Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Lakers vs. Timberwolves 12/2/24
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Lakers vs. Timberwolves matchup.
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
December 2, 2024 8:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Los Angeles Lakers. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Minnesota Timberwolves 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. Minnesota Timberwolves matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Anthony Edwards, Guard, Minnesota Timberwolves $10,600
Guard Anthony Edwards has been pivotal to the Minnesota Timberwolves offensive success this season. Having stated that, how has Edwards played from a statistical perspective? Let’s examine Edwards recent game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the last 15 games that Anthony Edwards has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2024 NBA regular season, Edwards is averaging a whopping 44.7 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Boston Celtics 107-105 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves last month, point guard Anthony Edwards certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Edwards amassed 28 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, and one steal in the Celtics victory over the Timberwolves.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Boston Celtics win over the Timberwolves just mentioned, Anthony Edwards compiled an impressive 51.3 Draftkings points. It has to be said, those are the type of DFS numbers I need to see from a player that I select at the captain position for a Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
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 summary, I think Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Anthony Edwards 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 backing Anthony Edwards at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Anthony Davis, Forward, Los Angeles Lakers $12,600
In the last 15 games that Anthony Davis has played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Davis is averaging a massive 28.4 points, 11.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.1 blocks and 1.3 steals a game.
Upon closer examination of the data just presented, in the last 15 games that forward Anthony Davis has played this season, Davis is averaging 54.9 DraftKings points.
In conclusion, I fully expect Anthony Davis to continue his outstanding play versus a vulnerable Minnesota Timberwolves defense later today.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): LeBron James, Forward (Los Angeles Lakers) $11,000: Rudy Gobert, Center (Minnesota Timberwolves) $8,400.
