Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Timberwolves vs. Clippers 12/4/24
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Timberwolves vs. Clippers matchup.
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers
December 4, 2024 10:30 pm EDT
On Wednesday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Los Angeles Clippers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Clippers 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 Los Angeles Clippers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Anthony Edwards, Guard, Minnesota Timberwolves $12,000
Guard Anthony Edwards has been pivotal to the Minnesota Timberwolves offensive success this season. Having stated that, how has Edwards performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s examine Edwards game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In his last 15 games for the Minnesota Timberwolves during the 2024 NBA regular season, Edwards has averaged an impressive 43.7 DraftKings points per game.
More recently, in the Boston Celtics’ 107-105 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves ten days ago, guard Anthony Edwards delivered a standout performance. To elaborate, Edwards racked up 28 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, and one steal in the Celtics’ triumph over the Timberwolves.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Celtics win over the Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards accumulated a remarkable 51.3 DraftKings points. Such DFS numbers are exactly what I look for in a player chosen for the captain spot in a DraftKings NBA Showdown contest.
As highlighted in the rules section, picking the right captain for a DraftKings NBA Showdown lineup is crucial for winning a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest.
In conclusion, I believe Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards is the most probable candidate to score the highest DraftKings points in tonight’s NBA regular season game. For this reason, I am endorsing Anthony Edwards for the captain position in this single game DraftKings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
James Harden, Point Guard, Los Angeles Clippers $12,400
In the last 15 games that point guard James Harden has played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Harden is averaging an impressive 49.1 Draftkings points a game.
Three days ago, in the Los Angeles Clippers 126-122 win over the Denver Nuggets, James Harden certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Harden tallied 39 points, nine rebounds, 11 assists, one block, and one steal in the Los Angeles Clippers victory over the Denver Nuggets.
Examining the recently presented data more closely, James Harden amassed an impressive 70.8 DraftKings points in the Los Angeles Clippers victory over the Nuggets.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Ivica Zubac, Center (Los Angeles Clippers) $9,800: Mike Conley, Point Guard (Minnesota Timberwolves) $6,800.
