Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Lakers vs. Nuggets 3/14/25
Draftkings picks for tonight's Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets 3/14/25
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets
March 14, 2025 9:30 pm EDT
This Saturday evening, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a Western Conference matchup featuring the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Lakers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Denver Nuggets 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 this evening’s Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Nikola Jokic, Center, Denver Nuggets $14,000
Denver center Nikola Jokic has undoubtedly established himself one of the best players in the National Basketball Association today. Having stated that, how has Jokic 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 60 games that center Nikola Jokic has played for the Denver Nuggets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Jokic is averaging a rather impressive 67.6 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Denver Nuggets 140-127 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder four days ago, Nuggets center Nikola Jokic certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Jokic tallied 35 points, 18 rebounds, eight assists, one block and one steal in the Denver Nuggets victory over the Thunder.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 60 games that Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has played this season, Nikola Jokic has compiled a 57.7% field goal percentage, a 42.8% three-point percentage, and an 80.8% free throw percentage.
Earlier today, the Denver Nuggets announced that center Nikola Jokic is questionable for this evening’s game. Keep that in mind as you evaluate players and construct your lineups for this DFS slate.
In my view, Nikola Jokic is the player most likely to accumulate the highest number of DraftKings points in this NBA regular season game. With that said, I am rolling with Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic at the captain position for this one game DraftKings NBA Showdown contest slate.
Flex Plays
Austin Reaves, Guard, Los Angeles Lakers $9,200
Guard Austin Reaves has been a key contributor to the Los Angeles Lakers team achievements this season.
In 57 games that Austin Reaves has played for the Los Angeles Lakers this season, Reaves has averaged a robust 18.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.3 blocks a game.
Los Angeles Lakers point guard Luka Doncic has been ruled out for tonight’s game. I think the absence of Doncic will open up more opportunities for Austin Reaves from an offensive standpoint.
In conclusion, I fully expect that Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves will continue his outstanding play in tonight’s matchup with the Denver Nuggets.
Additional flex plays I like to play well (Draftkings price noted): Jamal Murray, Point Guard (Denver Nuggets) $8,800: Dalton Knecht, Guard (Los Angeles Lakers) $5,400.
