Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Jazz vs. Clippers 12/16/24
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Jazz vs. Clippers matchup.
Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Clippers
December 16, 2024 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 $12,400
In my opinion, point guard James Harden has been the driving force behind the Los Angeles Clippers success on the offensive side of the basketball 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 last 15 games that James Harden has played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Harden is averaging an impressive 46.8 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Los Angeles Clippers 126-122 victory over the Denver Nuggets two weeks ago, James Harden certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Harden tallied 39 points, nine rebounds, 11 assists, one block and one steal in the Los Angeles Clippers win over the Nuggets.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Clippers win over the Nuggets just mentioned, James Harden compiled a whopping 70.8 Draftkings points.
It is noteworthy that the Los Angeles Clippers have announced that Los Angeles forward Kawhi Leonard has been ruled out of this evening’s game due to a knee injury. In my opinion, the absence of Leonard should open up more offensive opportunities for James Harden.
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 $10,000
In addition to James Harden, center Ivica Zubac been an essential part of the Los Angeles Clippers lineup this season. Let’s review Zubaz’s recent statistical game data to better illustrate my previous statement.
In the last 15 games that center Ivica Zubac played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Zubac is averaging a robust 14.7 points, 12.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.1 blocks, and 0.5 steals a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Lauri Markkanen, Forward (Utah Jazz) $9,600: Keyonte George, Point Guard (Utah Jazz) $8,200: Collin Sexton, Shooting Guard (Utah Jazz) $,6,600.
