Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Timberwolves vs. Warriors 12/6/24
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Timberwolves vs. Warriors matchup.
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Golden State Warriors
December 6, 2024 10:00 pm EDT
On Friday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Golden State Warriors 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 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Golden State Warriors matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Stephen Curry, Guard, Golden State Warriors $12,600
Golden State guard Stephen Curry has been the leader in the backcourt that the Golden State Warriors have needed to win games this season. Having stated that, how has Curry performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s take a look at Curry’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the last 15 games that Stephen Curry has played for the Golden State Warriors in the 2024 NBA regular season, Curry is averaging a robust 43.8 Draftkings points a game.
Three days ago, in the Denver Nuggets 1119-115 victory over the Golden State Warriors, Stephen Curry certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Curry accumulated 24 points, seven rebounds, 11 assists, two blocks, and one steal in the Nuggets win over the Golden State Warriors.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Warriors win over the Mavericks just mentioned, Golden State guard Stephen Curry tallied an impressive 50.3 Draftkings points. It has to be said, those are the type of DFS numbers I need to see from a player that I select at the captain position for a Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Earlier today, the Golden State Warriors announced that the team has listed Stephen Curry as questionable for tonight’s game. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this evening’s NBA DFS contest.
In summary, I think Stephen Curry 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 Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Draymond Green, Forward, Golden State Warriors $9,400
In addition to Stephen Curry, forward Draymond Green has been a key contributor to the Golden State Warriors offense this season. Let’s review Green’s game data from this season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the last 15 games that Draymond Green has played for the Golden State Warriors in the 2024 NBA regular season, Green is averaging 8.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 1.1 assists, and 0.9 blocks a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Anthony Edwards, Point Guard (Oklahoma City Thunder) $11,400: Rudy Gobert, Center (Minnesota Timberwolves) $9,200.
