Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Nets vs. Pacers 3/22/25
Draftkings picks for this afternoon's Brooklyn Nets vs. Indiana Pacers matchup.
Brooklyn Nets vs. Indiana Pacers
March 22, 2025 5:00 pm EDT
On Saturday afternoon, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Brooklyn Nets and the Indiana Pacers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Brooklyn Nets vs. Indiana Pacers 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 pots. 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 afternoon’s Brooklyn Nets vs. Indiana Pacers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Pascal Siakam, Forward, Indiana Pacers $9,200
Veteran forward Pascal Siakam has been a standout performer for the Indiana Pacers this season. With that said, how has the talented forward performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s examine Siakam’s relevant player data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 67 games that power forward Pascal Siakam has played for the Indiana Pacers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Siakam has averaged 20.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 67 games that Pascal Siakam has played for the Indiana Pacers this season, Siakam has compiled a 52.6% field goal percentage, a 39.6% three-point percentage and a 74.3% free throw percentage.
More recently, Pascal Siakam delivered a stellar performance in a matchup with the Miami Heat last month. In the Miami Heat’s 125-120 win over the Indiana Pacers, Siakam amassed a robust 36 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals. It should also be mentioned that Siakam hit a career-high eight three-pointers in the game.
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, Pascal Siakam is the player most likely to score the highest number of Draftkings points in tomorrow night’s NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam at the captain for this single game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Nic Claxton, Center, Brooklyn Nets $6,400
Center Nic Claxton has brought a consistency and stability to the Brooklyn Nets offense that has been vital to the team’s overall achievements this season.
In the 61 games that center Nic Claxton has played for the Brooklyn Nets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Claxton has averaged a respectable 1012 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 0.9 steals and 1.5 blocks a game.
In my opinion, Nic Claxton’s low Draftkings price of only $6,400 presents the best fantasy value of any player on this DFS slate.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Andrew Nembhard, Guard (Indiana Pacers) $6,000: Keon Johnson, Guard (Brooklyn Nets) $6,600.
