Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Clippers vs. Pacers 2/23/25
Draftkings picks for this afternoon's Clippers vs. Pacers matchup.
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Indiana Pacers
February 23, 2025 5:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Clippers. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Memphis Grizzlies vs. Los Angeles Clippers 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 today’s Los Angeles Clippers vs. Indiana Pacers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-James Harden, Point Guard, Los Angeles Clippers $9,600
Talented point guard James Harden has certainly been a standout performer for the Los Angeles Clippers this season. With that said, how has the veteran point guard performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s take a look at Harden’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 52 games that James Harden has played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Harden is averaging an impressive 44.7 Draftkings points a game.
These two teams met earlier this month. How did Harden play in the game? Who won? In the Indiana Pacers 119-112 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers two weeks ago, Los Angeles point guard James Harden played rather well. More specifically, Harden amassed 22 points, six rebounds, ten assists, one block and one steal in the Indiana Pacers win over the Clippers.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Indiana Pacers win over the Clippers just mentioned, Los Angeles point guard James Harden compiled 48.1 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, James Harden is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this afternoon’s NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Los Angeles Clippers point guard James Harden at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Pascal Siakam, Power Forward, Indiana Pacers $8,800
In the 54 games that power forward Pascal Siakam has played for the Indiana Pacers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Sikam has averaged a robust 20.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
More recently, in the Indiana Pacers dominating 136-98 win over the San Antonio Spurs last month, Indiana power forward Pascal Siakam tallied 23 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Tyrese Haliburton, Point Guard (Indiana Pacers) $8,800: Ivica Zubac, Center (Los Angeles Clippers) $8,600.
