Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Celtics vs. Hornets 11/2/24

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

Before we dive into the Boston Celtics and the Charlotte Hornets 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 Boston Celtics vs. Charlotte Hornets matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Jayson Tatum, Forward, Boston Celtics $11,200

How important was forward Jayson Tatum to the Boston Celtics success on the offensive side of the basketball last season? Let’s take a look at Tatum’s game data from the 2023 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 74 games that Jayson Tatum played for the Boston Celtics in the 2023 NBA regular season, Tatum averaged a robust 26.5 points, 8.4 rebounds, 5.2 assists, one steal, and 0.6 blocks a game.

Now that we have determined how Tatum played in 2023, let’s shift our focus to this season. In the six games that Jayson Tatum has played for the Boston Celtics in the 2024 NBA regular season, Tatum is averaging an impressive 54.8 Draftkings points a game.

More recently, in the Boston Celtics dominating 132-109 win over the New York Knicks earlier ten days ago, Jayson Tatum accumulated 37 points, four rebounds, ten assists, one block, and one steal.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Celtics victory over the Tatum just mentioned, Tatum compiled 66.1 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 for a Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

In summary, I think Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this 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

Jaylen Brown, Forward, Boston Celtics $9,600

In addition to Jayson Tatum, forward Jaylen Brown was certainly a key contributor to the Boston Celtics capturing the NBA Championship last season. Having stated that, let’s review Jaylen Brown’s statistical data from last season to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 70 games that Jaylen Brown played for the Boston Celtics in the 2023 NBA regular season, Brown averaged an impressive 23.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.6 blocks a game.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 70 games that forward Jaylen Brown played for the Boston Celtics last season, Brown averaged a whopping 38.9 Draftkings points a game.

Last week, in the Boston Celtics 122-102 win over the Washington Wizards, Jaylen Brown tallied 50.1 Draftkings points.

I fully expect Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown to post quality fantasy numbers in tonight’s regular season matchup with the Charlotte Hornets.

Additional flex plays I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): LaMelo Ball, Point Guard (Charlotte Hornets) $10,600: Payton Pritchard, Point Guard (Boston Celtics) $6,400.