Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: 76ers vs. Kings 1/1/25
Draftkings picks and predictions for tomorrow night's 76ers vs. Kings matchup.
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Sacramento Kings
January 1, 2024 10:00 pm EDT
Tomorrow night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Philadelphia 76ers and the Sacramento Kings. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Philadelphia 76ers vs. Sacramento Kings 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 Philadelphia 76ers vs. Charlotte Hornets matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Tyrese Maxey, Point Guard, Philadelphia 76ers $10,200
Philadelphia point guard Tyrese Maxey has been the driving force behind the Philadelphia 76ers success on the offensive side of the basketball this season. Having stated that, how has the talented young point guard performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Maxey’s recent game data to answer that question.
In the last 24 games that point guard Tyrese Maxey has played for the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Maxey has averaged 25.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 2.1 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.
Upon closer examination of the data just presented, in the 24 games that point guard Tyrese Maxey has played for the Philadelphia 76ers this season, Maxey is averaging a robust 44.1 DraftKings points.
More recently, in the Philadelphia 76ers 108-100 win over the Chicago Bulls earlier this month, Tyrese Maxey played exceptionally well. More specifically, Maxey compiled 25 points, 11 rebounds, 14 assists, and one steal in the 76ers victory over the Chicago Bulls.
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, Philadelphia 76ers point guard Tyrese Maxey is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Tyrese Maxey at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
De’Aaron Fox, Point Guard, Sacramento Kings $9,600
Point guard De’Aaron Fox has certainly been an essential part of the Sacramento Kings starting lineup this season.
In the 33 games that De’Aaron Fox has played for the Sacramento Kings in the 2024 NBA regular season, Fox is averaging a massive 37.2 points a game.
In conclusion, there is no doubt in my mind that De’Aaron Fox will play at a high level in tomorrow evening’s NBA regular season game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Domantas Sabonis, Center (Sacramento Kings) $10,600: DeMar DeRozan, Small Forward (Sacramento Kings) $9,000.
