Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Knicks vs. Pacers 5/25/25
New York Knicks vs. Indiana Pacers
May 25, 2025 8:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with an Eastern Conference playoff matchup featuring the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks 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 tomorrow night’s New York Knicks vs. Indiana Pacers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Pascal Siakam, Forward, Indiana Pacers $8,400
Veteran forward Pascal Siakam has been the leader in the paint that the Indiana Pacers have needed to win games this season. With that said, how has Siakam performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s examine Siakam’s relevant game data from the 2024 NBA season to answer that question.
In the 90 games that power forward Pascal Siakam has played for the Indiana Pacers in the 2024 NBA season (including playoff games), Siakam has averaged 20.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 90 games that Pascal Siakam has played for the Pacers this season, Siakam is averaging a robust 36.9 Draftkings points a contest.
It is noteworthy that these two teams have met multiple times this season. How did Pascal Siakam perform in the most recent matchup? Who won? In the Indiana Pacers 114-109 win over the New York Knicks two days ago, Siakam played rather well. More specifically, Siakam compiled a massive 39 points, five rebounds, three assists and one steal in the Pacers defeat of the New York Knicks.
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Pascal Siakam can post a high number of DFS points on any given night. I fully expect that trend to continue in tomorrow evening’s playoff matchup with the New York Knicks.
In my view, Pascal Siakam’s reasonable Draftkings price of only $8,400 presents the best fantasy value on this slate. For that specific reason, I am backing Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA single game contest.
Flex Plays
Karl-Anthony Towns, Center, New York Knicks $10,200
In the 86 games that center Karl-Anthony Towns has played for the New York Knicks in the 2024 NBA season (including playoff games), Towns is averaging 23.9 points, 12.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.7 blocks a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 86 games that Karl-Anthony Towns has played for the New York Knicks this season, Towns has compiled a 52.6% field goal percentage, a 42% three-point percentage and an 82.9% free throw percentage.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA playoff game (Draftkings price noted): Josh Hart, Forward (New York Knicks) $8,600: Tyrese Haliburton, Point Guard (Indiana Pacers) $10,600: Myles Turner, Center (Indiana Pacers) $7,600.
