Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Nuggets vs. Pacers 2/24/25
Draftkings picks for tonight's Denver Nuggets vs. Indiana Pacers matchup.
Denver Nuggets vs. Indiana Pacers
February 24, 2025 7:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Denver Nuggets and the Indiana Pacers. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Denver Nuggets vs. Indiana Pacers 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 Denver Nuggets vs. Indiana Pacers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Nikola Jokic, Center, Denver Nuggets $13,000
Denver center Nikola Jokic is without a doubt 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 51 games that center Nikola Jokic has played for the Denver Nuggets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Jokic is averaging a massive 65.6 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Denver Nuggets 129-115 win over the Charlotte Hornets four days ago, Nuggets center Nikola Jokic certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Jokic amassed 29 points, 17 rebounds, nine assists, one block and one steal in the Denver Nuggets victory over the Charlotte Hornets.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Denver Nuggets win over the Charlotte Hornets just mentioned, Denver center Nikola Jokic compiled a whopping 71.3 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 view, Nikola Jokic is the player most likely to accumulate the highest number of DraftKings points in this 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
Pascal Siakam, Power Forward, Indiana Pacers $8,600
In the 55 games that power forward Pascal Siakam has played for the Indiana Pacers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Sikam has averaged a robust 20.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
Last month, in the Indiana Pacers dominating 136-98 win over the San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers power forward Pascal Siakam tallied 23 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals.
In conclusion, I fully expect Indiana power forward Pascal Siakam to play well in tonight’s NBA regular season game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Tyrese Haliburton, Point Guard (Indiana Pacers) $8,800: Jamal Murray, Point Guard (Denver Nuggets) $8,800: Michael Porter Jr., Forward (Denver Nuggets) $7,400.
