Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Kings vs. Nuggets 3/5/25
Draftkings picks for tonight's Sacramento Kings vs. Denver Nuggets matchup.
Sacramento Kings vs. Denver Nuggets
March 5, 2025 9:00 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Sacramento Kings and the Denver Nuggets. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Sacramento Kings vs. Denver Nuggets game let’s review the rules for the 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 Sacramento Kings vs. Denver Nuggets matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Nikola Jokic, Center, Denver Nuggets $12,200
Denver center Nikola Jokic is undoubtedly one of the best players in the National Basketball Association today. With that said, how has the veteran center played from a statistical perspective this season? Let’s examine Jokic’s relevant player data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 55 games that center Nikola Jokic has played for the Denver Nuggets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Jokic is averaging 67.6 Draftkings points a game.
These two teams met earlier this season. Who prevailed? How did Nikola Jokic perform in the game? In the Denver Nuggets 132-123 win over the Sacramento Kings in January, Nuggets center Nikola Jokic compiled a whopping 35 points, 22 rebounds, 17 assists, two blocks and one steal.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Denver Nuggets win over the Sacramento Kings just mentioned, Denver center Nikola Jokic accumulated a massive 99.1 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.
It is noteworthy that the Denver Nuggets have officially listed Nikola Jokic 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, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is the player most likely to accumulate the highest number of DraftKings points in this evening’s NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Nikola Jokic as the captain for this single game DraftKings NBA Showdown contest slate.
Flex Plays
Zach LaVine, Guard, Sacramento Kings $9,000
Sacramento Kings guard Zach LaVine has certainly played a pivotal role in the team’s offensive achievements this season. Let’s review LaVine’s relevant player data from this season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 53 games that Zach LaVine has played in the NBA this season, LaVine has averaged a robust 38.6 Draftkings points a game.
Additional flex plays I like in this NBA regular season matchup (Draftkings price noted): Jamal Murray, Point Guard (Denver Nuggets) $8,800: DeMar DeRozan, Small Forward (Sacramento Kings) $8,400.
