Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Rockets vs. Lakers 4/11/25
Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers
April 11, 2025 10:30 pm EDT
The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets 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 tonight’s Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Clippers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Alperen Sengun, Center, Houston Rockets $9,800
Center Alperen Sengun has been a standout performer for the Houston Rockets this season. Let’s analyze the veteran center’s relevant game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to reveal the significant impact that Sengun has made on the team’s overall performance.
In the 75 games that center Alperen Sengun has played for the Houston Rockets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Sengun is averaging a rather impressive 19.1 points, 10.4 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.8 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 75 games that Alperen Sengun has played for the Rockets this season, Sengun has compiled a 49.6% field goal percentage, a 23.3% three-point percentage and a 69.2% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Houston Rockets 106-96 win over the Golden State Warriors five days ago, Houston center Alperen Sengun amassed 19 points, 14 rebounds, four assists, one block and one steal. It should also be mentioned that in the Rockets victory over the Golden State Warriors, Sengun tallied a whopping 44.5 Draftkings points.
Earlier this morning, the Houston Rockets announced that center Alperen Sengun is officially questionable for this evening’s game. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups.
In my view, Alperen Sengun is the player most likely to accumulate the highest number of DraftKings points in this NBA regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun at the captain position for this one game DraftKings NBA Showdown contest slate.
Flex Plays
Jalen Green, Shooting Guard, Houston Rockets $7,600
In addition to center Alperen Sengun, shooting guard Jalen Green has been a key contributor for the Houston Rockets this season.
In the 80 games that shooting guard Jalen Green has played for the Houston Rockets this season, Green has averaged a robust 21.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.3 blocks a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 80 games that Jalen Green has played this season, Green is averaging 35.1 Draftkings points a contest.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in tonight’s game (Draftkings price noted): Luka Doncic, Point Guard (Los Angeles Lakers) $12,000: Austin Reaves, Guard (Los Angeles Lakers) $8,600.
