Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Nuggets vs. Hornets 2/1/25
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Nuggets vs. Hornets matchup.
Denver Nuggets vs. Charlotte Hornets
February 1, 2025 7:00 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Denver Nuggets and the Charlotte Hornets. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Chicago Bulls vs. Charlotte Hornets 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. Charlotte Hornets matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Nikola Jokic, Center, Denver Nuggets $14,600
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 42 games that center Nikola Jokic has played for the Denver Nuggets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Jokic is averaging a robust 68.1 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Denver Nuggets 144-109 win over the Philadelphia 76ers ten days ago, Nuggets center Nikola Jokic certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Jokic tallied 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 view, 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
Jamal Murray, Point Guard, Denver Nuggets $9,400
Veteran point guard Jamal Murray has been a key contributor to the Denver Nuggets success on the offensive side of the basketball this season. Let’s review Murray’s game data from this season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 42 games that point guard Jamal Murray has played for the Denver Nuggets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Murray has averaged 38.9 Draftkings points a game.
In conclusion, I fully expect Jamal Murray to continue his quality play in this evening’s NBA regular season game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in tonight’s NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Russell Westbrook, Point Guard (Denver Nuggets) $8,400: Miles Bridges, Power Forward (Charlotte Hornets) $11,000: Vasilije Micic, Point Guard (Charlotte Hornets) $7,400.
