Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Bulls vs. Pacers 3/2/25
Draftkings picks for this afternoon's Chicago Bulls vs. Indiana Pacers matchup.
Chicago Bulls vs. Indiana Pacers
March 2, 2025 5:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Chicago Bulls and the Indiana Pacers. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Chicago Bulls vs. Indiana Pacers 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 today’s Chicago Bulls vs. Indiana Pacers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Pascal Siakam, Power Forward, Indiana Pacers $10,800
Forward Pascal Siakam has been the leader in the paint that the Indiana Pacers have needed to win games this season. Let’s dive into Siakam’s relevant player data from the 2024 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 58 games that power forward Pascal Siakam has played for the Indiana Pacers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Sikam has averaged a robust 20.6 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.4 blocks a game.
More recently, Pascal Siakam delivered a standout performance in a matchup with the Miami Heat three days ago. Let me be more specific. In the Miami Heat’s 125-120 win over the Indiana Pacers, Siakam tallied 36 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals. Additionally, Siakam hit a career-high eight three-pointers in the game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Miami Heat’s victory over the Indiana Pacers, Pascal Siakam compiled a whopping 54 Draftkings points. It has to be said, those are the type of DFS numbers that I need to see from a player that I select at the captain position.
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 view, Pascal Siakam is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this afternoon’s NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Tyrese Haliburton, Point Guard, Indiana Pacers $11,400
In addition to forward Pascal Siakam, point guard Tyrese Haliburton has been a key contributor to the Indiana Pacers team achievements this season.
In the 57 games that Tyrese Haliburton has played for the Indiana Pacers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Haliburton has averaged 18.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 8.8 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.6 blocks a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in today’s NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Zach Collins, Center (Chicago Bulls) $8,400: Jalen Smith, Center (Chicago Bulls) $3,800.
