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Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Mavericks vs. Hornets 1/20/25

Draftkings picks and predictions for tomorrow afternoon's Mavericks vs. Hornets matchup.

Dallas Mavericks vs. Charlotte Hornets
January 20, 2025 12:00 pm EDT

The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Dallas Mavericks and the Charlotte Hornets. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Dallas Mavericks vs. Charlotte Hornets 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 Dallas Mavericks vs. Charlotte Hornets matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-LaMelo Ball, Point Guard, Charlotte Hornets $11,400

In my view, point guard LaMelo Ball has been the driving force behind the Charlotte Hornets offensive success this season. With that said, how has the talented young point guard performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Ball’s recent game data to answer that question.

In the 27 games that LaMelo Ball has played for the Charlotte Hornets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Ball has averaged a robust 29.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 7.5 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.

More recently, in the Charlotte Hornets 115-104 win over the Phoenix Suns two weeks ago, Charlotte point guard LaMelo Ball certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Ball compiled 32 points, ten rebounds, seven assists and four steals in the Charlotte Hornets victory over the Phoenix Suns.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Hornets win over the Suns just mentioned, LaMelo Ball accumulated a whopping 66.5 Draftkings points.

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 for this one game DFS slate.

In my opinion, Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing LaMelo Ball at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Kyrie Irving, Guard, Dallas Mavericks $10,400

Guard Kyrie Irving has proven to be the pivotal backcourt leader for the Dallas Mavericks this season. To evaluate his performance statistically, let’s will review Irving’s latest game statistics from the 2024 NBA regular season.

In the 32 games that guard Kyrie Irving has played for the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Irving has averaged a rather impressive 23.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.

Upon closer analysis of the recently presented data, Kyrie Irving has averaged a substantial 40.5 Draftkings points per game in the 32 games he has played for the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA regular season.

Additional flex plays I like to play well (Draftkings price noted): PJ Washington, Power Forward (Dallas Mavericks) $8,400: Mark Williams, Center (Charlotte Hornets) $8,800: Klay Thompson, Shooting Guard (Dallas Mavericks) $6,800.

Hans Geevers's Free Pick: See Above

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Hans Geevers

I have been an avid fan of sports since I was a kid. Additionally, I have been betting on sports for the better part of the last two decades! I have been married to my wife Dawn for over 21 years. I am also the proud father of Hannah! These ladies provide me the inspiration to live each day to it's fullest.

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