Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Thunder vs. Lakers 11/29/24

On Friday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Los Angeles Lakers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Los Angeles Lakers 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 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Los Angeles Lakers matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Anthony Davis, Forward, Los Angeles Lakers $12,000

Forward Anthony Davis has certainly played a pivotal role in the Los Angeles Lakers offensive achievements this season. To highlight his impact, let’s examine Davis’s game statistics from the 2024 NBA regular season.

In the last 15 games that Anthony Davis has played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Davis is averaging a massive 29.2 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.9 blocks and 1.3 steals a game.

Upon closer examination of the data just presented, in the 15 games that forward Anthony Davis has played this season, Davis is averaging 55.1 DraftKings points.

More recently, in the Orlando Magic’s 119-118 win over the Los Angeles Lakers eight days ago, Lakers forward Anthony Davis played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Davis amassed 39 points, nine rebounds, two assists, and three steals in the Magic’s victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.

Earlier today, the Los Angeles Lakers announced that the team has listed Anthony Davis as questionable for tonight’s game. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this evening’s game.

In my opinion, Anthony Davis 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 talented Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Point Guard, Oklahoma City Thunder $11,400

Oklahoma City point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been the leader in the backcourt that the Oklahoma City Thunder have needed to win games this season. Having stated that, how has Gilgeous-Alexander performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s take a look at Gilgeous-Alexander’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the last 15 games that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has played for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2024 NBA regular season, Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 28.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 1.8 steals, and 1.1 blocks a game.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Jalen Williams, Forward (Oklahoma City Thunder) $10,800: Austin Reaves, Guard (Los Angeles Lakers) $7,800: Isaiah Hartenstein, Center (Oklahoma City Thunder) $8,200.