two days ago, Nikola Vucevic certainly played at a high level. Chicago center Nikola Vucevic accumulated 29 points, 12 rebounds, three assists, and three blocks in the Chicago Bulls victory over the Pistons.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Coby White, Shooting Guard (Chicago Bulls) $8,000: Brook Lopez, Center (Milwaukee Bucks) $7,200: Pat Connaughton, Shooting Guard (Milwaukee Bucks) $2,800.