FanDuel Best NBA DFS Picks: Kings vs. Warriors 1/5/25
FanDuel picks and predictions for this evening's Kings vs. Warriors matchup.
Sacramento Kings vs. Golden State Warriors
January 5, 2025 8:30 pm EDT
This Sunday night, the NBA presents FanDuel basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Golden State Warriors and the Sacramento Kings. Let’s take a look at this game from a FanDuel perspective.
Before we dive into the Golden State Warriors vs. Sacramento Kings game let’s review the rules for the FanDuel single game showdown contest.
FanDuel Single Game Contest Rules
Here are the single game contest rules. You have $60,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team MVP. The MVP accumulates 2x times the standard FanDuel fantasy points value.
The remaining four players in your lineup will be the star, pro, and flex plays. The star player will receive 1.5x the standard fantasy points value. The pro player will accumulate 1.2x the standard fantasy points value.
The final two flex positions will receive the standard points value. Having stated that, it is important for you to identify the correct player for your MVP position if you hope to win a FanDuel single game contest.
If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game contest, I highly recommend that you check out the FanDuel 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 FanDuel picks for this evening’s Sacramento Kings vs. Golden State Warriors matchup.
FanDuel NBA DFS Picks
MVP-Stephen Curry, Point Guard, Golden State Warriors $14,000
Unless you have been living under a rock the last decade you are aware that Stephen Curry is one of the best basketball players to ever lace up a sneaker. With that said, how has Curry performed from a statistical perspective in 2024? Let’s take a look at Curry’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 27 games that point guard Stephen Curry has played for the Golden State Warriors in the 2024 NBA regular season, Curry is averaging 22.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.5 steals a game.
More recently, in the Golden State Warriors convincing 139-105 win over the Philadelphia 76ers three days ago, Stephen Curry certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Curry accumulated 30 points, six rebounds, ten assists and one steal in the Golden State Warriors victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Warriors win over the Philadelphia 76ers just mentioned, Stephen Curry compiled a robust 53.2 FanDuel points.
In summary, I think Stephen Curry is the most likely player to post the most FanDuel points in this evening’s NBA regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry at the MVP position for this one game FanDuel NBA DFS contest.
Star-Domantas Sabonis, Power Forward, Sacramento Kings $15,000
In the 32 games that Domantas Sabonis has played for the Sacramento Kings in the 2024 NBA regular season, Mitchell has averaged a whopping 46.8 FanDuel points a game.
Earlier this month, in the Sacramento Kings thrilling 115-107 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, Domantas Sabonis played exceptionally well. In the Kings win over the Philadelphia 76ers just noted, Sabonis accumulated 17 points, 21 rebounds, seven assists, one block and one steal.
In conclusion, I fully expect Sacramento Kings power forward Domantas Sabonis to continue his outstanding play in this evening’s NBA regular season game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (FanDuel price noted): DeMar DeRozan, Forward (Sacramento Kings) $12,500: Andrew Wiggins, Forward (Golden State Warriors) $11,500.
