On Monday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Toronto Raptors and the New York Knicks. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Toronto Raptors 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 tonight’s New York Knicks vs. Toronto Raptors matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Karl Anthony Towns, Center, New York Knicks $11,200
Talented center Karl Anthony Towns been the leader that the New York Knicks have needed to win games this season. Having stated that, how has Anthony Towns performed on the basketball court from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Anthony Towns recent game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the last 15 games that center Karl Anthony Towns played for the New York Knicks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Anthony Towns is averaging an impressive 25.2 points, 13.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 0.9 steals, and 0.8 blocks a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the last 15 games that Anthony Towns has played for the New York Knicks this season, Anthony Towns has averaged 51.1 Draftkings points a game.
It should be noted that the New York Knicks have listed Karl Anthony Towns as questionable for tonight’s game. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this NBA DFS contest.
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
Jalen Brunson, Point Guard, New York Knicks $10,600
In addition to Karl Anthony Towns, point guard Jalen Brunson been a key contributor to the New York Knicks success on the offensive side of the basketball this season. Let’s review Brunson’s recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the last 15 games that Jalen Brunson has played for the New York Knicks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Brunson is averaging a robust 42.4 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Detroit Pistons 120-111 win over the New York Knicks two days ago, Jalen Brunson certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Brunson compiled 31 points, four rebounds, ten assists, and one steal in the Detroit Pistons victory over the New York Knicks.
Additional flex plays I like in this matchup (Draftkings price noted): Scottie Barnes, Forward (Toronto Raptors) $11,400: RJ Barrett, Forward (Toronto Raptors) $10,000.