On Monday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Philadelphia 76ers and the San Antonio Spurs. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Philadelphia 76ers vs. San Antonio Spurs 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 San Antonio Spurs vs. Philadelphia 76ers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Victor Wembanyama, Center, San Antonio Spurs $12,000
How significant has San Antonio center Victor Wembanyama been to the Spurs this season? To answer this question, we will examine Wembanyama’s game from the 2024 NBA regular season.
In the 21 games that Victor Wembanyama has played for the San Antonio Spurs in the 2024 NBA regular season, Wembanyama has averaged a massive 53.4 Draftking points a game.
Earlier this month, in the San Antonio Spurs 127-125 win over the Sacramento Kings earlier this month, Victor Wembanyama played exceptionally well. More specifically, Wembanyama compiled 34 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists, three blocks, and one steal in the San Antonio Spurs victory over the Sacramento Kings.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the San Antonio Spurs win over the Kings, Victor Wembanyama tallied 80.5 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 DFS lineups for this Draftkings Showdown slate.
In my view, Victor Wembanyama 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 San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Chris Paul, Point Guard, San Antonio Spurs $6,800
San Antonio point guard Chris Paul has been the leader that the San Antonio Spurs have needed to win games this season. Let’s take a look at Paul’s recent game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the last 20 games that point guard Chris Paul has played for the San Antonio Spurs in the 2024 NBA regular season, Paul has averaged 9.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, 8.4 assists, and 1.5 steals a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the last 20 games that point guard Chris Paul has played for the San Antonio Spurs in the 2024 NBA regular season, Paul has averaged an impressive 31.1 Draftkings points a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Joel Embiid, Center (Philadelphia 76ers) $10,600: Paul George, Forward (Philadelphia 76ers) $9,200.