
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Celtics vs. Lakers 1/23/25
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Celtics vs. Lakers matchup.
Boston Celtics vs, Los Angeles Lakers
January 23, 2025 10:00 pm EDT
This Thursday, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers 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. Los Angeles Lakers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-LeBron James, Forward, Los Angeles Lakers $11,200
Unless you have been living under a rock the last few decades you are aware that LeBron James is a generational basketball talent. With that said, how has James performed a statistical perspective this season? Let’s review LeBron James game statistics from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer this question.
In the 38 games that LeBron James has played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024 NBA regular season, James is averaging a massive 23.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, 9.1 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.6 blocks a game.
Upon closer examination of the data just presented, in the 38 games that forward LeBron James has played this season, James is averaging 50.3 Draftkings points a contest.
One week ago, in the Los Angeles Lakers thrilling 102-101 win over the Brooklyn Nets, James played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. LeBron James compiled 29 points, seven rebounds, eight assists, two blocks and one steal in the Los Angeles Lakers victory over the Nets.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Los Angeles Lakers win over the Brooklyn Nets just mentioned, Lakers forward LeBron James accumulated a robust 55.3 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.
In my view, LeBron James is the player most likely to score the highest number of Draftkings points in tonight’s NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James at the captain for this single game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Jayson Tatum, Forward, Boston Celtics $10,800
In the 41 games that Jayson Tatum has played for the Boston Celtics in the 2024 NBA regular season, Tatum is averaging 27.4 points, 9.2 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 41 games that Jayson Tatum has played for the Boston Celtics this season, Tatum is averaging 52.1 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Boston Celtics 120-119 win over the New Orleans Pelicans earlier this month, Jayson Tatum played rather well. Tatum tallied 38 points, 11 rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in the Celtics victory over the New Orleans Pelicans.
Additional flex plays I like to play well (Draftkings price noted): Austin Reaves, Guard (Los Angeles Lakers) $9.000: Anthony Davis, Power Forward (Los Angeles Lakers) $11,600: Derrick White, Guard (Boston Celtics) $7,800.