Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Lakers vs. Pacers 3/26/25
Draftkings picks for this evening's Los Angeles Lakers vs. Indiana Pacers matchup.
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Indiana Pacers
March 26, 2025 7:30 pm EDT
This Wednesday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Los Angeles Lakers and the Indiana Pacers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Indiana Pacers 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 Los Angeles Lakers vs. Indiana Pacers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Pascal Siakam, Power Forward, Indiana Pacers $8,800
Veteran power forward Pascal Siakam has certainly been a standout performer for the Indiana Pacers this season. Let’s dive into Siakam’s game data from this season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 70 games that power forward Pascal Siakam has played for the Indiana Pacers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Siakam has averaged 20.8 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
These two teams met earlier this season. Who prevailed? How did Siakam perform in the contest? In the Los Angeles Lakers 124-117 win over the Indiana Pacers last month, Indiana power forward Pascal Siakam played exceptionally well. More specifically, Siakam accumulated 23 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals in the Los Angeles Lakers victory over the Pacers.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Lakers win over the Indiana Pacers, Pacers power forward Pascal Siakam compiled a whopping 40.5 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. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups.
In my view, Pascal Siakam appears to be the player most likely to accumulate the highest number of DraftKings points in this evening’s NBA regular season game. Consequently, I am backing Indiana Pacers power forward Pascal Siakam at the captain position for this single game DraftKings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Tyrese Haliburton, Point Guard, Indiana Pacers $9,400
In addition to power forward Pascal Siakam, point guard Tyrese Haliburton has been a key contributor to the Indiana Pacers team achievements this season.
In the 64 games that Tyrese Haliburton has played for the Indiana Pacers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Haliburton has averaged 18.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.5 steals, and 0.6 blocks a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 64 games that Tyrese Haliburton has played for the Indiana Pacers this season, Haliburton has averaged a robust 42.2 Draftkings points a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Austin Reaves, Guard (Los Angeles Lakers) $9,200: Luka Doncic, Point Guard (Los Angeles Lakers) $ 13,000: Jaxson Hayes, Center (Los Angeles Lakers) $5,000.
