Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Clippers vs. Thunder 11/11/24
Draftkings picks and predictions for tomorrow night's Clippers vs. Thunder matchup.
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
November 11, 2024 8:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Los Angeles Clippers. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Oklahoma City Thunder 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 tomorrow evening’s Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Los Angeles Clippers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Guard, Oklahoma City Thunder $12,200
Oklahoma City point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the in the backcourt that the Oklahoma City Thunder needed to advance to the NBA playoffs last season. Let’s take a look at Gilgeous-Alexander’s game data from the 2023 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 75 games that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2023 NBA regular season, Gilgeous-Alexander averaged a robust 30.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 2.1 steals, and 0.9 blocks a game.
Now that we have determined how Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played in 2023, let’s shift our attention to this season. In the nine games that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has played for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2024 NBA regular season, Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 26.3 points, 5.9 rebounds, 6.4 assists, 1.6 steals, and 1.1 blocks a game.
Last month, in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s dominating 128-104 win over the Atlanta Hawks, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Gilgeous-Alexander compiled 35 points, 11 rebounds, nine assists, three steals, and one steal.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Thunder’s victory over the Hawks just mentioned, Gilgeous-Alexander accumulated a massive 76.8 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.
In my opinion, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this tomorrow’s NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
James Harden, Point Guard, Los Angeles Clippers $10,600
In the ten games that James Harden has played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Harden is averaging a whopping 50.2 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Phoenix Suns 125-119 win over the Los Angeles Clippers 11 days ago, James Harden played exceptionally well. Harden compiled 25 points, ten rebounds, 13 assists, two blocks, and two steals in the Phoenix Suns victory over the Clippers.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Suns win over the Clippers just mentioned, James Harden tallied 68.1 Draftkings points.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Chet Holmgren, Center (Oklahoma City Thunder) $10,600: Norman Powell, Guard (Los Angeles Clippers) $8,800.
