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Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Nets vs. Trail Blazers 1/14/25

Brooklyn Nets vs. Portland Trail Blazers
January 14, 2025 10:00 pm EDT

Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Brooklyn Nets and the Portland Trail Blazers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Brooklyn Nets vs. Portland Trail Blazers 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 Brooklyn Nets vs. Portland Trail Blazers matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Deandre Ayton, Center, Portland Trail Blazers $7,600

Center Deandre Ayton has been a standout performer for the Portland Trail Blazers this season. Let’s review Ayton’s recent statistical game data to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 28 games that center Deandre Ayton played for the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Ayton is averaging an impressive 13.9 points, 10.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.1 blocks, and 0.9 steals a game.

Earlier this month, in the Detroit Pistons thrilling 118-115 win over the Portland Trail Blazers, Portland center Deandre Ayton certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Ayton compiled 18 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, one steal, and one block in the Detroit Pistons victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Pistons win over the Portland Trail Blazers just mentioned, Deandre Ayton tallied a massive 40.8 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, Deandre Ayton is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. With that said, I am backing Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Anfernee Simons, Point Guard, Portland Trail Blazers $8,800

In addition to center Deandre Ayton, point guard Anfernee Simons has been an essential part of the Portland Trail Blazers starting lineup this season.

In the 35 games that point guard Anfernee Simons has played for the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Simons has averaged a robust 32.1 Draftkings points a game.

In conclusion, I fully expect Portland Trail Blazers point guard Anfernee Simons to continue his quality play in this evening’s NBA regular season game.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Keon Johnson, Guard (Brooklyn Nets) $7,200: Tyrese Martin, Guard (Brooklyn Nets) $6,200: Toumani Camara, Small Forward (Portland Trail Blazers) $5,000.

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I have been an avid fan of sports since I was a kid. Additionally, I have been betting on sports for the better part of the last two decades! I have been married to my wife Dawn for over 21 years. I am also the proud father of Hannah! These ladies provide me the inspiration to live each day to it's fullest.

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