The NBA presents FanDuel basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Golden State Warriors and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Golden State Warriors vs. Oklahoma City Thunder game let’s review the rules for the FanDuel single game showdown contest.
FanDuel Single Game Contest Rules
Here are the FanDuel 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 1.5x times the standard FanDuel fantasy points value. Additionally, the MVP is 1.5 times the standard cost of the flex position.
The remaining five players in your lineup will be flex plays. The five flex positions will receive the standard FanDuel points value. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your MVP position if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) 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 tonight’s Warriors vs. Thunder matchup.
FanDuel NBA DFS Picks
MVP-Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Guard, Oklahoma City Thunder $17,000
Talented point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been the driving force behind the Oklahoma City Thunder’s success on the basketball court in 2025. With that said, how has Gilgeous-Alexander performed from a statistical perspective this season? Let’s review the veteran point guard’s relevant player data from the 2025 NBA season to answer that question.
In the 11 games that point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2025 NBA regular season season, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has averaged 33.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 11 games that point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has played for the Oklahoma City Thunder this season, Gilgeous-Alexander compiled a 52.1% field goal percentage, a 34.8% three-point percentage and a 90.4% free throw percentage.
Earlier this month, in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s convincing 126-107 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers, Thunder point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. In the Oklahoma City Thunder’s defeat of the Los Angeles Clippers, Gilgeous-Alexander tallied 30 points, four rebounds, 12 assists, three blocks and one steal in only 29 minutes of play.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s win over the Clippers, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tallied a robust 59.8 FanDuel points.
In my opinion, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the most likely player to post the most FanDuel points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Oklahoma City point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Isaiah Hartenstein, Center, Oklahoma City Thunder $9,600
In addition to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, center Isaiah Hartenstein has been a key contributor for the Oklahoma City Thunder this season.
Last month, in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s convincing 117-100 win over the Atlanta Hawks, Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein played rather well. In the Thunder’s defeat of the Hawks, Hartenstein accumulated 14 points, ten rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Thunder’s defeat of the Hawks, Hartenstein accumulated 33 FanDuel points.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA regular season game (FanDuel price noted): Draymond Green, Forward (Golden State Warriors) $5,800: Jonathan Kuminga, Forward (Golden State Warriors) $7,000.