Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Knicks vs. Bulls 1/4/25
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Knicks vs. Bulls matchup.
New York Knicks vs. Chicago Bulls
January 4, 2025 8:00 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Chicago Bulls and the New York Knicks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Chicago Bulls vs. New York Knicks 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 New York Knicks vs. Chicago Bulls matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Karl Anthony Towns, Center, New York Knicks $10,400
Talented center Karl Anthony Towns has certainly established himself as a key part of the New York Knicks starting lineup this season. With that said, how has Towns played from a statistical perspective in 2024? Let’s take a look at Towns game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 33 games that center Karl Anthony Towns played for the New York Knicks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Anthony Towns is averaging a robust 24.7 points, 14.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 0.9 steals, and 0.9 blocks a game.
It is noteworthy that these two teams met earlier this season. Who prevailed? How did Karl Anthony Towns play in the game? In the New York Knicks thrilling 124-123 win over the Chicago Bulls in November, Karl Anthony Towns played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Towns compiled a whopping 46 points, ten rebounds, three assists and three blocks in the New York Knicks 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 evening’s NBA regular season game.
In my view, Karl Anthony Towns is the player most likely to score the highest Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing talented New York Knicks center Karl Anthony Towns at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA DFS Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Jalen Brunson, Point Guard, New York Knicks $9,400
In the 34 games that point guard Jalen Brunson has played for the New York Knicks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Brunson is averaging 42.4 Draftkings points a game.
Last month, in the New York Knicks 136-132 win over the Washington Wizards, Jalen Brunson tallied 55 points, three rebounds, nine assists and two steals.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the New York Knicks win over the Wizards, Jalen Brunson amassed 72.3 Draftkings points.
Additional flex plays I like in this matchup (Draftkings price noted): Nikola Vucevic, Center (Chicago Bulls) $9,600: Zach LaVine, Guard (Chicago Bulls) $8,800.
