Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Suns vs. Mavericks 11/8/24

The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Phoenix Suns and the Dallas Mavericks. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Phoenix Suns vs. Dallas Mavericks 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 Phoenix Suns vs. Dallas Mavericks matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Luka Doncic, Point Guard, Dallas Mavericks $12,800

Dallas point guard Luka Doncic was the leader in the backcourt that the Dallas Mavericks needed to advance to the 2023 NBA Finals. Let’s take a look at Doncic’s game data from the 2023 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 70 games that point guard Luka Doncic played for the Dallas Mavericks in the 2023 NBA regular season, Doncic averaged a rather impressive 33.9 points, 9.2 rebounds, 9.8 assists, 1.4 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.

Now that we have determined how Luka Doncic played in 2023, let’s shift our focus to this season. In the eight games that Doncic has played for the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Doncic has averaged a whopping 55.4 Draftkings points a game.

More recently, in the Dallas Mavericks 119-99 victory over the Chicago Bulls two days ago, Luka Doncic certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Doncic accumulated 27 points, seven rebounds, 13 assists, and four steals in the Mavericks win over the Chicago Bulls.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Dallas Mavericks victory over the Bulls just mentioned, Luka Doncic tallied a whopping 63.8 Draftkings points. It has to be said, those are the type of fantasy numbers I need to see from a player that I select at the captain position for a Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

In summary, I think Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic 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 Luka Doncic at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA DFS Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Kevin Durant, Forward, Phoenix Suns $10,400

How important was forward Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns success on the offensive side of the basketball last season? Let’s take a look at Durant’s game data from the 2023 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 75 games that Kevin Durant played for the Phoenix Suns in the 2023 NBA regular season, Durant averaged a massive 27.1 points, 6.6 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 0.9 steals, and 1.2 blocks a game.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Klay Thompson, Shooting Guard (Dallas Mavericks) $7,200: Bradley Beal, Guard (Phoenix Suns) $7,800.