Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans a regular season matchup featuring the Denver Nuggets and the Washington Wizards. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Denver Nuggets vs. Washington Wizards 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. Washington Wizards matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Nikola Jokic, Center, Denver Nuggets $13,000
Center Nikola Jokic has been the driving force behind the Denver Nuggets success on the offensive side of the basketball this season. Analyzing his game data from the 2024 NBA regular season reveals the significant impact he has made on the team’s overall performance.
In the last 15 games that Nikola Jokic has played for the Denver Nuggets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Jokic is averaging a whopping 69.6 Draftkings points a game.
Three days ago, in the Denver Nuggets convincing 119-115 victory over the Golden State Warriors, Nikola Jokic certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Jokic accumulated a robust 38 points, ten rebounds, six assists, five steals, and one block in the Nuggets win over the Golden State Warriors.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Denver Nuggets win over the Warriors just mentioned, Denver center Nikola Jokic compiled a whopping 72.5 Draftkings points. It has to be said, those are the type of DFS numbers I need to see from a player that I select at the captain position for a Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
In my view, Nikola Jokic appears to be the player most likely to accumulate the highest number of DraftKings points in tonight’s NBA regular season game. Consequently, I am selecting Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic as my captain for this single game DraftKings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Jamal Murray, Point Guard, Denver Nuggets $8,800
In addition to center Nikola Jokic, point guard Jamal Murray has certainly been a key contributor to the Denver Nuggets offense this season. Let’s review Murray’s recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the last 15 games that Jamal Murray has played for the Denver Nuggets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Murray is averaging 17.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 1.4 steals, and 0.6 blocks a game.
In summary, I fully expect talented Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray to continue his outstanding play in tonight’s NBA regular season matchup with the .
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Jordan Poole, Guard (Washington Wizards) $7,800: Russell Westbrook, Point Guard (Denver Nuggets) $6,600: Alexandre Sarr, Forward (Washington Wizards) $6,400: Christian Braun, Guard (Denver Nuggets) $6,200.