Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Suns vs. 76ers 1/6/25
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Suns vs. 76ers matchup.
Phoenix Suns vs. Philadelphia 76ers
January 6, 2025 7:00 pm EDT
On Monday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Phoenix Suns and the Philadelphia 76ers. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Phoenix Suns vs. Philadelphia 76ers 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. Philadelphia 76ers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Tyrese Maxey, Point Guard, Philadelphia 76ers $10,200
Point guard Tyrese Maxey has emerged as the leader in the backcourt that the Philadelphia 76ers have needed to secure victories this season. Having stated that, how has the talented young point guard performed from a statistical perspective? Let us review Maxey’s recent game data to answer that question.
In the 27 games that point guard Tyrese Maxey has played for the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Maxey has averaged 25.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 2.1 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.
Upon closer examination of the data just presented, in the 27 games that point guard Tyrese Maxey has played for the Philadelphia 76ers this season, Maxey is averaging a robust 43.5 DraftKings points a game.
More recently, in the Sacramento Kings 113-107 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on New Year’s Day, Tyrese Maxey played exceptionally well. More specifically, Maxey compiled 27 points, two rebounds, seven assists, five steals and one block in the Kings victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
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, Philadelphia 76ers point guard Tyrese Maxey is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Tyrese Maxey at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Devin Booker, Guard, Phoenix Suns $10,800
Talented point guard Devin Booker has certainly been a key part of the Phoenix Suns starting lineup this season.
In the 28 games that Devin Booker has played for the Phoenix Suns in the 2024 NBA regular season, Booker has averaged 24.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 28 games that Devin Booker has played for the Phoenix Suns this season, Booker has averaged a whopping 42.3 Draftkings points a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Kevin Durant, Forward (Phoenix 76ers) $11,200: Paul George, Forward (Phoenix Suns) $8,200.
