
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Cavaliers vs. Pacers 1/14/25
Draftkings picks and predictions for this tomorrow evening's Cavaliers vs. Pacers matchup.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Indiana Pacers
January 14, 2025 7:00 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Indiana Pacers and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Indiana Pacers vs. 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 tomorrow night’s Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Indiana Pacers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Donovan Mitchell, Guard, Cleveland Cavaliers $10,400
Guard Donovan Mitchell has been a standout performer for the Cleveland Cavaliers this season. With that statement in mind, what do the statistics say about Mitchell’s performance in 2024? To answer this question, let’s examine Mitchell’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season.
In the 36 games that Donovan Mitchell played for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Mitchell has averaged a whopping 39.3 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Cleveland Cavaliers impressive 122-110 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers two weeks ago, Donovan Mitchell certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. In the Cavaliers win over the Lakers just mentioned, Mitchell compiled 26 points, four rebounds, four assists and one steal.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Cavaliers win over the Los Angeles Lakers, Mitchell tallied 33.5 Draftkings points.
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, Donovan Mitchell is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. Having stated that, I am rolling with Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Pascal Siakam, Forward, Indiana Pacers $9,200
In the 40 games that Pascal Siakam has played for the Indiana Pacers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Siakam is averaging an impressive 36.8 Draftkings points a game.
Two weeks ago, in the Indiana Pacers convincing 123-114 win over the Boston Celtics, Pascal Siakam played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Siakam accumulated 17 points, eight rebounds, six assists, three steals, and one block in the Indiana Pacers victory over the Celtics.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Indiana Pacers victory over the Boston Celtics just mentioned, forward Pascal Siakam compiled 43.5 Draftkings points.
Additional flex plays I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): Tyrese Haliburton, Point Guard (Indiana Pacers) $10,800: Darius Garland, Guard (Cleveland Cavaliers) $9,800.