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Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Nets vs. Lakers 1/17/25

Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Brooklyn Nets vs. Los Angeles Lakers matchup.

Brooklyn Nets vs. Los Angeles Lakers
January 17, 2025 10:30 pm EDT

This Friday, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Brooklyn Nets vs. Los Angeles Lakers 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 Brooklyn Nets vs. Los Angeles Lakers matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-LeBron James, Forward, Los Angeles Lakers $11,600

Los Angeles forward LeBron James has been a standout performer for the Los Angeles Lakers this season. Having stated that, how has James performed a statistical perspective? Let’s examine LeBron James game statistics from the 2024 NBA regular season answer this question.

In the 35 games that LeBron James has played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024 NBA regular season, James is averaging a robust 23.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 8.8 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.

Upon closer examination of the data just presented, in the 35 games that forward LeBron James has played this season, Davis is averaging a massive 49.6 Draftkings points a contest.

More recently, in the Los Angeles Lakers thrilling 115-113 win over the Golden State Warriors on Christmas Day, James played rather well. Let me be more specific. LeBron James compiled 31 points, four rebounds, ten assists, two steals and one block in the Los Angeles Lakers victory over the Golden State Warriors.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Los Angeles Lakers win over the Golden State Warriors just mentioned, Lakers forward LeBron James accumulated an impressive 59.1 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, LeBron James is the player most likely to score the highest number of Draftkings points in tonight’s NBA regular season game. With that said, I am backing Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James at the captain for this single game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Anthony Davis, Forward, Los Angeles Lakers $12,600

In addition to LeBron James, forward Anthony Davis has undeniably been a key contributor to the Los Angeles Lakers starting lineup this season. To understand his impact from a statistical standpoint, let’s dive into Davis’s game statistics from the 2024 NBA regular season.

In the 36 games that Anthony Davis has played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Davis is averaging 25.8 points, 11.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.1 blocks and 1.3 steals a game.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Cameron Johnson, Forward (Brooklyn Nets) $8,600: Keon Johnson (Brooklyn Nets) $7,400.

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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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