Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Spurs vs. Bucks 1/8/25

This Wednesday, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Milwaukee Bucks and the San Antonio Spurs. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Milwaukee Bucks 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 tonight’s San Antonio Spurs vs. Milwaukee Bucks matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Victor Wembanyama, Center, San Antonio Spurs $13,000

Talented San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama has quickly emerged as one of the best players in the NBA. Having stated that, how has Wembanyana played from a statistical standpoint this season? Llet’s examine Wembanyama’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 31 games that Victor Wembanyama has played for the San Antonio Spurs in the 2024 NBA regular season, Wembanyama has averaged a massive 55.6 Draftking points a game.

More recently, in the San Antonio Spurs thrilling 113-110 win over the Denver Nuggets five days ago, Victor Wembanyama played exceptionally well. More specifically, Wembanyama compiled 35 points, 18 rebounds, four assists, two blocks and one steal in the San Antonio Spurs victory over the Denver Nuggets.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Spurs win over the Denver Nuggets, Victor Wembanyama accumulated 69.5 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 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

Damian Lillard, Point Guard, Milwaukee Bucks $10,200

Point guard Damian Lillard has been the driving force behind the Milwaukee Bucks success on the offensive side of the basketball this season. Let’s take a look at Lillard’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the last 27 games that Lillard has played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Lillard is averaging 24.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, 7.3 assists, and 1.2 steals a game.

Last month, in the Milwaukee Bucks convincing 114-109 win over the Orlando Magic, Damian Lillard played rather well. Lillard compiled 28 points, two rebounds, nine assists, one steal and one block in the Bucks victory over the Orlando Magic.

Additional flex plays I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): Giannis Antetokounmpo, Forward (Milwaukee Bucks) $12,600: Brook Lopez, Center (Milwaukee Bucks) $6,400: Chris Paul, Point Guard (San Antonio Spurs) $7,200.