Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Knicks vs. Timberwolves 12/19/24
Draftkings picks for this evening's Knicks vs. Timberwolves matchup.
New York Knicks vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
December 19, 2024 9:30 pm EDT
On Friday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans a regular season matchup featuring the Minnesota Timberwolves and the New York Knicks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Minnesota Timberwolves 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. Minnesota Timberwolves matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Anthony Edwards, Guard, Minnesota Timberwolves $10,600
How significant has talented guard Anthony Edwards been to the Minnesota Timberwolves lineup this season? Let’s analyze Edwards recent game data from 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 25 games that Anthony Edwards has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2024 NBA regular season, Edwards is averaging a robust 43.3 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Minnesota Timberwolves dominanting 107-90 win over the Golden State Warriors 11 days ago, guard Anthony Edwards played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Edwards amassed 30 points, four rebounds, nine assists, two blocks, and one steal in the Timberwolves victory over the Golden State Warriors.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Minnesota Timberwolves win over the Warriors, Anthony Edwards compiled an impressive 54.5 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.
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.
In summary, I think Minnesota Timberwolves point 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
Jalen Brunson, Point Guard, New York Knicks $9,800
Point guard Jalen Brunson has certainly been a key contributor to the New York Knicks lineup this season. Let’s examine Brunson’s recent game statistics from the 2024 NBA regular season to better illuminate this assertion.
In the last 26 games that Jalen Brunson has played for the New York Knicks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Brunson is averaging an impressive 42.2 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Detroit Pistons 120-111 win over the New York Knicks two weeks ago, Jalen Brunson played at a high level. Brunson accumulated 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 NBA matchup (Draftkings price noted): Josh Hart, Small Forward (New York Knicks) $8,400: Rudy Gobert, Center (Minnesota Timberwolves) $7,800.
