Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Grizzlies vs. Clippers 3/21/25
Draftkings picks for tonight's Memphis Grizzlies vs. Los Angeles Clippers matchup.
Memphis Grizzlies vs. Los Angeles Clippers
March 21, 2025 8:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Los Angeles Clippers and the Memphis Grizzlies. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Los Angeles Clippers vs. Memphis Grizzlies game let’s review the rules for the 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 Memphis Grizzlies vs. Los Angeles Clippers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-James Harden, Point Guard, Los Angeles Clippers $10,800
Talented point guard James Harden has certainly been the floor general that the Los Angeles Clippers have needed to win games this season. Having stated that, how has 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 66 games that James Harden has played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Harden is averaging an impressive 44.5 Draftkings points a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 66 games that James Harden has played this season, Harden has compiled a 39.6% field goal percentage, a 34.3% three-point percentage and an 87.3% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Los Angeles Clippers convincing 123-88 win over the Charlotte Hornets five days ago, Los Angeles point guard James Harden certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. James Harden amassed a massive 31 points, ten rebounds, seven assists and two steals in the Los Angeles Clippers victory over the Hornets.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Clippers win over the Charlotte Hornets, James Harden tallied 60.5 Draftkings points.
In my view, Los Angeles Clippers point 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 rolling with James Harden at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Ivica Zubac, Center, Los Angeles Clippers $9,000
In addition to point guard James Harden, center Ivica Zubac been a key contributor to the Los Angeles Clippers success on the offensive side of the basketball this season.
In the last 67 games that center Ivica Zubac played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Zubac is averaging 16.2 points, 12.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.2 blocks, and 0.7 steals a game.
In conclusion, I fully expect Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac to continue his quality play in this evening’s NBA regular season game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Desmond Bane, Shooting Guard (Memphis Grizzlies) $9,800: Kawhi Leonard, Forward (Los Angeles Clippers) $9,200.
