Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Jazz vs. Clippers 2/8/25
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Jazz vs. Clippers matchup.
Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Clippers
February 8, 2025 10:30 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Clippers. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Clippers 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 Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Clippers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-James Harden, Point Guard, Los Angeles Clippers $10,800
Veteran point guard James Harden has established himself as one of the best guards in the National Basketball Association today. 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 48 games that James Harden has played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Harden is averaging an impressive 45.2 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Indiana Pacers 119-112 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers two days ago, Los Angeles point guard James Harden certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Harden tallied 22 points, six rebounds, ten assists, one block and one steal in the Indiana Pacers win over the Clippers.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Indiana Pacers win over the Clippers just mentioned, Los Angeles point guard James Harden compiled 48.1 Draftkings points.
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. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this one game DFS slate.
In summary, I think Los Angeles Clippers 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 backing 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. Let’s review Zubaz’s recent statistical game data to better illustrate my previous statement.
In the last 49 games that center Ivica Zubac played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Zubac is averaging 15.2 points, 12.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.1 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): Keyonte George, Point Guard (Utah Jazz) $7,400: Derrick Jones Jr., Power Forward (Los Angeles Clippers) $4,800.
