Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Spurs vs. Clippers 4/8/25
San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Clippers
April 8, 2025 10:30 pm EDT
On Tuesday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Los Angeles Clippers and the San Antonio Spurs. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Los Angeles Clippers vs. San Antonio Spurs 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 San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Clippers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Ivica Zubac, Center, Los Angeles Clippers $10,000
Talented center Ivica Zubac has been a standout performer for the Los Angeles Clippers this season. Having stated that, how has the veteran center 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 76 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 76 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.
Three days ago, in the Los Angeles Clippers convincing 135-104 win over the Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles center Ivica Zubac played rather well. Let me be more specific. Zubac tallied 25 points, ten rebounds, two assists and one block in the Clippers victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
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 $12,000
In the 75 games that James Harden has played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Harden is averaging 22.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, 8.6 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.7 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 75 games that James Harden has played this season, Harden is averaging a robust 46.9 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) $11,000: Stephon Castle, Guard (San Antonio Spurs) $9,000: Devin Vassell, Guard (San Antonio Spurs) $8,400.
