Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Mavericks vs. Thunder 12/10/24

On Tuesday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Dallas Mavericks and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Dallas Mavericks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder 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. Oklahoma City Thunder matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Point Guard, Oklahoma City Thunder $11,000

Talented Oklahoma City point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has emerged as the backcourt leader for the Oklahoma City Thunder this season. With that in mind, what do the statistics say about Gilgeous-Alexander’s performance? To answer this question, let’s examine his game data from the 2024 NBA regular season.

In the last 15 games that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has played for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2024 NBA regular season, Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 29.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 1.7 steals, and 1.1 blocks a game.

More recently, in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s dominating 133-106 win over the Utah Jazz seven days ago, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander certainly played at a high level. Gilgeous-Alexander compiled a whopping 26 points, six rebounds, seven assists, five steals, three blocks, and one steal in the Thunder’s victory over the Utah Jazz.

Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Thunder’s victory over the Los Angeles Clippers, Gilgeous-Alexander accumulated a massive 51.1 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.

In my opinion, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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 rolling with Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Luka Doncic, Point Guard, Dallas Mavericks $12,400

Unless you have been living under a rock the last five years you are aware that Luka Doncic is a generational talent in the game of basketball. Let’s take a look at Doncic’s recent game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the last 15 games that Doncic has played for the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Doncic is averaging a whopping 56.9 Draftkings points a game.

Two days ago, in the Dallas Mavericks 125-118 win over the Toronto Raptors, Luka Doncic played exceptionally well. More specifically, in the Mavericks victory over the Raptors, Doncic accumulated a robust 73.8 Draftkings points.

Additional flex plays I like to play well (Draftkings price noted): Jalen Williams, Power Forward (Oklahoma City Thunder) $9,800: Kyrie Irving, Point Guard (Dallas Mavericks) $9,400.