Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Mavericks vs. Jazz 11/30/24
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Mavericks vs. Jazz matchup.
Dallas Mavericks vs. Utah Jazz
November 30, 2024 9:30 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Dallas Mavericks and the Utah Jazz. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Dallas Mavericks vs. Utah Jazz 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 Dallas Mavericks vs. Atlanta Hawks matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Kyrie Irving, Guard, Dallas Mavericks $10,600
Talented guard Kyrie Irving has emerged as the backcourt leader that the Dallas Mavericks have needed to secure victories this season. To assess his performance from a statistical standpoint, let’s examine Irving’s recent game data from the 2024 NBA regular season.
In the last 15 games that guard Kyrie Irving has played for the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Irving has averaged a rather impressive 24.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.
Upon closer analysis of the recently presented data, Kyrie Irving has averaged a substantial 41.1 DraftKings points per game in the last 15 games he has played for the Dallas Mavericks this season.
Earlier today, the Dallas Mavericks announced that point guard Luka Doncic will miss tonight’s game due to injury. In my view, the absence of Doncic in the Dallas Mavericks lineup should result in Kyrie Irving being more involved in the team’s offense in tonight’s NBA regular season game.
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 Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving 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 Kyrie Irving at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Lauri Markkanen, Forward, Utah Jazz $8,000
In the last 15 games that Lauri Markkanen has played for the Utah Jazz in the 2024 NBA regular season, Markkanen has averaged 19.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 0.7 steals a game.
More recently, in the Utah Jazz’s dominating 121-106 win over the New York Knicks seven days ago, Lauri Markkanen played exceptionally well. Markkanen compiled an impressive 34 points, nine rebounds, two assists, and one block in Utah’s victory over the New York Knicks.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Utah’s victory over the New York Knicks just mentioned, Markkanen accumulated a robust 50.8 Draftkings points.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Keyonte George, Point Guard (Utah Jazz) $6,600: Collin Sexton, Shooting Guard (Utah Jazz) $7,400.
