Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Kings vs. Pacers 3/31/25
Sacramento Kings vs. Indiana Pacers
March 31, 2025 7:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Indiana Pacers and the Sacramento Kings. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Indiana Pacers vs. Sacramento Kings 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 tomorrow evening’s Sacramento Kings vs. Indiana Pacers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Pascal Siakam, Power Forward, Indiana Pacers $8,600
Veteran power forward Pascal Siakam has certainly been a standout performer for the Indiana Pacers this season. Let’s dive into Siakam’s game data from this season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 73 games that power forward Pascal Siakam has played for the Indiana Pacers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Siakam has averaged 20.5 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
These two teams met earlier this season. Who prevailed? How did Siakam perform in the contest? In the Indiana Pacers 122-95 win over the Sacramento Kings in December, Indiana power forward Pascal Siakam played exceptionally well. More specifically, Siakam accumulated 19 points, ten rebounds, and three assists in the Indiana Pacers victory over the Kings.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Indiana Pacers win over the Kings, Pacers power forward Pascal Siakam amassed 38.5 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.
In my view, Pascal Siakam appears to be the player most likely to accumulate the highest number of DraftKings points in this NBA regular season game. Consequently, I am backing Indiana Pacers power forward Pascal Siakam at the captain position for this single game DraftKings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Tyrese Haliburton, Point Guard, Indiana Pacers $9,600
In addition to power forward Pascal Siakam, point guard Tyrese Haliburton has been a key contributor to the Indiana Pacers team achievements this season.
In the 67 games that Tyrese Haliburton has played for the Indiana Pacers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Haliburton has averaged 18.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 9.1 assists, 1.5 steals, and 0.6 blocks a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 67 games that Tyrese Haliburton has played for the Indiana Pacers this season, Haliburton has averaged a robust 42.2 Draftkings points a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Domantas Sabonis, Center (Sacramento Kings) $10,200: Zach LaVine, Forward (Sacramento Kings) $9,000.
