Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Pacers vs. Kings 12/22/24

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

Before we dive into the Indiana Pacers vs. Sacramento Kings 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. Sacramento Kings matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Tyrese Haliburton, Point Guard, Indiana Pacers $9,400

Point guard Tyrese Haliburton has certainly been an essential part of the Indiana Pacers starting lineup this season. Having stated that, how has the talented Indiana point guard played from a statistical perspective? Let’s take a look at Haliburton’s recent game data to better answer that question.

In the last 21 games that point guard Tyrese Haliburton has played for the Indiana Pacers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Haliburton is averaging 17.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, 8.6 assists, 1.3 steals, and 0.6 blocks a game.

Looking the data just presented more closely, in 21 games that point guard Tyrese Haliburton has played for the Indiana Pacers this season, Haliburton is averaging a whopping 40.2 Draftkings points a game. 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.

Earlier this month, in the Indiana Pacers convincing 121-107 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, Tyrese Haliburton certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Haliburton tallied 32 points, three rebounds, 11 assists, one steal and one block in the Indiana Pacers victory over the 76ers.

In my view, Tyrese Haliburton is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tomorrow afternoon’s NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Tyrese Hliburton at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Pascal Siakam, Forward, Indiana Pacers $8,800

In the 28 games that forward Pascal Siakam played for the Indiana Pacers in the 2023 NBA regular season, Siakam averaged a robust 20.1 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 0.8 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.

Three weeks ago, in the Indiana Pacers 121-114 win over the Portland Trail Blazers, 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 39.3 Draftkings points.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): De’Aaron Fox, Point Guard (Sacramento Kings) $9,800: Domantas Sabonis, Center (Sacramento Kings) $10,600