Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Trail Blazers vs. Suns 12/15/24
Draftkings picks and predictions for this evening's Trail Blazers vs. Suns matchup.
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Phoenix Suns
December 15, 2024 8:00 pm EDT
On Sunday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Phoenix Suns and the Portland Trail Blazers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Phoenix Suns and the Portland Trail Blazers 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 tonight’s Portland Trail Blazers vs. Phoenix Suns matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Devin Booker, Guard, Phoenix Suns $10,000
Talented guard Devin Booker has emerged as the pivotal backcourt leader for the Phoenix Suns this season. To evaluate his performance from a statistical standpoint, let’s examine Booker’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season.
In the last 15 games that Devin Booker has played for the Phoenix Suns in the 2024 NBA regular season, Booker has averaged 25.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the last 15 games that Devin Booker has played for the Phoenix Suns this season, Booker has averaged 43.1 Draftkings points a game.
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.
It should be noted that the Phoenix Suns have listed guard Bradley Beal as questionable on the team’s offical injury report. In my opinion, the potential absence of Beal in the Suns lineup should open up more offensive opportunities for Devin Booker.
In my view, Devin Booker is the player most likely to score the highest Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA DFS Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Kevin Durant, Forward, Phoenix Suns $9,400
In addition to point guard Devin Booker, forward Kevin Durant has been a key contributor to the Phoenix Suns lineup in 2024. Let’s take a look at Durant’s relevant player data from the 2024 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the last 15 games that Kevin Durant has played for the Phoenix Suns in the 2024 NBA regular season, Bradley has averaged 26.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.4 steals, and 0.6 blocks a game.
In conclusion, I fully expect Phoenix Suns guard Kevin Durant to continue his outstanding play in tonight’s NBA regular season game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Anfernee Simons, Point Guard (Portland Trail Blazers) $7,800: Tyus Jones, Point Guard (Phoenix Suns) $7,200.
