Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Pacers vs. Thunder 6/8/25
Indiana Pacers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
June 8, 2025 8:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with an NBA Finals matchup featuring the Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Indiana Pacers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder 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 tomorrow night’s Pacers vs. Thunder matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Pascal Siakam, Forward, Indiana Pacers $9,600
Talented power forward Pascal Siakam has been the leader in the paint that the Indiana Pacers have needed to win games this season. With that said, how has Siakam performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Siakam’s relevant game data from the 2024 NBA season to answer that question.
In the 94 games that power forward Pascal Siakam has played for the Indiana Pacers in the 2024 NBA season (including playoff games), Siakam has averaged 20.4 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 94 games that Pascal Siakam has played for the Pacers this season, Siakam is averaging a robust 37.1 Draftkings points a contest.
It should be noted that these two teams have met multiple times this season. How did Siakam perform in the most recent matchup? In the Indiana Pacers thrilling 111-110 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder two days ago, Pascal Siakam played rather well. Siakam amassed 19 points, ten rebounds, three assists and one block in the Pacers defeat of the Thunder.
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings WNBA 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 opinion, Pascal Siakam is the most likely player to accumulate the most DFS points in this NBA Finals game. Having stated that, I am backing Indiana Pacers power forward Pascal Siakam at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA single game contest.
Flex Plays
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Guard, Oklahoma City Thunder $12,000
In the 93 games that point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has played for the Oklahoma City Thunder this season, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 32.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 6.4 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.9 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 93 games that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played for the Thunder this season, Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 53.3 Draftkings points a contest.
In conclusion, considering the elevated importance of this NBA Finals game, I fully expect Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to continue his outstanding play in tomorrow night’s matchup with the Indiana Pacers.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA Finals game (Draftkings price noted): Tyrese Haliburton, Point Guard (Indiana Pacers) $11,200: Andrew Nembhard, Guard (Indiana Pacers) $7,000: Alex Caruso, Guard (Oklahoma City Thunder) $5,800.
