Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Knicks vs. Hawks 4/5/25
New York Knicks vs. Atlanta Hawks
April 5, 2025 3:00 pm EDT
Tomorrow afternoon, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Atlanta Hawks and the New York Knicks. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Atlanta Hawks 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 tomorrow afternoon’s New York Knicks vs. Atlanta Hawks matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Karl-Anthony Towns, Center, New York Knicks $10,400
Veteran center Karl-Anthony Towns has been the driving force behind the New York Knicks success on the basketball court this season. To assess Karl-Anthony Towns performance from a statistical perspective, let’s examine Towns relevant game data from the 2024 NBA regular season. This will provide a clear picture of Anthony Towns contributions to the New York Knicks this season.
In the 68 games that center Karl-Anthony Towns played for the New York Knicks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Anthony Towns is averaging an impressive 24.3 points, 13.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.8 blocks a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 68 games that Karl-Anthony Towns has played for the New York Knicks this season, Anthony Towns has compiled a 52.1% field goal percentage, a 42.4% three-point percentage, and a 82.7% free throw percentage.
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, Karl Anthony Towns is the player most likely to score the highest Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing talented New York Knicks center Karl Anthony Towns at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA DFS Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Trae Young, Point Guard, Atlanta Hawks $9,800
Atlanta point guard Trae Young has been the floor general that the Atlanta Hawks have needed to win games this season. With that said, let’s review the veteran point guard’s relevant player data from this season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 71 games that point guard Trae Young has played for the Atlanta Hawks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Young has averaged 24.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, 11.6 assists 1.2 steals and 0.2 blocks a game.
In conclusion, I fully expect Trae Young to continue his outstanding play in tomorrow afternoon’s matchup with the New York Knicks.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Josh Hart, Forward (New York Knicks) $8,800: Dyson Daniels, Shooting Guard (Atlanta Hawks) $8,000.
