Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Pacers vs. Hawks 3/8/25
Breaking down the best Draftkings picks for tonight's Pacers vs. Hawks matchup.
Indiana Pacers vs. Indiana Pacers
March 8, 2025 7:30 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Indiana Pacers and the Atlanta Hawks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Indiana Pacers vs. Atlanta Hawks 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. Atlanta Hawks matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Pascal Siakam, Forward, Indiana Pacers $9,000
How important has forward Pascal Siakam been to the Indiana Pacers this season? Let’s examine Siakam’s relevant player data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 61 games that power forward Pascal Siakam has played for the Indiana Pacers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Siakam has averaged 20.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 61 games that Pascal Siakam has played for the Indiana Pacers this season, Siakam has compiled a 52.4% field goal percentage, a 40.6% three-point percentage and a 74.8% free throw percentage.
Last month, Pascal Siakam delivered an outstanding performance in a matchup with the Miami Heat. Let me be more specific. In the Miami Heat’s 125-120 victory over the Indiana Pacers, Siakam tallied a rather impressive 36 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals. It should also be mentioned that Siakam hit a career-high eight three-pointers in the game.
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, Pascal Siakam is the player most likely to score the highest number of Draftkings points in tonight’s NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Indiana Pacers forward at the captain for this single game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Trae Young, Point Guard, Atlanta Hawks $10,800
Atlanta point guard Trae Young has been the floor general that the Atlanta Hawks have needed to win games this season. Having stated that, let’s review the veteran point guard’s relevant player data from this season to better shed light on my previous statement.
Earlier this morning, the Atlanta Hawks listed point guard Trae Young as questionable for this evening’s game. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this DFS slate.
In the 58 games that point guard Trae Young has played for the Atlanta Hawks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Young has averaged 23.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, 11.5 assists, and 1.2 steals a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Dyson Daniels, Guard (Atlanta Hawks) $8,000: Myles Turner, Center (Indiana Pacers) $7,600.
