Draftkings NBA DFS Picks: Lakers vs. Grizzlies 10/31/25
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Memphis Grizzlies
October 31, 2025 9:30 pm EDT
On Friday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with an NBA regular season matchup featuring the Los Angeles Lakers and the Memphis Grizzlies. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Memphis Grizzlies 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 tonight’s Lakers vs. Grizzlies matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Austin Reaves, Guard, Los Angeles Lakers $11,200
Talented guard Austin Reaves has been a solid performer for the Los Angeles Lakers this season. With that said, how has Reaves performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review Reaves relevant player data from the 2025 NBA season to better shed light overall contributions to his team.
In the five games that Austin Reaves played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2025 NBA regular season, Reaves has averaged a robust 34.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 10.1 assists and 1.8 steals a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the five games that Austin Reaves has played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2025 NBA regular season, Reaves has compiled a 52.5% field goal percentage, a 38.5% three point percentage and an 89.7% free throw percentage.
One week ago, in the Los Angeles Lakers 128-110 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles guard Austin Reaves played rather well. Let me be more specific. In the Lakers defeat of the Timberwolves, Reaves amassed 25 points, seven rebounds, 11 assists and one steal.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Los Angeles Lakers win over the Timberwolves, Reaves tallied a rather impressive 52.2 Draftkings points.
*It is noteworthy that the Los Angeles Lakers have officially declared Lebron James as inactive for this evening’s game. Additionally, the Lakers have listed Luka Doncic as questionable. The potential absence of both James and Doncic in the Lakers lineup should open additional opportunities for Austin Reaves from an offensive perspective.
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. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups.
In my view, Austin Reaves is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. With that said, I am backing Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in tonight’s NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Ja Morant, Point Guard (Memphis Grizzlies) $10,800: Jaren Jackson Jr., Forward (Memphis Grizzlies) $9,400: Jarred Vanderbilt, Forward (Los Angeles Lakers) $5,000.
