Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Pacers vs. 76ers 12/13/24

The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Philadelphia 76ers and the Indiana Pacers. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Philadelphia 76ers 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 Indiana Pacers vs. Philadelphia 76ers matchup.

Captain-Pascal Siakam, Forward, Indiana Pacers $8,800

Forward Pascal Siakam has been the driving force behind the Indiana Pacers 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 forward Pascal Siakam played for the Indiana Pacers in the 2023 NBA regular season, Siakam averaged a robust 21.3 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 0.8 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.

In the 15 games that Pascal Siakam has played for the Indiana Pacers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Siakam is averaging an impressive 35.8 Draftkings points a game.

More recently, in the Indiana Pacers 121-114 win over the Portland Trail Blazers two weeks ago, Pascal Siakam certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Siakam accumulated 29 points, seven rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals in the Indiana Pacers victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Pacers win over the Portland Trail Blazers just mentioned, Pascal Siakam compiled 52.3 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.

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, Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Pascal Siakam at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Tyrese Maxey, Point Guard, Philadelphia 76ers $9,400

In the last 15 games that Tyrese Maxey has played for the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Maxey has averaged 24.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 2.1 steals a game.

More recently, in the Philadelphia 76ers 108-100 win over the Chicago Bulls last week, Tyrese Maxey played exceptionally well. Maxey compiled 25 points, 11 rebounds, 14 assists, and one steal in the 76ers victory over the Chicago Bulls.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Joel Embiid, Center (Philadelphia 76ers) $10,200: Tyrese Haliburton, Point Guard (Indiana Pacers) $9,200.