Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Lakers vs. Suns 11/26/24

Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Lakers 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 Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Anthony Davis, Forward, Los Angeles Lakers $12,800

Talented forward Anthony Davis has been a significant contributor to the Los Angeles Lakers offensive success this season. To illustrate this point, let’s review Davis’s recent game statistics from the 2024 NBA regular season.

In the 15 games that Anthony Davis has played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Davis is averaging a robust 30.1 points, 11.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.1 blocks and 1.3 steals a game.

Upon closer examination of the data just presented, in the 15 games that forward Anthony Davis has played this season, Davis is averaging an impressive 55.1 DraftKings points.

Earlier today, the Los Angeles Lakers announced that the team has listed Anthony Davis as questionable for tonight’s game. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this evening’s 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.

In my opinion, Anthony Davis 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 rolling with talented Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Devin Booker, Guard, Phoenix Suns $10,000

Guard Devin Booker has been the leader in the backcourt that the Phoenix Suns have needed to win games this season. Having stated that, how has Booker played from a statistical perspective? Let’s take a look at Booker’s game data from this season to answer that question.

In the 15 games that Devin Booker has played for the Phoenix Suns in the 2024 NBA regular season, Booker has averaged 24.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.

In conclusion, I fully expect Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker to continue his outstanding play in tonight’s NBA regular season Game.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA Game (Draftkings price noted): Bradley Beal, Guard (Phoenix Suns) $8,600: Austin Reaves, Guard (Los Angeles Lakers) $7,600: Tyus Jones, Point Guard (Phoenix Suns) $6,400.