Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Lakers vs. Celtics 3/8/25
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics matchup.
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics
March 8, 2025 8:30 pm EDT
This Saturday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers 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 Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-LeBron James, Forward, Los Angeles Lakers $10,600
Unless you have been living under a rock the last few decades you are aware that LeBron James is a generational basketball talent. With that said, how has James performed a statistical perspective this season? Let’s review LeBron James game statistics from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer this question.
In the 57 games that LeBron James has played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024 NBA regular season, James is averaging a massive 25.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 8.1 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.6 blocks a game.
Upon closer examination of the data just presented, in the 57 games that forward LeBron James has played this season, James has compiled a 51.8% field goal percentage, 39.1 three-point percentage and a 77.9% free throw percentage.
It is noteworthy that these two teams met earlier this season. How did James perform in the game? Who won? In the Los Angeles Lakers thrilling 117-96 win over the Boston Celtics in January, LeBron James played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. James amassed 20 points, 14 rebounds and six assists in the Los Angeles Lakers victory over the Celtics.
Earlier this morning, the Los Angeles Lakers announced that LeBron James is officially questionable for this evening’s game. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this one game DFS slate.
In my view, LeBron James is the player most likely to score the highest number of Draftkings points in tonight’s NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James at the captain for this single game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Jayson Tatum, Forward, Boston Celtics $10,200
In the 59 games that Jayson Tatum has played for the Boston Celtics in the 2024 NBA regular season, Tatum is averaging 26.9 points, 8.8 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 59 games that Jayson Tatum has played for the Boston Celtics this season, Tatum is averaging 51 Draftkings points a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well (Draftkings price noted): Austin Reaves, Guard (Los Angeles Lakers) $7.400: Luka Doncic, Point Guard (Los Angeles Lakers) $11,400: Derrick White, Guard (Boston Celtics) $7,000.
