
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Suns vs. Warriors 1/31/25
Draftkings picks for this evening's Phoenix Suns vs. Golden State Warriors matchup.
Phoenix Suns vs. Golden State Warriors
January 31, 2025 10:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Golden State Warriors and the Phoenix Suns. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Golden State Warriors vs. Phoenix Suns 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. Golden State Warriors matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Kevin Durant, Power Forward, Phoenix Suns $11,200
Veteran power forward Kevin Durant has been the driving force behind the Phoenix Suns success on the offensive side of the basketball this season. With that said, how has Durant performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s take a look at Durant’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 36 games that power forward Kevin Durant has played for the Phoenix Suns in the 2024 NBA regular season, Durant is averaging a rather impressive 45.5 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Phoenix Suns 119-109 win over the Washington Wizards six days ago, Suns power forward Kevin Durant certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Durant compiled 29 points, five rebounds, four assists one block in the Phoenix Suns victory over the Washington Wizards.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Phoenix Suns victory over the Washington Wizards just mentioned, Kevin Durant amassed a whopping 44.8 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, Kevin Durant 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 rolling with Phoenix Suns power forward Kevin Durant at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Stephen Curry, Point Guard, Golden State Warriors $10,800
In the 38 games that point guard Stephen Curry has played for the Golden State Warriors in the 2024 NBA regular season, Curry is averaging 22.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.5 steals a game.
Earlier this month, in the Golden State Warriors 116-105 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, Stephen Curry certainly rather well. Curry tallied 31 points, two rebounds, eight assists and one steal in the Golden State Warriors victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Additional flex plays I like to play well (Draftkings price noted): Devin Booker, Guard (Phoenix Suns) $11,000: Andrew Wiggins, Small Forward (Golden State Warriors) $8,800: Bradley Beal, Guard (Phoenix Suns) $8,000.