
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Nuggets vs. Mavericks 1/14/25
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Nuggets vs. Mavericks matchup.
Denver Nuggets vs. Dallas Mavericks
January 14, 2025 9:30 pm EDT
This Tuesday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Denver Nuggets and the Dallas Mavericks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Denver Nuggets vs. Dallas Mavericks 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. Dallas Mavericks matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Nikola Jokic, Center, Denver Nuggets $14,000
Denver center Nikola Jokic has been a standout performer for the Nuggets this season. With that said, how has Jokic played from a statistical perspective? Let’s examine Jokic’s relevant player data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the last 32 games that center Nikola Jokic has played for the Denver Nuggets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Jokic is averaging a robust 69.3 Draftkings points a game.
Earlier this week, in the Denver Nuggets convincing 124-105 win over the Brooklyn Nets, Nikola Jokic certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Jokic tallied 35 points, 12 rebounds, 15 assists, four steals and one block in the Denver Nuggets victory over the Brooklyn Nets.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Denver Nuggets win over the Brooklyn Nets just mentioned, Denver center Nikola Jokic accumulated a massive 85 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.
It is noteworthy that the Denver Nuggets officially listed Nikola Jokic as questionable for tonight’s game due to injury. 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. Having stated that, I am backing Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic as the captain for this single game DraftKings NBA Showdown contest slate.
Flex Plays
Russell Westbrook, Point Guard, Denver Nuggets $9,000
In addition to center Nikola Jokic, point guard Russell Westbrook has been an essential part of the Denver Nuggets lineup this season.
In the 38 games that point guard Russell Westbrook has played for the Denver Nuggets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Westbrook has averaged 33.8 Draftkings points a game.
In conclusion, I fully expect Russell Westbrook to continue his quality play in this evening’s NBA regular season game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): PJ Washington, Power Forward (Dallas Mavericks) $8,800: Klay Thompson, Shooting Guard (Dallas Mavericks) $7,000.