Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Warriors vs. Lakers 4/3/25
Draftkings picks for tonight's Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Lakers matchup.
Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Lakers
April 3, 2025 10:00 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors game let’s review the rules for the 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 Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Lakers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Stephen Curry, Point Guard, Golden State Warriors $10,000
How important has point guard Stephen Curry been to the Golden State Warriors success this season? Let’s take a look at the veteran point guard’s relevant player data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 63 games that point guard Stephen Curry has played for the Golden State Warriors in the 2024 NBA regular season, Curry is averaging 24.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.4 steals a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 63 games that Stephen Curry has played for the Warriors this season, Curry has compiled a 44.6% field goal percentage, a 39.9% three-point percentage and a 92.9% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Golden State Warriors thrilling 134-125 victory over Memphis Grizzlies two days ago, Golden State point guard Stephen Curry certainly played at a high level. Curry tallied a massive 52 points, ten rebounds, eight assists, five steals and one block in the Golden State Warriors win over the Memphis Grizzlies.
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Stephen Curry can post a high number of DFS points on any given night. I fully expect that trend to continue in tonight’s matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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.
In my view, Stephen Curry is the player most likely to score the highest number of Draftkings points in tonight’s NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry at the captain for this single game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Draymond Green, Forward, Golden State Warriors $7,400
In addition to point guard Stephen Curry, forward Draymond Green has been a key contributor for the Golden State Warriors this season.
In the 61 games that forward Draymond Green has played for the Golden State Warriors this season, Green is averaging a robust 30 Draftkings points a contest.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Jimmy Butler, Small Forward (Golden State Warriors) $9,200: Luka Doncic, Point Guard (Los Angeles Lakers) $12,200: Austin Reaves, Guard (Los Angeles Lakers) $9,600.
