Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Cavaliers vs. Celtics 11/19/24

Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers 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 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Boston Celtics matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Jayson Tatum, Forward, Boston Celtics $11,000

How important has forward Jayson Tatum been to the Boston Celtics success on the offensive side of the basketball this season? Let’s take a look at Tatum’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 12 games that Jayson Tatum has played for the Boston Celtics in the 2024 NBA regular season, Tatum is averaging a robust 29.7 points, 7.9 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.4 steals, and 0.6 blocks a game.

Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 12 games that Jayson Tatum has played for the Boston Celtics this season, Tatum is averaging a massive 53.2 Draftkings points a game. 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 for a Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Two days ago, in the Boston Celtics 113-107 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, Jayson Tatum played exceptionally well. More specifically, Tatum accumulated 31 points, 12 rebounds, and ten assists in the Celtics victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.

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 summary, I think Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Jayson Tatum at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Donovan Mitchell, Guard, Cleveland Cavaliers $10,000

In the 14 games that Donovan Mitchell played for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Brown has averaged a whopping 24.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 1.5 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.

More recently, in the Cleveland Cavaliers dominating 144-126 victory over the Chicago Bulls four days ago, Donovan Mitchell certainly played at a high level. In the Cavaliers win over the Bulls just mentioned, Mitchell compiled 60.8 Draftkings points.

Additional flex plays I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): Jaylen Brown, Forward, Boston Celtics $9,000: Darius Garland, Point Guard, Cleveland Cavaliers $8,600: Payton Pritchard, Point Guard (Boston Celtics) $6,000.