Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Rockets vs. Warriors 4/6/25

On Sunday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Houston Rockets vs. Golden State Warriors game let’s review the rules for the 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 Houston Rockets vs. Golden State Warriors matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Stephen Curry, Point Guard, Golden State Warriors $10,400

Golden State guard Stephen Curry has been the leader in the backcourt that the Golden State Warriors have needed to win games this season. Having stated that, how has Curry performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s take a look at Curry’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 65 games that point guard Stephen Curry has played for the Golden State Warriors in the 2024 NBA regular season, Curry is averaging 23.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.4 steals a game.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 65 games that Stephen Curry has played for the Warriors this season, Curry has compiled a 44.8% field goal percentage, a 40% three-point percentage and a 93% free throw percentage.

More recently, in the Golden State Warriors impressive 118-104 win over the Denver Nuggets two days ago, Golden State point guard Stephen Curry certainly played at a high level. Curry accumulated 36 points, two rebounds, five assists and two steals in the Golden State Warriors victory over the Nuggets.

In the Warriors win over the Denver Nuggets just noted, Stephen Curry amassed 52.5 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 captain position of a Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

In summary, I think Stephen Curry 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 Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Alperen Sengun, Center, Houston Rockets $10,000

In the 74 games that center Alperen Sengun has played for the Houston Rockets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Sengun is averaging 43.3 Draftkings points a game.

Earlier this week, in the Houston Rockets 125-111 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder, Rockets center Alperen Sengun played exceptionally well. Sengun tallied 31 points, two rebounds, four assists and three steals in the Rockets win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

In conclusion, I fully expect Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun to continue his outstanding play in tonight’s NBA regular season matchup with the Golden State Warriors.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Draymond Green, Forward (Golden State Warriors) $7,800. Amen Thompson, Guard (Houston Rockets) $9,800.