Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Washington Wizards and the Milwaukee Bucks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Washington Wizards and the Milwaukee Bucks 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 Washington Wizards vs. Milwaukee Bucks matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Giannis Antetokounmpo, Forward, Milwaukee Bucks $13,000
How important has forward Giannis Antetokounmpo been to the Milwaukee Bucks success this season? Let’s take a look at Antetokounmpo’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the last 15 games that Antetokounmpo has played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Antetokounmpo is averaging a massive 61.1 Draftkings points a game.
Seven days ago, in the Milwaukee Bucks convincing 129-117 win over the Indiana Pacers, Giannis Antetokounmpo played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Antetokounmpo compiled a robust 37 points, ten rebounds, 11 assists, two steals, and one block in the Bucks victory over the Indiana Pacers.
Examining the data just presented more closely, Giannis Antetokounmpo compiled 73.5 DraftKings points in the Milwaukee Bucks win over the Indiana Pacers.
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.
In my view, Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Antetokounmpo at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Jordan Poole, Guard, Washington Wizards $8,200
Washington guard Jordan Poole has been a key contributor to the Washington Wizards offense this season. Let’s review Poole’s recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the last 15 games that Jordan Poole has played for the Washington Wizards in the 2024 NBA regular season, Poole is averaging 20.3 points. 2.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 2.1 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.
More recently, in the San Antonio Spurs convincing 139-130 win over the Washington Wizards earlier this month, Jordan Poole certainly played at a high level. Poole compiled a massive 42 points, two rebounds, six assists, and two steals in the San Antonio Spurs victory over the Wizards.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Carlton Carrington, Point Guard (Washington Wizards) $6,000: Brook Lopez, Center (Milwaukee Bucks) $7,600: Damian Lillard, Point Guard (Milwaukee Bucks) $10,800.