
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Spurs vs. Pacers 1/23/25
Breaking down the best Draftking picks for tomorrow afternoon's Spurs vs. Pacers matchup.
San Antonio Spurs vs. Indiana Pacers
January 23, 2025 2:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Indiana Pacers and the San Antonio Spurs. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Indiana Pacers 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 tomorrow’s San Antonio Spurs vs. Indiana Pacers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Victor Wembanyama, Center, San Antonio Spurs $13,000
Talented San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama has quickly ascended to be one of the best players in the NBA. Havig stated that, how has the gifted young center played from a statistical standpoint this season? Let’s review Wembanyama’s recent game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 36 games that Victor Wembanyama has played for the San Antonio Spurs in the 2024 NBA regular season, Wembanyama has averaged a robust 54.4 Draftking points a game.
More recently, In the Memphis Grizzlies 129-115 win over the San Antonio Spurs two days ago, Wembanyama played rather well. Let me be more specific. In the Grizzlies victory over the San Antonio Spurs, center Victor Wembanyama accumulated 13 points, 12 rebounds, two assists, eight blocks and two steals.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Grizzlies win over the Spurs, Wembanyama tallied 53.5 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 lineups for this one game DFS slate.
In my opinion, Victor Wembanyama is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. With that said, I am backing San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Pascal Siakam, Forward, Indiana Pacers $9,400
In the 43 games that Pascal Siakam has played for the Indiana Pacers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Siakam is averaging an impressive 36.8 Draftkings points a game.
Last month, in the Indiana Pacers 123-114 win over the Boston Celtics, Pascal Siakam played rather well. Siakam accumulated 17 points, eight rebounds, six assists, three steals, and one block in the Indiana Pacers victory over the Celtics.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Indiana Pacers victory over the Boston Celtics just mentioned, forward Pascal Siakam compiled 43.5 Draftkings points.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this game (Draftkings price noted): Tyrese Haliburton, Point Guard (Indiana Pacers) $9,800: Chris Paul, Point Guard (San Antonio Spurs) $8,200: Stephon Castle, Guard (San Antonio Spurs) $5,600.