Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Raptors vs. Clippers 11/9/24
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Raptors vs. Clippers matchup.
Toronto Raptors vs. Los Angeles Clippers
November 9, 2024 10:30 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Toronto Raptors and the Los Angeles Clippers. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Toronto Raptors vs. Los Angeles Clippers 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 Toronto Raptors vs. Los Angeles Clippers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-James Harden, Point Guard, Los Angeles Clippers $10,600
Clippers point guard James Harden was the driving force behind the Los Angeles Clippers success last season that resulted in the Clippers making an appearance in the 2023 NBA playoffs.
In the 72 games that James Harden played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2023 NBA regular season, Harden averaged 23.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.
Now that we have determined how Harden played in 2023, let’s shift our focus to this season. In the nine games that James Harden has played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Harden is averaging a whopping 50.1 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Phoenix Suns 125-119 win over the Los Angeles Clippers nine days ago, James Harden certainly played at a high level. Harden compiled 25 points, ten rebounds, 13 assists, two blocks, and two steals in the Phoenix Suns victory over the Clippers.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Suns win over the Clippers just mentioned, James Harden tallied 68.1 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.
It is noteworthy that the Los Angeles Clippers have announced that Los Angeles forward Kawhi Leonard has been ruled out of this evening’s game due to a knee injury. In my opinion, the absence of Leonard should open up more offensive opportunities for James Harden.
In summary, I think Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden 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 backing James Harden at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Norman Powell, Guard, Los Angeles Clippers $8,200
In addition to James Harden, guard Norman Powell has been a key contributor to the Los Angeles Clippers success on the offensive side of the basketball this season.
In the nine games that guard Norman Powell played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Powell has averaged a robust 25.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.1 steals a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): RJ Barrett, Forward (Toronto Raptors) $9,600: Ivica Zubac, Center (Los Angeles Clippers) $8,800.
