Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Mavericks vs. Clippers 4/5/25
Dallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Clippers
April 5, 2025 10:30 pm EDT
On Saturday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Los Angeles Clippers and the Dallas Mavericks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Los Angeles Clippers vs. Dallas Mavericks 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 this evening’s Dallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Clippers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Ivica Zubac, Center, Los Angeles Clippers $8,800
Veteran center Ivica Zubac has been the leader in the paint that the Los Angeles Clippers have needed to win games this season. With that said, how has Zubac performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s examine Zubac’s relevant game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 75 games that center Ivica Zubac played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Zubac is averaging 16.4 points, 12.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.2 blocks, and 0.7 steals a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 75 games that Ivica Zubac has played for the Clippers this season, Zubac has compiled a 61.9% field goal percentage and a 64.9% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Los Angeles Clippers 96-87 win over the Orlando Magic six days ago, Clippers center Ivica Zubac certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Zubac amassed a massive 18 points, 20 rebounds and five assists in the Los Angeles Clippers victory over the Magic.
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 opinion, Ivica Zubac is the player most likely to accumulate the highest number of DraftKings points in this NBA regular season game. Having stated that, I am rolling with Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac at the captain position for this one game DraftKings NBA Showdown contest slate.
Flex Plays
James Harden, Point Guard, Los Angeles Clippers $10,600
In the 74 games that James Harden has played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Harden is averaging 22.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 8.6 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.7 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 74 games that James Harden has played this season, Harden is averaging a robust 46.7 Draftkings points a contest.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Kawhi Leonard, Forward (Los Angeles Clippers) $10,000: PJ Washington, Forward (Dallas Mavericks) $8,400: Spencer Dinwiddie, Guard (Dallas Mavericks) $7,200.
