Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Lakers vs. Spurs 11/27/24
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Lakers vs. Spurs matchup.
Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Antonio Spurs
November 27, 2024 8:00 pm EDT
On Wednesday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the San Antonio Spurs 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 Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Antonio Spurs matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Anthony Davis, Forward, Los Angeles Lakers $12,800
Forward Anthony Davis has certainly played a pivotal role in the Los Angeles Lakers offensive achievements this season. To highlight his impact, let’s examine Davis’s game statistics from the 2024 NBA regular season.
In the 16 games that Anthony Davis has played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Davis is averaging a massive 29.8 points, 11.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 2.1 blocks and 1.3 steals a game.
Upon closer examination of the data just presented, in the 16 games that forward Anthony Davis has played this season, Davis is averaging an impressive 55.5 DraftKings points.
More recently, in the Orlando Magic’s 119-118 win over the Los Angeles Lakers six days ago, Lakers forward Anthony Davis played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Davis amassed 39 points, nine rebounds, two assists, and three steals in the Magic’s victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
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 opinion, Anthony Davis 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 talented Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Chris Paul, Point Guard, San Antonio Spurs $7,200
In the 15 games that point guard Chris Paul has played for the San Antonio Spurs in the 2024 NBA regular season, Paul is averaging a robust 31.8 Draftkings points a game.
Last week, in the San Antonio Spurs dominating 126-118 win over the Utah Jazz, point guard Chris Paul played exceptionally well. Chris Paul tallied 13 points, five rebounds, ten assists, and two steals in the San Antonio Spurs victory over the Utah Jazz.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the San Antonio Spurs win over the Jazz, Chris Paul amassed a respectable 39.8 Draftkings points.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Stephon Castle, Shooting Guard (San Antonio Spurs) $6,200: Zach Collins, Center (San Antonio Spurs) $6,400: Austin Reaves, Guard (Los Angeles Lakers) $7,600.
