Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Boston Celtics and the Washington Wizards. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Boston Celtics and the Washington Wizards 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 Detroit Pistons vs. Boston Celtics matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Jayson Tatum, Forward, Boston Celtics $10,400
Forward Jayson Tatum been instrumental to the Boston Celtics’ offensive success this season Considering this, what do the statistics indicate regarding Tatum’s performance? To explore this, we will analyze Tatum’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season.
In the last 15 games that Jayson Tatum has played for the Boston Celtics in the 2024 NBA regular season, Tatum is averaging a robust 28.2 points, 8.9 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.
Looking the data just presented more closely, in the last 15 games that Jayson Tatum has played for the Boston Celtics this season, Tatum is averaging a robust 52.6 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.
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
Jordan Poole, Guard, Washington Wizards $8,200
Washington guard Jordan Poole has been a key contributor to the Washington Wizards offense this season. Let’s review Poole’s recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the last 15 games that Jordan Poole has played for the Washington Wizards in the 2024 NBA regular season, Poole is averaging 20.2 points. 2.3 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.7 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.
More recently, in the Washington Wizards 122-113 win over the Denver Nuggets eight days ago, Jordan Poole certainly played at a high level. Poole compiled a massive 58.8 Draftkings points in the Wizards victory over the Denver Nuggets.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Carlton Carrington, Point Guard (Washington Wizards) $5,800: Jaylen Brown, Forward (Boston Celtics) $9,600: Derrick White, Point Guard (Boston Celtics) $7,800.