
Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Nuggets vs. Bulls 1/27/25
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Nuggets vs. Bulls matchup.
Denver Nuggets vs. Chicago Bulls
January 27, 2025 8:00 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Denver Nuggets and the Chicago Bulls. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Chicago Bulls vs. Denver Nuggets 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 this evening’s Denver Nuggets vs. Chicago Bulls matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Nikola Jokic, Center, Denver Nuggets $14,000
Denver center Nikola Jokic is undoubtedly one of the best players in the National Basketball Association today. Having stated that, how has Jokic played from a statistical perspective this season? Let’s examine Jokic’s relevant player data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the last 39 games that center Nikola Jokic has played for the Denver Nuggets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Jokic is averaging a robust 68.7 Draftkings points a game.
One week ago, in the Denver Nuggets 144-109 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, Nuggets center Nikola Jokic certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Jokic compiled 27 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists, four steals and one block in the Denver Nuggets victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Denver Nuggets win over the Philadelphia 76ers just mentioned, Denver center Nikola Jokic amassed 72.8 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, Nikola Jokic is the player most likely to accumulate the highest number of DraftKings points in this evening’s NBA regular season game. With that said, I am rolling with Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic at the captain position for this one game DraftKings NBA Showdown contest slate.
Flex Plays
Nikola Vucevic, Center, Chicago Bulls $9,600
Talented center Nikola Vucevic has been the leader in the paint that the Chicago Bulls have needed to win games this season. Let’s review Vucevic’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 45 games that Nikola Vucevic has played for the Chicago Bulls in the 2024 NBA regular season, Vucevic has averaged an impressive 42.5 Draftkings points a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Josh Giddey, Point Guard (Chicago Bulls) $9,000: Russell Westbrook, Point Guard (Denver Nuggets) $8,200: Christian Braun, Guard (Denver Nuggets) $5,000.