Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Hawks vs. Hornets 11/30/24
Draftkings picks and predictions for this evening's Hawks vs. Hornets matchup.
Atlanta Hawks vs. Charlotte Hornets
November 30, 2024 6:00 pm EDT
On Saturday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Atlanta Hawks and the Charlotte Hornets. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Atlanta Hawks vs. Charlotte Hornets 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 Atlanta Hawks vs. Charlotte Hornets matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Trae Young, Point Guard, Atlanta Hawks $12,600
Point guard Trae Young has certainly been an essential part of the Atlanta Hawks starting lineup this season. Having stated that, how has the talented young point guard performed from a statistical perspective in 2024? Let’s review Young’s recent game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the last 15 games that Trae Young has played for the Atlanta Hawks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Young is averaging 21.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, 12.4 assists, and 1.3 steals a game.
Upon closer examination of the data just presented, in the last 15 games that Trae Young has played for the Atlanta Hawks this season, Young is averaging a robust 48.1 DraftKings points.
More recently, in the Atlanta Hawks dominating 135-124 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers three days ago, Atlanta point guard Trae Young played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Young tallied 20 points, two rebounds, 22 assists, and one steal in the Hawks victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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 view, Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Trae Young at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
LaMelo Ball, Point Guard, Charlotte Hornets $13,000
Charlotte point guard LaMelo Ball has been the driving force behind the Charlotte Hornets success on the offensive side of the basketball this season. Let’s review Ball’s recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the last 15 games that LaMelo Ball has played for the Charlotte Hornets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Ball has averaged an impressive 31.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, 6.9 assists, and 1.1 steals a game.
Last week, in the Milwaukee Bucks 125-119 win over the Charlotte Hornets, Ball compiled a massive 75.8 Draftkings points.
Additional flex plays I like to play well (Draftkings price noted): Brandon Miller, Point Guard (Charlotte Hornets) $10,200: Clint Capela, Center (Atlanta Hawks) $7,800.
