Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Pistons vs. Lakers 12/23/24
Breaking down the best Draftkings picks for tonight's Pistons vs. Lakers matchup.
Detroit Pistons vs. Los Angeles Lakers
December 23, 2024 10:30 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans a regular season matchup featuring the Sacramento Kings and the Los Angeles Lakers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Sacramento Kings vs. Los Angeles Lakers 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 tonight’s Los Angeles Lakers vs. Sacramento Kings matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Anthony Davis, Forward, Los Angeles Lakers $12,400
Forward Anthony Davis has been a crucial part of the Los Angeles Lakers’ success on the offensive side of the basketball this season. Having stated that, how has the talented big man been playing from a statistical perspective in 2024? Llet’s review Davis’s game statistics from 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 32 games that Anthony Davis has played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Davis is averaging a robust 27.3 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.2 blocks and 1.2 steals a game.
Upon closer examination of the data just presented, in the 32 games that forward Anthony Davis has played this season, Davis is averaging 54.1 DraftKings points a contest.
More recently, in the Los Angeles Lakers convincing 113-100 win over the Sacramento Kings four days ago, Anthony Davis certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. In the Los Angeles Lakers victory over the Kings just noted, Davis tallied 21 points, 19 rebounds, five assists, three blocks, and one steal.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Lakers win over the Sacramento Kings just mentioned, Anthony Davis accumulated an impressive 68.8 Draftkings points.
It should be noted that the Los Angeles Lakers have listed Anthony Davis as questionable for tonight’s game. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this NBA DFS contest.
In my opinion, Anthony Davis is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with talented Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Cade Cunningham, Point Guard, Detroit Pistons $12,000
In the 25 games that point guard Cade Cunningham has played for the Detroit Pistons in the 2024 NBA regular season, Cunningham has averaged a robust 51.7 Draftkings points a game.
Earlier this month, In the Detroit Pistons 124-104 win over the Washington Wizards, Cade Cunningham played exceptionally well. More specifically, Cunningham compiled 21 points, ten rebounds, ten assists, five steals, and one block in the Pistons victory over the Washington Wizards.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Detroit Pistons win over the Washington Wizards just noted, Cade Cunningham amassed a massive 65.1 Draftkings points. It has to be said, those are the type of DFS numbers I need to see from a player that I select at the flex position for a Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Tobias Harris, Forward (Detroit Pistons) $6,600: Jalen Duren, Center (Detroit Pistons) $6,800: Austin Reaves, Guard (Los Angeles Lakers) $7,200.
