Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Kings vs. Lakers 12/31/24

Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans a regular season matchup featuring the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Los Angeles Lakers 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 tonight’s Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Los Angeles Lakers matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-LeBron James, Forward, Los Angeles Lakers $10,600

Unless you have been living in complete isolation for the past few decades, you are aware that Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James is a generational talent. That being said, how has James performed a statistical perspective this season? Let’s examine LeBron James game statistics from the 2024 NBA regular season answer this question.

In the 29 games that LeBron James has played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024 NBA regular season, James is averaging a robust 23.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, 9.1 assists, 0.8 blocks and 0.8 steals a game.

Upon closer examination of the data just presented, in the 29 games that forward LeBron James has played this season, Davis is averaging a massive 50.4 DraftKings points a contest.

It is noteworthy that these two teams met previously this season. Who prevailed? How did LeBron James perform in the game? In the Cleveland Cavaliers 134-110 win over the Los Angeles Lakers two months ago, James played exceptionally well. More specifically, LeBron James tallied 26 points, six rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal in the Cleveland Cavaliers victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Cavaliers win over the Los Angeles Lakers just mentioned, LeBron James accumulated an impressive 35.5 Draftkings points.

It should be noted that the Los Angeles Lakers have listed LeBron James as questionable for tonight’s game. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this NBA DFS contest.

In my opinion, LeBron James is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with talented Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Anthony Davis, Forward, Los Angeles Lakers $11,800

In addition to Lebron James, forward Anthony Davis has undeniably been a key contributor to the Los Angeles Lakers offensive success this season.

In the 30 games that Anthony Davis has played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Davis is averaging a robust 26.1 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.1 blocks and 1.2 steals a game.

Upon closer examination of the data just presented, in the 30 games that forward Anthony Davis has played this season, Davis is averaging 52.8 DraftKings points a contest.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Donovan Mitchell, Guard (Cleveland Cavaliers) $9,400: Austin Reaves, Guard (Los Angeles Lakers) $8,200.