
Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Wizards vs. Clippers 1/23/25
Draftkings picks for this evening's Washington Wizards vs. Los Angeles Clippers matchup.
Washington Wizards vs. Los Angeles Clippers
January 23, 2025 10:30 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Washington Wizards and the Los Angeles Clippers. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Washington Wizards 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 Washington Wizards vs. Los Angeles Clippers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-James Harden, Point Guard, Los Angeles Clippers $10,800
Veteran point guard James Harden has been the driving force behind the Los Angeles Clippers success on the offensive side of the basketball this season. Having stated that, how has Harden performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s take a look at Harden’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 40 games that point guard James Harden has played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Harden is averaging a rather impressive 44.7 Draftkings points a game.
Earlier this month, in the Los Angeles Clippers dominating 126-67 win over the Brooklyn Nets, James Harden certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Harden compiled 21 points, six rebounds, 11 assists, two steals and one block in the Clippers victory over the Brooklyn Nets.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Los Angeles Clippers victory over the Brooklyn Nets just mentioned, James Harden compiled 51.5 Draftkings points.
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 for this one game DFS slate.
In my view, Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s NBA regular season game. With that said, I am backing James Harden at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Jordan Poole, Guard, Washington Wizards $8,800
Washington guard Jordan Poole has certainly been a key contributor to the Washington Wizards offensive success this season. Let’s review Poole’s recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 35 games that Jordan Poole has played for the Washington Wizards in the 2024 NBA regular season, Poole is averaging 21.4 points. 3.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.5 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Alex Sarr, Power Forward (Washington Wizards) $7,400: Norman Powell, Small Forward (Los Angeles Lakers) $9,400.