Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Spurs vs. Timberwolves 12/29/24

Tomorrow evening, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Minnesota Timberwolves and the San Antonio Spurs. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. San Antonio Spurs 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 tomorrow night’s San Antonio Spurs vs. Minnesota Timberwolves matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Victor Wembanyama, Center, San Antonio Spurs $13,800

Talented center Victor Wembanyama has emerged as the pivotal leader that the San Antonio Spurs have needed to win games this season. To evaluate his performance from a statistical standpoint, let’s examine Wembanyama’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season.

In the 26 games that Victor Wembanyama has played for the San Antonio Spurs in the 2024 NBA regular season, Wembanyama has averaged a massive 51.8 Draftking points a game.

More recently, in the San Antonio Spurs 127-125 win over the Sacramento Kings earlier this month, Victor Wembanyama played exceptionally well. More specifically, Wembanyama compiled 34 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists, three blocks, and one steal in the San Antonio Spurs victory over the Sacramento Kings.

It is noteworthy that these two teams played earlier this season. Who prevailed? How did Victor Wembanyama play in the game? In the Minnesota Timberwolves 106-92 win over the San Antonio Spurs two weeks ago, center Victor Wembanyama certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Wembanyama tallied a massive 20 points, 12 rebounds, seven blocks, and one steal in the Timberwolves victory over the San Antonio Spurs.

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.

In my view, Victor Wembanyama is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tomorrow evening’s NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Anthony Edwards, Guard, Minnesota Timberwolves $11,000

How significant has guard Anthony Edwards been to the Minnesota Timberwolves offense this season? Let’s analyze Edwards recent game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 30 games that Anthony Edwards has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2024 NBA regular season, Edwards is averaging a robust 42.6 Draftkings points a game.

In conclusion, I fully expect Anthony Edwards to continue his quality play on the basketball court in tomorrow’s NBA regular season game.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Chris Paul, Guard (San Antonio Spurs) $8,200: Rudy Gobert, Center (Minnesota Timberwolves) $8,000.