Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Pacers vs. Nuggets 4/6/25
Indiana Pacers vs. Denver Nuggets
April 6, 2025 8:00 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans a regular season matchup featuring the Denver Nuggets and the Indiana Pacers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Denver Nuggets vs. Indiana Pacers 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 Indiana Pacers vs. Denver Nuggets matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Nikola Jokic, Center, Denver Nuggets $12,800
Veteran 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 illustrate the impact Jokic has had on the Denver Nuggets overall performance.
In the 66 games that center Nikola Jokic has played for the Denver Nuggets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Jokic is averaging a massive 67.9 Draftkings points a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 66 games that Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has played this season, Nikola Jokic has compiled a 57.8% field goal percentage, a 42% three-point percentage, and an 80.4% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Minnesota Timberwolves thrilling 140-139 victory over the Denver Nuggets five days ago Thunder, Denver center Nikola Jokic certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Jokic amassed 61 points, ten rebounds, ten assists, one block and two steals in the Timberwolves win over the Nuggets.
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. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups.
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
Tyrese Haliburton, Point Guard, Indiana Pacers $9,000
Talented point guard Tyrese Haliburton has been a key contributor to the Indiana Pacers overall team achievements this season.
In the 70 games that Tyrese Haliburton has played for the Indiana Pacers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Haliburton has averaged 18.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 9.2 assists, 1.5 steals, and 0.6 blocks a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 70 games that Tyrese Haliburton has played for the Indiana Pacers this season, Haliburton has averaged a robust 42.4 Draftkings points a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Michael Porter Jr., Forward (Denver Nuggets) $7,400: Christian Braun, Guard (Denver Nuggets) $7,000.
