Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Lakers vs. Warriors 12/25/24

Tomorrow night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors 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. Golden State Warriors matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Stephen Curry, Point Guard, Golden State Warriors $11,000

Golden State guard Stephen Curry has been the leader in the backcourt that the Golden State Warriors have needed to win games this season. Having stated that, how has Curry performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s take a look at Curry’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 23 games that point guard Stephen Curry has played for the Golden State Warriors in the 2024 NBA regular season, Curry is averaging 23.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 1.3 steals, and 0.5 steals a game.

More recently, in the Golden State Warriors 113-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves three days ago, Stephen Curry certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Curry accumulated 31 points, three rebounds, ten assists and one steal in the Golden State Warriors victory over the Timberwolves.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Golden State Warriors win over the Minnesota Timberwolves just noted, Stephen Curry compiled a robust 56.3 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 of a Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

In summary, I think Stephen Curry 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 Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Anthony Davis, Forward, Los Angeles Lakers $12,400

Forward Anthony Davis has been a crucial part of the Los Angeles Lakers’ success on the offensive side of the basketball this season. Let’s review Davis’s game statistics from the 2024 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 33 games that Anthony Davis has played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Davis is averaging an impressive 26.6 points, 11.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.2 blocks and 1.2 steals a game.

Upon closer examination of the data just presented, in the 33 games that forward Anthony Davis has played this season, Davis is averaging 53.8 DraftKings points a contest.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Lebron James, Forward (Los Angeles Lakers) $12,400: Draymond Green, Forward (Golden State Warriors) $8,400: Austin Reaves, Guard (Los Angeles Lakers) $8,000.