Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Pistons vs. Pacers 1/29/25
Draftkings picks for this evening's Pistons vs. Pacers matchup.
Detroit Pistons vs. Indiana Pacers
January 29, 2025 7:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Indiana Pacers vs. Detroit Pistons 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 Detroit Pistons vs. Indiana Pacers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Cade Cunningham, Point Guard, Detroit Pistons $12,200
Point guard Cade Cunningham has certainly been a standout performer for the Detroit Pistons this season. Let’s dive into Cunningham’s game data from this season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 42 games that Cade Cunningham has played for the Detroit Pistons in the 2024 NBA regular season, Cunningham has averaged 24.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 9.4 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.8 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 42 games that Cade Cunningham has played for the Detroit Pistons this season, Cunningham is averaging 50.4 Draftkings points a game.
Four days ago, in the Orlando Magic’s 121-113 win over the Detroit Pistons, Detroit point guard Cade Cunningham played rather well. More specifically, Cunningham compiled 35 points, five rebounds, 11 assists, two steals and one block in the Orlando Magic’s victory over the Detroit Pistons.
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, Cade Cunningham appears to be the player most likely to accumulate the highest number of DraftKings points in tonight’s NBA regular season game. Consequently, I am selecting Detroit Pistons point guard Cade Cunningham at the captain position for this single game DraftKings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Pascal Siakam, Forward, Indiana Pacers $9,600
In the 45 games that Pascal Siakam has played for the Indiana Pacers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Siakam is averaging an impressive 37.6 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Indiana Pacers convincing 136-98 win over the San Antonio Spurs last week, Pascal Siakam played rather well. Siakam accumulated 23 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals in the Indiana Pacers victory over the Spurs.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Indiana Pacers victory over the San Antonio Spurs, forward Pascal Siakam compiled a whopping 51.5 Draftkings points.
Additional flex plays I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): Tyrese Haliburton, Point Guard (Indiana Pacers) $10,200: Ausar Thompson, Small Forward (Detroit Pistons) $6,000: T.J. McConnell, Point Guard (Indiana Pacers) $5,600.
