Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Lakers vs. Knicks 2/1/25
Draftkings picks and predictions for tomorrow night's Lakers vs. Knicks matchup.
Los Angeles Lakers vs. New York Knicks
February 1, 2025 8:30 pm EDT
This Saturday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Lakers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New York Knicks 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 tomorrow evening’s Los Angeles Lakers vs. New York Knicks matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-LeBron James, Forward, Los Angeles Lakers $12,000
Talented forward LeBron James has been a standout performer for the Los Angeles Lakers this season. With that said, how has James performed a statistical perspective? Let’s review LeBron James game statistics from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer this question.
In the 43 games that LeBron James has played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024 NBA regular season, James is averaging 23.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 9.1 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
Upon closer examination of the data just presented, in the 43 games that forward LeBron James has played this season, James is averaging a robust 50.1 Draftkings points a contest.
Two weeks ago, in the Los Angeles Lakers 111-88 win over the Washington Wizards, Lebron James certainly played at a high level. More specifically, LeBron James amassed 21 points, ten rebounds, 13 assists, one block and two steals in the Los Angeles Lakers victory over the Wizards.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Los Angeles Lakers win over the Washington Wizards just mentioned, Lakers forward LeBron James accumulated 62.1 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, 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
Jalen Brunson, Point Guard, New York Knicks $12,000
Point guard Jalen Brunson has been the floor general that the New York Knicks have needed to win games this season. Let’s take a look at Brunson’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 47 games that point guard Jalen Brunson has played for the New York Knicks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Brunson is averaging a robust 43.1 Draftkings points a game.
Additional flex plays I like in this matchup (Draftkings price noted): Austin Reaves, Point Guard (Los Angeles Lakers) $10,000: Josh Hart, Small Forward (New York Knicks) $8,600.
