Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Suns vs. Pacers 1/4/25
Draftkings picks and predictions for tonight's Suns vs. Pacers matchup.
Phoenix Suns vs. Indiana Pacers
January 4, 2025 7:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Phoenix Suns and the Indiana Pacers. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Phoenix Suns vs. Indiana Pacers 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 Phoenix Suns vs. Indiana Pacers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Kevin Durant, Forward, Phoenix Suns $10,800
Talented forward Kevin Durant has emerged as the driving force behind the Phoenix Suns offensive success this season. To evaluate his performance from a statistical standpoint, let’s examine Durant’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season.
In the 22 games that Kevin Durant has played for the Phoenix Suns in the 2024 NBA regular season, Durant has averaged a robust 27.7 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.3 steals, and 0.9 blocks a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 22 games that Kevin Durant has played for the Phoenix Suns this season, Durant has averaged 45.6 Draftkings points a game.
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.
Earlier today, the Phoenix Suns announced that guard Bradley Beal is officially questionable for tonight’s game. The potential absence of Beal in the Suns lineup could provide more offensive opportunities for Kevin Durant in tonight’s NBA regular season game. I recommend that you consider this information as you construct lineups for this Draftkings Showdown slate.
In my view, Kevin Durant is the player most likely to score the highest Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA DFS Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Devin Booker, Guard, Phoenix Suns $10,200
In addition to forward Kevin Durant, point guard Devin Booker has been a key part of the Phoenix Suns starting lineup this season.
In the 27 games that Devin Booker has played for the Phoenix Suns in the 2024 NBA regular season, Booker has averaged 24.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 27 games that Devin Booker has played for the Phoenix Suns this season, Booker has averaged a whopping 42.3 Draftkings points a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Tyrese Haliburton, Point Guard (Indiana Pacers) $9,600: Pascal Siakam, Power Forward (Indiana Pacers) $8,600: Tyus Jones, Point Guard (Phoenix Suns) $6,600.
