On Sunday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans a regular season matchup featuring the Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Lakers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Memphis Grizzlies vs. Los Angeles Lakers 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 Memphis Grizzlies vs. Los Angeles Lakers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Anthony Davis, Forward, Los Angeles Lakers $11,600
Forward Anthony Davis has undeniably been a key contributor to the Los Angeles Lakers offensive success this season. To understand his impact from a statistical standpoint, let’s dive into Davis’s game statistics from the 2024 NBA regular season.
In the last 15 games that Anthony Davis has played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Davis is averaging a massive 27.3 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.1 blocks and 1.2 steals a game.
Upon closer examination of the data just presented, in the last 15 games that forward Anthony Davis has played this season, Davis is averaging 53.2 DraftKings points a contest.
More recently, in the Atlanta Hawks 134-132 win over the Los Angeles Lakers nine days ago, Lakers forward Anthony Davis played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Davis amassed a massive 38 points, ten rebounds, eight assists, two blocks and one steal in the Atlanta Hawks victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
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 should be noted that the Los Angeles Lakers have listed Anthony Davis as questionable for tonight’s game. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this NBA DFS contest.
In my opinion, Anthony Davis 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 talented Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Austin Reaves, Guard, Los Angeles Lakers $7,200
In addition to Anthony Davis, guard Austin Reaves has been an essential part of the Los Angeles Lakers lineup this season.
In the last 15 games that Austin Reaves has played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024 NBA regular season, James has averaged a robust 31.3 Draftkings points a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Ja Morant, Point Guard (Memphis Grizzlies) $9,800: Desmond Bane, Forward (Memphis Grizzlies) $7,800.