Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Nuggets vs. Warriors 3/17/25

Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans a regular season matchup featuring the Denver Nuggets and the Golden State Warriors. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Denver Nuggets vs. Golden State Warriors 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. Golden State Warriors matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Nikola Jokic, Center, Denver Nuggets $13,000

Talented center Nikola Jokic has proven to be the pivotal presence in the paint for the Denver Nuggets this season. Examining Jokic’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season will illuminate the impact he has had on the Denver Nuggets overall performance.

In the 62 games that center Nikola Jokic has played for the Denver Nuggets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Jokic is averaging a robust 67.5 Draftkings points a game.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 62 games that Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has played this season, Nikola Jokic has compiled a 57.5% field goal percentage, a 41.3% three-point percentage, and an 80.7% free throw percentage.

More recently, in the Denver Nuggets 140-127 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder last week, Denver center Nikola Jokic certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Jokic amassed 35 points, 18 rebounds, eight assists, one block and one steal in the Nuggets victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

It should also be mentioned that the Denver Nuggets announced earlier in the day that center Nikola Jokic is questionable for this evening’s game. Keep that in mind as you evaluate players and construct your lineups for this DFS slate.

In my view, Nikola Jokic is the player most likely to accumulate the highest number of DraftKings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic at the captain position for this one game DraftKings NBA Showdown contest slate.

Flex Plays

Stephen Curry, Point Guard, Golden State Warriors $10,200

How important has point guard Stephen Curry been to the Golden State Warriors success this season? Let’s take a look at the veteran point guard’s relevant player data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 58 games that point guard Stephen Curry has played for the Golden State Warriors in the 2024 NBA regular season, Curry is averaging 24.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.4 steals a game.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Jimmy Butler, Small Forward (Golden State Warriors) $8,600: Russell Westbrook, Point Guard (Golden State Warriors) $7,800.