Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Jazz vs. Lakers 2/10/25
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Jazz vs. Lakers matchup.
Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Lakers
February 10, 2025 10:30 pm EDT
The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Lakers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Utah Jazz 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 Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Lakers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-LeBron James, Forward, Los Angeles Lakers $11,600
Unless you have been living under a rock the last few decades you are aware that LeBron James is a generational basketball talent. With that said, how has James performed a statistical perspective this season? Let’s review LeBron James game statistics from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer this question.
In the 46 games that LeBron James has played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024 NBA regular season, James is averaging a robust 24.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, 9.1 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
Upon closer examination of the data just presented, in the 46 games that forward LeBron James has played this season, James is averaging 50.5 Draftkings points a contest.
It is noteworthy that these two teams met earlier this season. Who prevailed? How did LeBron James play in the game? In the Utah Jazz’s thrilling 105-104 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in December, James played rather well. More specifically, LeBron James amassed 27 points, five rebounds, 14 assists and two blocks in the Utah Jazz’s win 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 LeBron James as questionable for this NBA regular season game due to injury. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this one game DFS slate.
In my view, LeBron James is the player most likely to score the highest number of Draftkings points in tonight’s NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James at the captain for this single game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Walker Kessler, Center, Utah Jazz $7,800
Veteran center Walker Kessler has been a key contributor to the Utah Jazz’s success on the offensive side of the basketball this season.
In the 40 games that Walker Kessler has played for the Utah Jazz in the 2024 NBA regular season, Kessler has averaged a respectable 11.2 points, 11.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 2.4 blocks and 0.6 steals a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Lauri Markkanen, Small Forward (Utah Jazz) $8,400: Luka Doncic, Point Guard (Los Angeles Lakers) $12,000.
