
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Lakers vs. Clippers 2/4/25
Draftkings picks for tonight's Los Angeles Clippers vs. Los Angeles Lakers matchup.
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Los Angeles Lakers
February 4, 2025 10:00 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Los Angeles Clippers 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 Los Angeles Clippers vs. Los Angeles Lakers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-James Harden, Point Guard, Los Angeles Clippers $11,200
Talented point guard James Harden has certainly been the floor general that the Los Angeles Clippers have needed to win games this season. Having stated that, how has Harden performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s take a look at Harden’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 46 games that point guard James Harden has played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Harden is averaging a robust 45.5 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Los Angeles Clippers 110-93 win over the Washington Wizards, Clippers point guard James Harden certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Harden compiled 17 points, 12 rebounds, 13 assists, one steal and one block in the Clippers victory over the Washington Wizards.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Los Angeles Clippers victory over the Washington Wizards just mentioned, James Harden amassed a whopping 57.5 Draftkings points.
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 my view, Los Angeles Clippers point guard James Harden 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 rolling with James Harden at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Ivica Zubac, Center, Los Angeles Clippers $9,400
In addition to point guard James Harden, center Ivica Zubac been a key contributor to the Los Angeles Clippers success on the offensive side of the basketball this season. Let’s review Zubaz’s recent statistical game data to better illustrate my previous statement.
In the last 45 games that center Ivica Zubac played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Zubac is averaging 15.2 points, 12.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.2 blocks, and 0.7 steals a game.
In conclusion, I fully expect Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac to continue his quality play in this evening’s NBA regular season game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): LeBron James, Power Forward (Los Angeles Lakers) $12,800: Kawhi Leonard, Forward (Los Angeles Clippers) $9,000: Kevin Porter Jr., Point Guard (Los Angeles Clippers) $4,800.