Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Pelicans vs. 76ers 1/10/25
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Pelicans vs. 76ers matchup.
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Philadelphia 76ers
January 10, 2025 7:00 pm EDT
This Friday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the New Orleans Pelicans and the Philadelphia 76ers. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the New Orleans Pelicans vs. Philadelphia 76ers 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 New Orleans Pelicans vs. Philadelphia 76ers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Tyrese Maxey, Point Guard, Philadelphia 76ers $10,200
Philadelphia 76ers point guard Tyrese Maxey has certainly established himself as one the best guards in the NBA. Having stated that, how has the talented point guard performed from a statistical perspective this season? Let’s review Maxey’s recent game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 29 games that point guard Tyrese Maxey has played for the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Maxey has averaged 25.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 2.1 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.
Upon closer examination of the data just presented, in the 29 games that point guard Tyrese Maxey has played for the Philadelphia 76ers this season, Maxey is averaging a robust 43.9 DraftKings points a game.
More recently, in the Sacramento Kings 113-107 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on New Year’s Day, Tyrese Maxey played exceptionally well. More specifically, Maxey compiled 27 points, two rebounds, seven assists, five steals and one block in the Kings victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
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 opinion, Philadelphia 76ers point guard Tyrese Maxey is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. With that said, I am backing Tyrese Maxey at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Paul George, Forward, Philadelphia 76ers $8,400
In addition to point guard Tyrese Maxey, forward Paul George has been a key contributor to the Philadelphia 76ers offense this season. Let’s review George’s recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 24 games that forward Paul George has played for the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2024 NBA regular season, George is averaging 16.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.8 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Zion Williamson, Power Forward (New Orleans Pelicans) $10,000: Jose Alvarado, Point Guard (New Orleans Pelicans) $3,800.
