Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Kings vs. Timberwolves 11/27/24
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Kings vs. Timberwolves matchup.
Sacramento Kings vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
November 27, 2024 8:00 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Sacramento Kings. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Minnesota Timberwolves 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 this evening’s Sacramento Kings vs. Minnesota Timberwolves matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Anthony Edwards, Guard, Minnesota Timberwolves $10,600
Talented guard Anthony Edwards has been crucial to the Minnesota Timberwolves success on the offensive side of the basketball this season. To better understand his impact, let’s dive into Edwards game data from the 2024 NBA regular season.
In the 16 games that Anthony Edwards has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2024 NBA regular season, Edwards is averaging a whopping 45.1 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Boston Celtics 107-105 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves four days ago, guard Anthony Edwards certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Edwards amassed 28 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, and one steal in the Celtics victory over the Timberwolves.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Boston Celtics win over the Timberwolves just mentioned, Anthony Edwards compiled an impressive 51.3 Draftkings points. It has to be said, those are the type of DFS numbers I need to see from a player that I select at the captain position for a Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
In summary, I think Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards 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 Anthony Edwards at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
De’Aaron Fox, Point Guard, Sacramento Kings $10,000
Point guard De’Aaron Fox has certainly been an essential part of the Sacramento Kings starting lineup this season. Having stated that, how has the talented Sacramento point guard played from a statistical perspective? Let’s take a look at Fox’s recent game data to better answer that question.
In the 17 games that De’Aaron Fox has played for the Sacramento Kings in the 2024 NBA regular season, Fox has averaged 28.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, 5.7 assists, and 1.7 steals a game.
In conclusion, I fully expect Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox to continue his outstanding play in tonight’s NBA regular season matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Keegan Murray, Power Forward (Sacramento Kings) $7,600: Domantas Sabonis, Center (Sacramento Kings) $10,400: Rudy Gobert, Center (Minnesota Timberwolves) $7,200.
