
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Pacers vs. Spurs 1/25/25
Draftkings picks for tomorrow afternoon's Indiana Pacers vs. San Antonio Spurs matchup.
Indiana Pacers vs. San Antonio Spurs
January 25, 2025 12:00 pm EDT
Tomorrow afternoon, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Indiana Pacers and the San Antonio Spurs. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Indiana Pacers vs. San Antonio Spurs 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 tomorrow afternoon’s Indiana Pacers vs. San Antonio Spurs matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Victor Wembanyama, Center, San Antonio Spurs $12,600
Center Victor Wembanyama has been a standout performer for the San Antonio Spurs this season. Having stated that, how has the talented young center played from a statistical standpoint? Let’s examine Wembanyama’s recent game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 37 games that Victor Wembanyama has played for the San Antonio Spurs in the 2024 NBA regular season, Wembanyama has averaged a robust 54.7 Draftking points a game.
It is noteworthy that these two teams met earlier this season. Who prevailed? How did Wembanyama perform in the game? In the San Antonio Spurs dominating 140-110 win over the Indiana Pacers two days ago, Wembanyama played exceptionally well. In the San Antonio Spurs victory over the Pacers, Victor Wembanyama accumulated 30 points, 11 rebounds, six assists, five blocks and one steal.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Spurs win over the Pacers, Wembanyama tallied a massive 66.3 Draftkings points.
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 for this one game DFS slate.
In my view, Victor Wembanyama is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. With that said, I am backing San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Stephon Castle, Guard, San Antonio Spurs $5,200
In addition to center Victor Wembanyama, rookie guard Stephon Castle has been a key contributor to the San Antonio Spurs offense this season. Let’s review Castle’s recent game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 41 games that guard Stephon Castle has played for the San Antonio Spurs in the 2024 NBA regular season, Castle has averaged a respectable 11.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 0.9 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Pascal Siakam., Power Forward (Indiana Pacers) $8,600: Tyrese Haliburton, Point Guard (Indiana Pacers) $9,200: Harrison Barnes, Small Forward (San Antonio Spurs) $5,000: Chris Paul, Point Guard (San Antonio Spurs) $7,400.