Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Hawks vs. Jazz 1/7/25
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Hawks vs. Jazz matchup.
Atlanta Hawks vs. Utah Jazz
January 7, 2025 9:00 pm EDT
On Tuesday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Utah Jazz and the Atlanta Hawks. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Utah Jazz vs. Atlanta Hawks 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. Utah Jazz matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Trae Young, Point Guard, Atlanta Hawks $10,800
Talented point guard Trae Young has certainly been a solid player for the Atlanta Hawks this season. Having stated that, how has the versatile young point guard played 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 34 games that Trae Young has played for the Atlanta Hawks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Young has averaged 22.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 12.1 assists, and 1.3 steals a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 34 games that Trae Young has played for the Hawks this season, Young is averaging a robust 48.2 Draftkings points a game.
It is noteworthy that the Atlanta Hawks have listed point guard Trae Young as questionable for this evening’s game. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this one game DFS slate.
In my view, 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 Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Walker Kessler, Center, Utah Jazz $7,400
Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler has played a pivotal role in the team’s offensive achievements this season. Let’s examine Kessler’s game statistics from the 2024 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 28 games that Walker Kessler has played for the Utah Jazz in the 2024 NBA regular season, Kessler has averaged 10.4 points, 11.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 2.5 steals a game.
More recently, in the Utah Jazz’s dominating 136-100 win over the Miami Heat three days ago, Walker Kessler played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Kessler compiled an impressive 14 points and 16 rebounds in Utah’s victory over the Miami Heat.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in Utah’s victory over the Miami Heat just mentioned, Kessler accumulated 35.1 Draftkings points.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Lauri Markkanen, Forward (Utah Jazz) $8,800: Dyson Daniels, Guard (Atlanta Hawks) $8,400: Johnny Juzang, Guard (Utah Jazz) $3,600.
