
Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Kings vs. Nuggets 1/23/25
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Kings vs. Nuggets matchup.
Sacramento Kings vs. Denver Nuggets
January 23, 2025 9:00 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Sacramento Kings and the Denver Nuggets. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Miami Heat vs. Denver Nuggets game let’s review the rules for the 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 Sacramento Kings vs. Denver Nuggets matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Nikola Jokic, Center, Denver Nuggets $13,200
Denver center Nikola Jokic is undoubtedly one of the best players in the National Basketball Association today. Having stated that, how has the talented center played from a statistical perspective this season? Let’s examine Jokic’s relevant player data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the last 37 games that center Nikola Jokic has played for the Denver Nuggets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Jokic is averaging a massive 68.6 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Denver Nuggets 144-109 win over the Philadelphia 76ers two days ago, Denver center Nikola Jokic played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Jokic compiled 27 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists, four steals and one block in the Denver Nuggets victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Denver Nuggets win over the Philadelphia 76ers just mentioned, Denver center Nikola Jokic accumulated a massive 85 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, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is the player most likely to accumulate the highest number of DraftKings points in this evening’s NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Nikola Jokic as the captain for this single game DraftKings NBA Showdown contest slate.
Flex Plays
Russell Westbrook, Point Guard, Denver Nuggets $7,600
In addition to center Nikola Jokic, point guard Russell Westbrook has been an essential part of the Denver Nuggets lineup this season.
In the 43 games that point guard Russell Westbrook has played for the Denver Nuggets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Westbrook has averaged 33.1 Draftkings points a game.
In summary, I fully expect Russell Westbrook to continue his quality play in this evening’s NBA regular season game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in tonight’s NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Domantas Sabonis, Center (Sacramento Kings) $11,000: De’Aaron Fox, Point Guard (Orlando Magic) $9,800.