Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Clippers vs. Spurs 12/31/24
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Clippers vs. Spurs matchup.
Los Angeles Clippers vs. San Antonio Spurs
December 31, 2024 7:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Clippers. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the San Antonio Spurs 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 evening’s San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Clippers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-James Harden, Point Guard, Los Angeles Clippers $10,600
Talented point guard James Harden has been the driving force behind the Los Angeles Clippers success on the offensive side of the basketball this season. Having stated that, how Harden 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 31 games that point guard James Harden has played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Harden is averaging a whopping 45.7 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Los Angeles Clippers convincing 144-107 win over the Utah Jazz earlier this month, James Harden certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Harden tallied 41 points, two rebounds, six assists, one block and one steal in the Clippers victory over the Utah Jazz.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Los Angeles Clippers victory over the Utah Jazz just mentioned, James Harden compiled 56.8 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.
It is noteworthy that the Los Angeles Clippers have announced that Los Angeles forward Kawhi Leonard has been ruled out of this evening’s game due to a knee injury. In my opinion, the absence of Leonard should open up more offensive opportunities for James Harden.
In summary, I think Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden 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 James Harden at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Norman Powell, Guard, Los Angeles Clippers $9,600
In addition to point guard James Harden, guard Norman Powell been a key contributor to the Los Angeles Clippers success on the offensive side of the basketball this season.
In the 25 games that guard Norman Powell played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Powell averaged a robust 24.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Victor Wembanyama, Center (San Antonio Spurs) $14,200: Chris Paul, Point Guard (San Antonio Spurs) $8,400.
