Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Knicks vs. Clippers 3/7/25
Draftkings picks for tonight's New York Knicks vs. Los Angeles Clippers matchup.
New York Knicks vs. Los Angeles Clippers
March 7, 2025 10:30 pm EDT
The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Los Angeles Clippers and the New York Knicks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Los Angeles Clippers vs. New York Knicks 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 New York Knicks vs. Los Angeles Clippers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-James Harden, Point Guard, Los Angeles Clippers $10,000
Talented point guard James Harden has certainly been the floor general that the Los Angeles Clippers have needed to win games 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 59 games that point guard James Harden has played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Harden is averaging a robust 46.4 Draftkings points a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 59 games that James Harden has played for the Los Angeles Clippers this season, Harden has compiled a 39.2% field goal percentage, a 33.9% three-point percentage and an 87.5% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Los Angeles Clippers 122-117 win over the Chicago Bulls eight days ago, Los Angeles point guard James Harden compiled 30 points, two rebounds, six assists, one steal and one block in the Clippers victory over the Chicago Bulls.
In my view, Los Angeles Clippers point 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 rolling with James Harden at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Ivica Zubac, Center, Los Angeles Clippers $8,200
In addition to point guard James Harden, center Ivica Zubac been a key contributor to the Los Angeles Clippers success on the offensive side of the basketball this season. Let’s review Zubaz’s recent statistical game data to better illustrate my previous statement.
In the last 56 games that center Ivica Zubac played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Zubac is averaging 15.3 points, 12.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.2 blocks, and 0.8 steals a game.
Last month, in the Los Angeles Lakers 122-97 win over the Los Angeles Clippers, Ivica Zubac played rather well. Zubac amassed 22 points, four rebounds, seven assists, two blocks and two steals in the Boston Celtics victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
In conclusion, I fully expect Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac to continue his quality play in this evening’s NBA regular season game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Josh Hart, Forward (New York Knicks) $8,600: Miles McBride, Guard (New York Knicks) $4,400.
