Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Trail Blazers vs. Mavericks 1/9/25
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Trail Blazers vs. Mavericks matchup.
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Dallas Mavericks
January 9, 2025 8:30 pm EDT
This Thursday evening, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Dallas Mavericks and the Portland Trail Blazers. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Dallas Mavericks vs. Portland Trail Blazers 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 Portland Trail Blazers vs. Dallas Mavericks matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Deandre Ayton, Center, Portland Trail Blazers $8,000
Center Deandre Ayton been an essential part of the Portland Trail Blazers lineup this season. Let’s review Ayton’s recent statistical game data to better illustrate my previous statement.
In the 27 games that center Deandre Ayton played for the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Ayton is averaging an impressive 14.4 points, 10.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.1 blocks, and 0.8 steals a game.
It is noteworthy that these two teams met earlier this season. Who prevailed: How did Ayton play in the game? In the Portland Trail Blazers thrilling 126-122 win over the Dallas Mavericks last month, Deandre Ayton played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Ayton compiled a robust 21 points, 16 rebounds, one assist, three blocks, and one steal in the Portland Trail Blazers victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Trail Blazers win over the Dallas Mavericks just mentioned, Ayton accumulated 33.1 Draftkings points.
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, Deandre Ayton 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 Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Anfernee Simons, Point Guard, Portland Trail Blazers $8,600
In addition to center Deandre Ayton, point guard Anfernee Simons has been an essential part of the Portland Trail Blazers starting lineup this season.
In the 33 games that point guard Anfernee Simons has played for the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Simons has averaged a robust 50.1 Draftkings points a game.
I fully expect Anfernee Simons to continue his quality play in this evening’s NBA regular season game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): PJ Washington, Power Forward (Dallas Mavericks) $8,800: Deni Avdija, Small Forward (Portland Trail Blazers) $9,000.
