Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Pelicans vs. Lakers 3/4/25
Draftkings picks for tonight's New Orleans Pelicans vs. Los Angeles Lakers matchup.
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Los Angeles Lakers
March 4, 2025 10:30 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the New Orleans Pelicans and the Los Angeles Lakers. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Los Angeles Lakers vs. New Orleans Pelicans 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. Los Angeles Lakers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-LeBron James, Forward, Los Angeles Lakers $11,000
Forward LeBron James has certainly been a standout performer for the Los Angeles Lakers this season. Let’s examine the veteran forward’s relevant game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 55 games that LeBron James has played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024 NBA regular season, James is averaging 24.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, 8.6 assists, 0.6 blocks and 0.9 steals a game.
Upon closer examination of the data just presented, in the 55 games that forward LeBron James has played this season, James has compiled a 51.8% field goal percentage, a 39.1% three-point percentage and a 76.8% free throw percentage.
These two teams met earlier this season. Who prevailed? How did James perform in the contest? In the Los Angeles Lakers 104-99 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans in November, Los Angeles forward LeBron James accumulated 21 points, seven rebounds, five assists, one block and one steal.
It is noteworthy that the Los Angeles Lakers have officially listed LeBron James as questionable for today’s game. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this one game DFS slate.
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.
In my opinion, LeBron James is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tonight’s NBA regular season game. With that said, I am backing Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Luka Doncic, Point Guard, Los Angeles Lakers $12,000
In addition to forward LeBron James, point guard Luka Doncic has been a key contributor to the Los Angeles Lakers team achievements this season.
In the 30 games that Luka Doncic has played in the 2024 NBA regular season, Doncic has averaged a whopping 26.5 points, 8.3 rebounds, 7.5 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): CJ McCollum, Point Guard (New Orleans Pelicans) $7,800: Jaxson Hayes, Center (Los Angeles Lakers) $4,800: Brandon Boston Jr., Guard (New Orleans Pelicans) $3,000.
