Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Jazz vs. Kings 11/16/24

The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Utah Jazz and the Sacramento Kings. Let’s take a look at this Game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Utah Jazz vs. Sacramento Kings 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 pots. 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 Utah Jazz vs. Sacramento Kings matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Lauri Markkanen, Forward, Utah Jazz $8,400

How important was forward Lauri Markkanen to the Utah Jazz’s success on the offensive side of the basketball last season? Let’s review Markkanen’s statistical data from the 2023 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 55 games that Lauri Markkanen played for the Utah Jazz in the 2023 NBA regular season, Markkanen averaged 23.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.

Now that we have determined how Markkanen played last season, let’s turn our attention to the 2024 season. In the eight games that Lauri Markkanen has played for the Utah Jazz in the 2024 NBA regular season, Markkanen averaged 16.3 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 0.7 steals a game.

More recently, in the Utah Jazz’s 111-110 win over the San Antonio Spurs eight days ago, Lauri Markkanen played exceptionally well. Markkanen compiled an impressive 20 points, six rebounds, four assists, two steals, and one block in Utah’s victory over the San Antonio Spurs.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Utah’s victory over the San Antonio Spurs just mentioned, Markkanen accumulated 38.5 Draftkings points.

Earlier today, the Utah Jazz listed Lauri Markkanen as questionable for this evening’s NBA regular season game. Keep that in mind as you construct your DFS lineups for tonight’s slate.

In summary, I think Lauri Markkanen is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

De’Aaron Fox, Point Guard, Sacramento Kings $9,400

Point guard De’Aaron Fox has been the leader in the backcourt that the Sacramento Kings have needed to win games this season. Let’s take a look at Fox’s recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 13 games that De’Aaron Fox has played for the Sacramento Kings in the 2024 NBA regular season, Fox has averaged 27.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 1.8 steals a game.

I fully expect De’Aaron Fox to continue his outstanding play in tonight’s matchup with the Utah Jazz.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Keegan Murray, Power Forward (Sacramento Kings) $7,400: Keyonte George, Point Guard (Utah Jazz) $8,400: Collin Sexton, Shooting Guard (Utah Jazz) $6,800.